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They are great aren't they?
They're
brilliant. Immediately reminiscent of the HD600 (my personal favorite headphone) to my ears. It's all so effortless -- nothing noticeably emphasized, nothing noticeably withdrawn, no anomalous colorations, and all conveyed within a round/cohesive/clean sense of space. Details emerge
organically and, although recording flaws are conveyed, they're not jarringly pushed into the foreground. I've been running these directly out of my Audioquest Dragonfly with great results, (half volume, controlled and full-bodied) but I think I may just dust off my PPAv2 this weekend for kicks.
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I really don't understand why there's not enough love for them out there.
I think it's for a few reasons. Most at-home listeners can accommodate open backs (given that my listening area is shared with my girlfriend, I cannot) and there are plenty of quality options to choose from in that arena. Being of moderately high impedance, the DT250-250 is a tough sell for portable applications. There's also a sense of worship around the "fashion accessory" slant of headphone marketing (i.e. prospective buyers place discernible weight on looks) and these are, quite frankly, a
listening tool through and through. The aesthetics are pedestrian. (durability seems great, however) Heck, the left cup on mine features some extra "dots" from the manufacturing/molding process. (I'm not sure if this is the case with all of them or just mine) On a consumer-oriented headphone I would find this to be irksome, but for this "working 'phone" it doesn't bother me in the least. In fact, it almost acts as reassurance that
every resource went into sound and functionality.
I paid $150 for them. (new) They look like they cost $50. For a closed-back headphone,
they sound like a million bucks!
List of "Love at First Listen" Headphones:
1. Sennheiser HD600
2. Beyerdynamic DT250 (250 Ω)