Soundtrap
100+ Head-Fier
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Hard to find portable that can beat DT880. From my experience big upgrade, at least from DT770 Pro and DT990 Premium is HiFi HE4XX (Massdrop version of HE400i) which are not really portable (but I don't mind myself). I haven't heard DT880, but looking at description and reviews they should be right in between 770 and 990 sound spectrum. Sennheiser Momentums are great portable, but from my experience their sound is not in the same league as DT series. I would suggest Focal Spirit S they would not be upgrade but give you totally different "fat " sound as I would call it. Remarkably they don' t lack clarity, nor wide soundstage at all which is a pure witchcraft considering how big, fat sound they reproduce. They are just not as comfy on my head, but give excellent passive isolation.Thanks everyone.
Which amp would be better quality wise around the same price range? Ifi nano idsd?
Making a different approach, what iem or portable headphones i could try to avoid additional amping, have a significant upgrade compared to dt880 and have similar type of sound so x5iii abilities are fully used. How are senn ie800? Any other idea apprieciated.
By the way, on the road i use sony's mdr-1000x, they have great noise cancellation but sound does not fulfill my needs even though it is still good.
ps: Almost forgot to mention real portable jewel : Think Sound OE 2. They are on ear, gorgeous wood cups and sound hilariously deep and organic, pure joy to listen too. Sound great with X5III.
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