The T1.3 has more in common with the T5.2 than the T1.2 - same driver in 5.2, 5.3 and 1.3. I've always really liked the T5, so it's a joy to get an open backed version (without AK branding), but I do wish it wasn't at the loss of the 600 ohm driver variant.
I keep crossing my fingers that Beyer is going to do something special for the 100th Anniversary next year
The T1.3 has more in common with the T5.2 than the T1.2 - same driver in 5.2, 5.3 and 1.3. I've always really liked the T5, so it's a joy to get an open backed version (without AK branding), but I do wish it wasn't at the loss of the 600 ohm driver variant.
I keep crossing my fingers that Beyer is going to do something special for the 100th Anniversary next year
I really hope Beyer does something special for the 100th anniversary as well, I'm hoping for something new, good, and interesting. Beyer is my favorite headphone manufacturer, while I liked the new DT 700/900 Pro X their headband was painful to wear for me so couldn't keep them so I was bummed out about that. Yeah I feel the loss of a 600 Ohm variant was a mistake because you lose amp versatility, it alienated many who built a system around the Gen 1/2, and it's not as sensitive to system noise.
• I took delivery a few days ago of a new, unopened set of Beyerdynamic T1 Generation 2 headphones: 600 ohm nominal impedance + detachable cables. After letting them break-in for several hours each day via CD replay at moderate volume, I like what I hear.
• T1G2 offers to me excellent tonal balance with strong, propulsive, well-defined bass, delicate yet clear & assured midrange & treble. T1G2 is moderately warm and is not governed by an upper midrange / lower treble peak. Soundstage is airy, open, wide and has nice ‘layering’ within: always a plus in my listening preferences.
• So far, T1G2 has impressed me with its convincing ability to sound ‘natural’ with an appropriate level of detail retrieval and without etch or glare.
• My next step with T1G2 involves replacing the headphone cables which are OK but too long. In the making is a set of Lavricables Grand Silver of two-meter length and with 150 hours of break-in. My DT880 (600 ohms) benefited mightily from Grand Silvers. I fully expect likewise vis-a-vis T1G2.
It was a stupid move to go for 32 Ohms. The main thing was the high impedance to be combined with tubes. Why stop making it? Sennheiser did the opposite with the 300 Ohms HD660S2, backtracking the lower 150 Ohms (?) impedance HD660S. I mean HD650 and HD600 is still selling
My main complaint about the T1.3 is they reduced the impedance so much. Wish it stuck with 600 or at least had 250 ohm or released a second more traditionally tuned variant of the Gen 3 with higher impedance.
But the T1.3 fixes the main issue I had with the T1.2, there is a slight lack of transparency/resonance in the upper mids/lower treble on the gen 2 that I was never able to eliminate. I've owned three T1 gen 2's (one silver and two black), they all had this problem to my ears. Maybe it's just how the headphone plays with my ears but it did bother me overtime. This is what actually caused me to choose the Gen 3 over the Gen 2 after owning both for many months despite there being things I liked more about the Gen 2.
The Gen 3 does become more neutral and less warm and less bassy with pad wear and the eventual clamp reduction from wear, a well worn one does sound better than a fresh one. The Gen 2 exhibited similar behavior becoming less warm and more mid-centric with wear.
Curious if Beyer will backtrack on the impedance with their next flagship or not.
With all the multi-kilobuck cans that competitors are making nowadays, I wonder if Beyer will be creating some endgame exceeding the T-series both by SQ and money. By comparison, the current Beyer flagships are priced really competitively, almost mid-fi.
Mind you, all those competitors are low-Z as well with but a few exceptions.
As principally high-Z cans will have better control of their voice coils, and so more precise transients, I hope this low-Z fashion will subside at least on the desktop.
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