[ukaudiophile]

Awaiting delivery of mine, will follow up once I have it to play with.

 

[jessthebest]

Just got my e12 - I'm a complete newb and this is the first time I've listened to my dt770s with an amp. I'm literally trying not to cry they sound so sweet. 1 audiophile recruited for life. Certainly in my opinion the e12 works just great with the dt770s!

 

[jessthebest]

I'd be interested to know how other people get on with the match?...

 

[acti0n]

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Just got my e12 - I'm a complete newb and this is the first time I've listened to my dt770s with an amp. I'm literally trying not to cry they sound so sweet. 1 audiophile recruited for life.

Certainly in my opinion the e12 works just great with the dt770s!

What was your source when you ran them unamped and what differences does the e12 make?

 

[Chris J]

I've been using my E12 with a pair of 600 Ohm DT880s.
 
Sweet!
The amp has more than enough output for 600 Ohm DTs. Had to set gain to 16 dB. Not big on the bass boost though..........

 

[waynes world]

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I've been using my E12 with a pair of 600 Ohm DT880s.
 
Sweet!
The amp has more than enough output for 600 Ohm DTs. Had to set gain to 16 dB. Not big on the bass boost though..........

 
V1 or V1 bass boost, and what are you not liking about it?

 

[Stoney]

Forgive me if I missed it... 
Is there a teardown of the E12? 
Or at least comments about the gain device?  

 

[ukaudiophile]

Just got my E12 and am trying it with my B&W P5's and Sennheiser Momentum's ( running off an iPod classic and Samsung Galaxy S3). loving the improvement in all areas already and will run it like this for a while before experimenting with other settings.

 

[Chris J]

V1 or V1 bass boost, and what are you not liking about it?

It is V2, I just picked it up a few days ago.

Just too much bass for me, but maybe I'm not the right person to ask, I,m not really a bass head.
Some folks are, that's cool with me, it's just not my thing.

 

[waynes world]

You'd like v1 bass boost then I bet. And I bet you could trade for one.

 

[jessthebest]

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What was your source when you ran them unamped and what differences does the e12 make?

I ran them straight from my iphone 4s and my macbook pro.  Unamped, the sound was just 'weak' - I can't really think of a better way to describe it.  It wasn't bad, just wasn't anything to write home about and it felt lacking - my shure se215 IEMs beat my unamped dt770s hands down.  Not surprising really - they simply weren't getting enough power.
 
With the amp - different story.  Forgive me, I don't have the technical lingo, but I *think* that what I find so breathtaking is the added soundscape the amp gives the sound.  It's like the music is all around you and things like swells in strings or echo are overwhelming - they just sound beautiful. The sound is much fuller too - warmer, smoother and generally more 'fulfilling'.  I spent 4 hours solid this morning sitting on a sofa, staring into space and doing nothing besides listening to music because I couldn't believe how good it sounded

 

[Chris J]

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You'd like v1 bass boost then I bet. And I bet you could trade for one.

Yeah, I tried to get FiiO to stick with the V1 bass boost.
I'm sure the V1 owners don't want to give their V1s up!

 

[acti0n]

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I ran them straight from my iphone 4s and my macbook pro.  Unamped, the sound was just 'weak' - I can't really think of a better way to describe it.  It wasn't bad, just wasn't anything to write home about and it felt lacking - my shure se215 IEMs beat my unamped dt770s hands down.  Not surprising really - they simply weren't getting enough power.
 
With the amp - different story.  Forgive me, I don't have the technical lingo, but I *think* that what I find so breathtaking is the added soundscape the amp gives the sound.  It's like the music is all around you and things like swells in strings or echo are overwhelming - they just sound beautiful. The sound is much fuller too - warmer, smoother and generally more 'fulfilling'.  I spent 4 hours solid this morning sitting on a sofa, staring into space and doing nothing besides listening to music because I couldn't believe how good it sounded

I've read some wildly varying opinions on amping the DT770 80 ranging from tightening up the bass to having no audible effect other than loudness. From what you describe, it sounds like amping them made them an entirely different headphone.

 

[Chris J]

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Did you do any kind of ABX testing to rule out placebo? I've read some wildly varying opinions on amping the DT770 80 ranging from tightening up the bass to having no audible effect other than loudness. From what you describe, it sounds like amping them made them an entirely different headphone.

I don't think discussions of ABX testing are allowed in this forum as per Head Fi rules.

 

[acti0n]

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I don't think discussions of ABX testing are allowed in this forum as per Head Fi rules.

Interesting rule. Post edited.