[legbone]

well, i received my 595's on tuesday. i have done some overnight burn in with pink noise and about five hours a night of listening (while surfing the old intranets). i am coming from a set of vmoda vibes to these. boy i tell ya, i love them. the vibes seem "rough" or something now. anyway, i find that the 595's have decent bass on just about everything but heavy metal. i cannot imagine the amount of bass on a set of dt-770's when i hear people say the 595's have no bass and the 770's have too much. i'm getting a pair so i will know real soon. curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.

 

[Advil]

I have both and let me tell you, they compliment each other REAL well.

Do you have decent amplification?

 

[legbone]

i currently have no amp. see sig below (if it's working!). but i hope to pick up a hornet or a gilmore lite in the next couple of months.

 

[alitomr]

Seems to me you are going to need an amp to get something from your new beyers:

Technical Specifications

Transducer type: Dynamic
Operating principle: Closed
Frequency response: 5 - 35,000 Hz
Nominal impedance acc. to IEC 60268-7: 250 ohm
Nominal SPL acc. to IEC 60268-7: 96 dB
Nominal THD acc. to IEC 60268-7: < 0.2%
Power handling capacity acc. to IEC 60268-7: 100 mW
Sound coupling to the ear: Circumaural
Ambient noise isolation: approx. 18 dB (A)
Nominal headband pressure: approx. 3.5 N
Weight without cable: 270 g
Length and type of cable: 3 m / coiled cable
Connection: Gold plated stereo jack plug (3.5 mm) and 1/4" adapter (6.35 mm)

 

[nickchen]

HD595 and DT770 were my entry in the headphone world. The DT770s were the ones I kept, but that had mostly to do with the HD595's boring performance with Ambient, Drum & Bass, Triphop etc. If I was listening to more conventional and guitarish genres, I would have kept the HD595.

The DT770 turned out to be a bit extreme on long term, as you can see in my sig, where it sliced down to a less prominent position. The DT531 somewhat combines some of the HD595 and DT770 vices, great allrounder thus. Too bad it's out of construction.

 

[mADmAN]

ur findings of the HD595's lack of bass with heavy metal is true. i dislike the 595s because of that... and i listen to metal. thank god for Beyerdynamics

 

[legbone]

i didn't figure i would need an amp for the 80 ohm beyers, but i guess it couldn't hurt. hell the 595's are fine without an amp, i can't imagine what they will sound like when i do get one.

 

[Advil]

The 595 likes tubes

 

[luckybaer]

I thought "common sense" brought him back.