I'm another person that prefers the 250 ohm DT-880 over the 32 and 600 ohm versions. I felt really guilty about returning it, but I might buy another one. Unfortunately the price has gone up from the $220 price I paid a few months ago. I'm really kicking myself for not trying them for games.
Does anyone know how the soundstage size compares to other similar headphones? Is it larger than the HD-600, HD-650 or K601? If I remember right, the soundstage on the DT-880 was rather disappointing for a semi-open headphone. Hopefully it's larger than the HD-650 soundstage which just seems so small compared to the HD-598 and AD700.
What's really strange is that to my ears the treble on the 32/600 ohm version bothered me somewhat, yet the treble on the DT-990 250 didn't. How does that happen?! Based on memory it felt like the 250 OHM DT-880 had better female vocals (compared to the 32/600 versions) which is a high priority for me.
I think I returned the DT-880 250 originally because it felt kind of boring and lifeless to me at times. I think I really needed more time with it because now I'm kind of liking that more and more lately. I actually find the K701 more fun to listen to than the DT-880, but I'm no longer a fan of that headphone when I compared it to others and found out about many of it's negatives.
Now I need to go find some AD700 and DT-880 comparisons. I love the AD700 for gaming and I'm not sure if the DT-880 will be that big of an upgrade for gaming. I imagine the DT-880 for gaming will offer more detail and clarity, better comfort and slightly better mids for music. I don't use my AD700 for music and my HD-650 is terrible for gaming.
Hopefully the DT-880 goes down in price soon.
BTW it's funny how similar some of the DT-880 and HD-650 frequency graphs are. Of course they still don't even sound similar in any way to me. I guess the DT-880 will be my more neutral headphone if I decide to buy it again. I dislike using the AD700 because it feels too big and awkward on my head and isn't always that comfortable.
I've also noticed Beyerdynamic sells some much cheaper headphones in the DT- series. I wonder how they compare. One of them is the DT-860 I believe.
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Believe me, there are 2 version of Dt880, bass light and bass heavy. I found the bass heavy one from my friend, over emphasized bass with piercing treble. Its mid is almost disappeared. Both are 250Ohm version. However, I prefer my 250Ohm version than the other 600Ohm, much tigher bass and forward mid.
I drive my beyer by my corda 3move
, I think corda 3move is quite a good amp for beyers.