RobxMcCarthy
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Hi guys, I've been using a pair of DT-770's for about 6 months now and I enjoy them immensely. They are incredibly fun cans to listen to. However, I have a few qualms.
A) They lack a refined sound when listening to piano music / classical. The soundstage is very upfront and instrument positioning seems to be a bit in my face... Piano recordings seem all over the place, even when a piano is positioned far away in a live hall recording it sounds extremely close. With rock/metal the mid section is a little lean and the abbrasive nature of the highs seems to shoren my listening session. This makes up the largest percentage of my music, and while the headphones are fun my sony MDRs sound more refined (shocking) with no bass.
B) My other issue is the in-between nature of the 80 ohm load. This makes it so that they can't effectively be used on portable devices (fuzzes out a bit when things get intense), or even computer audio card out (creative X-fi) and is a relatively low impedance for good amplifiers. This effect is not present when an amplifier is used so I'm assuming it's a driving issue. I'd prefer a 280-600 ohm model.
What I love about the 770-80's
A) Bass... Not much more to say here.. The low end is unparalleled.
B) Noise isolation is very nice when the environment is loud, however, I prefer the sound of an open can.
So, I'm looking for suggestions.
-I listen to mainly Rock/Metal However I don't like it to sound mashed together and up front. I largely listen to Prog which is generally well recorded. However, I want a pair of headphones that can "do" classical / piano / jazz as I frequent those genres 20% of the time.
-I'd prefer a higher impedance set of headphones (above 180)
-Open or closed doesn't matter
-Must have at least flat bass response to 40 hz. coming from the beyer, I don't think I could handle an AKG for instance.
-Comfortable (no electrostatics plz.. heh)
I've been looking into the Sennheiser HD 650's, but I've heard all too much about the bass being flabby and unacceptable. I like a nice punchy kick drum thank you very much.
Also I am recabling the DT-770's tonight (already braided /soldered the cable, just have to do the driver soldering / testing) So I'll probably write a review of how that changed my pair.
Ok, thanks for any input you can provide, it's greatly appreciated.
A) They lack a refined sound when listening to piano music / classical. The soundstage is very upfront and instrument positioning seems to be a bit in my face... Piano recordings seem all over the place, even when a piano is positioned far away in a live hall recording it sounds extremely close. With rock/metal the mid section is a little lean and the abbrasive nature of the highs seems to shoren my listening session. This makes up the largest percentage of my music, and while the headphones are fun my sony MDRs sound more refined (shocking) with no bass.
B) My other issue is the in-between nature of the 80 ohm load. This makes it so that they can't effectively be used on portable devices (fuzzes out a bit when things get intense), or even computer audio card out (creative X-fi) and is a relatively low impedance for good amplifiers. This effect is not present when an amplifier is used so I'm assuming it's a driving issue. I'd prefer a 280-600 ohm model.
What I love about the 770-80's
A) Bass... Not much more to say here.. The low end is unparalleled.
B) Noise isolation is very nice when the environment is loud, however, I prefer the sound of an open can.
So, I'm looking for suggestions.
-I listen to mainly Rock/Metal However I don't like it to sound mashed together and up front. I largely listen to Prog which is generally well recorded. However, I want a pair of headphones that can "do" classical / piano / jazz as I frequent those genres 20% of the time.
-I'd prefer a higher impedance set of headphones (above 180)
-Open or closed doesn't matter
-Must have at least flat bass response to 40 hz. coming from the beyer, I don't think I could handle an AKG for instance.
-Comfortable (no electrostatics plz.. heh)
I've been looking into the Sennheiser HD 650's, but I've heard all too much about the bass being flabby and unacceptable. I like a nice punchy kick drum thank you very much.
Also I am recabling the DT-770's tonight (already braided /soldered the cable, just have to do the driver soldering / testing) So I'll probably write a review of how that changed my pair.
Ok, thanks for any input you can provide, it's greatly appreciated.