mrdon
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Been reading a great deal of good things about the DT880's. What do you think the move from Sony's SA5K's to the DT880's would be like? Do you recommend it or not?
Originally Posted by mrdon Been reading a great deal of good things about the DT880's. What do you think the move from Sony's SA5K's to the DT880's would be like? Do you recommend it or not? |
Originally Posted by Veniogenesis The DT880 has less resolution as kyrie said. Less details, but less revealing. I could actually listen MP3s when I had a DT880. |
Originally Posted by fewtch However, I have to point out that the DT880 is not a "forgiving" headphone in any absolute sense, and ugly recordings are still ugly with it. I found the Senn HD580/600 *much* more forgiving, in fact a great choice for those with average or poor gear/recordings, despite their rep of needing high end supporting gear to shine. |
Originally Posted by vpivinylspinner /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just sold off my 2003 version BeyerDynamic DT-880s last week and happened to come across a pair of Sony MDR SA-5Ks that I got yesterday. I have listened to the Sony set only last night and this morning a bit at the office. While I find the build quality on the Sony to be a bit better (less creaks) and the looks to be better, the comfort is not nearly as good as the Beyer's in my opinion. The sound of the Sony's certainly is something I haven't quite gotten used to. They are hyper-detailed, kind of like the Beyers, but they are also brighter than the Beyers making this detail a bit more forward. I intend to try a tube amp with these in the near future to tame this a bit because the headphones are very good across all frequency ranges, just a little tilted to the top. Overall, if I had to have only the one headphone for all types of music, I would probably choose the Beyer's. However, as a stablemate to the other headphones I have and on the right source and type of music the Sony's are amazing. |
I'm starting to get the feeling that brightness is synonymous with forwrardness and sense of speed. When I think Grado, DT880/990, SA5000 (all bright cans), they are correlated with being forwrad and "fast" to some extent, brighter cans are lumped as faster. Whereas more laid back cans such as the Senns (high frequency smoothness), are considered slower - though not necessarily true. Any thoughts on this? |
Originally Posted by Catharsis /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm starting to get the feeling that brightness is synonymous with forwrardness and sense of speed. When I think Grado, DT880/990, SA5000 (all bright cans), they are correlated with being forwrad and "fast" to some extent, brighter cans are lumped as faster. Whereas more laid back cans such as the Senns (high frequency smoothness), are considered slower - though not necessarily true. Any thoughts on this? |
Originally Posted by fewtch /img/forum/go_quote.gif With the caveat that I haven't heard the SA5k, I think the DT880 is generally recognized as a more mellow headphone with an "audiophile-ish" frequency balance. DT880 bass is airy rather than slamming, and the headphones probably are more decay-oriented and 'slower' than the SA5k, with less overt treble detail (but probably more soundstage). Depends on what musical genres you like -- the DT880 is not great for guitar rock IMO, while SA5k is supposed to be among the best for that genre. I wonder if the SA5k might not be the better all-rounder with the right supporting gear, but DT880 has a unique relaxed-but-lively sound that's great for classical and jazz in particular. P.S. the fact that I can help at all with this shows that I read the forums here WAY too much |