Shane D
Headphoneus Supremus
Buy from Beyerdynamic directly next time?
I never see them having a sale. I bought and sold the T5p.2's a while ago. If I end up selling these, I will likely be done with Beyer. Of course you never know for sure.
Buy from Beyerdynamic directly next time?
I don't really know if they are or not? It's a rather simple DIY project if you solder.Are Robinette Boxes sold already assembled? If so, where?
At the price they go for these days, it’s worth having both; I do. But their sonic personality is very similar. I actually slightly prefer my 6 years older 250. Woo tubes or Schiit SS work fine with both. For proper performance, new earpads are necessary after 2-3 years.Are the DT880 600 ohm premiums worth upgrading to from the 250ohms?
My opinion would be that they are if you have a h/p amplifier that can drive those DT880s. [They have a sensitivity of 97.6 dB/volt. In comparison, the Sennheiser HD-600 sensitivity is 109.6 dB/volt. The different impedance (600 ohm vs 300 ohm) is taken into account.] That being met, the DT880s, to my ears, offer linear & wide response, airy & detailed soundstage, satisfying dynamics and ambience retrieval.Are the DT880 600 ohm premiums worth upgrading to from the 250ohms?
I've had the DT880 600ohm twice, but was never quite satisfied with it. It just seemed to lack a certain "fun factor" if you will
Maybe I am missing something, what do you think is the difference between the DT880 600OHM and DT880 Black Edition 250 OHM ?So back to Beyer I came running... and was happy to read that the DT880 Black Edition was suppose to have a different sound signature. Bought it straight from Beyerdynamics in a sale for about €125 and couldn't be happier.
Maybe I am missing something, what do you think is the difference between the DT880 600OHM and DT880 Black Edition 250 OHM ?
Short answer: Low end.
Long winded answer:
It it said that only cosmetics, the headband and earpads are different. The latter adding to a difference in sonic signature. Not complete-day-and-night kind of different, but a difference non the less.
The treble seems about the same, and so do the upper mids. However, to me there seems to be a bump in low-mids and overall bass, creating the illusion of a "warmer" headphone. In my rig it just sounds... well... less boring. But I could see others might criticize it on behalf of losing it's neutrality.
So, take it with a grain of salt and YMMV etc.
Also, I again want to emphasise that I'm not powering them with tubes, but a Meier SS Amp. So there's that to take in to account.
What bothers you that much about a single entry cable? The tiny wire that goes up round in the headband? I guess that is a bit annoying. But I find headphones with cables wither side end up rubbing th botton of your face on one side depending what way you have the cable going. One reason I always will prefer just one cable.I really hate my DT880s, because I use them 99% of the time. w/ a shytey bravo audio amp. I sleep with them on.
I think what bothers me most is single entry cable. One day I will do a dual cable.
*edit: actually i'll pray that Father Christmas brings me a tea 1
My opinion would be that they are if you have a h/p amplifier that can drive those DT880s. [They have a sensitivity of 97.6 dB/volt. In comparison, the Sennheiser HD-600 sensitivity is 109.6 dB/volt. The different impedance (600 ohm vs 300 ohm) is taken into account.] That being met, the DT880s, to my ears, offer linear & wide response, airy & detailed soundstage, satisfying dynamics and ambience retrieval.
Yes.Would my Objective2s power these properly?
Which one: t1,t1.2 or t1.3 ? (large differences)*edit: actually i'll pray that Father Christmas brings me a tea 1