dano1122
100+ Head-Fier
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setup: lossless to dac1 toslink optical digital... i just got my 880 in two days ago and have been comparing it to my hd650. in summary, the hd650 is measurably better. from the moment i put on the 880 i knew it could not best the 650's. after burning in for over a dozen hours, still, very little change, the 650's had better detail, deeper sound, much better bass. the 880's have nothing on the 650's. also, build quality, the 880's adjustable headband creeks and cracks when you put them on and it has an ugly raw silver metallic headband adjuster. the 880s are quite a bit more closed then the 650's but they still leak sound. overall sound and build quality, hd650 takes the cake, and the difference is not marginal, i'm a big audio skeptic and i can say this difference is a worthy one. they are both good headphones but the 650 is just plain better. also, 880 is made in germany and 650 made in ireland, but still the build quality is better on the 650. comfort is close enough not to make it a factor in a decision. hope this helped out any of you out there. my 880's are going back this week.