[Runrunsmithfly]

Very interesting!

 

[noneuser]

Awesome!

 

[lifeson]

Need some different pads. Stock pads hurts ears after a while.
Tried Dekoni Suede after seeing a vid where they were highly recommended, super comfy but changed sound too much.
Also their Elite Velour, percussion sounded off..

I want as close to stock sound as possible but more comfortable.
Any recommendations ?

Edit: thread seems a bit dead now but all I will say is that I gave the Dekoni Suede pads another go and they became addictive after a while as ears recalibrated. With a bit
of bass EQ reduction. Lush, warm, with some music it feels like riding on a wave. Worth a try.

 

[musickid]

listening to dt880 600 ohm through a chord mscaler//tt2 combo worth 9K and it sounds sublime. the tt2 is pushing pure voltage in effortlessly.

 

[mvule]

listening to dt880 600 ohm through a chord mscaler//tt2 combo worth 9K and it sounds sublime. the tt2 is pushing pure voltage in effortlessly.

So much scope with these classic headphones.

 

[ostewart]

So much scope with these classic headphones.

Agreed, I've been using my DT880 600Ohm with the Miltra OTL-8XT and they scale up really well with a great amplifier.

 

[gooeyrich]

Amazon has the black special edition in 250 ohm in stock: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XGKQS3H/

 

[Syan25]

It's amazing how old this thread is...

 

[Runrunsmithfly]

It's amazing how old I am.

 

[6Channel]

It's amazing how old I am.

Let's see: are you as old as my '81 600Ω'ers ?

 

[Thomasr]

Let's see: are you as old as my '81 600Ω'ers ?

Curious ... have you ever compared the sound of these to a recently manufactured 880/600?

 

[6Channel]

Curious ... have you ever compared the sound of these to a recently manufactured 880/600?

oooooh, that could constitute a litany of impression, but you asked. In a nutshell, I've spent time with Beyers since the Seventies, and currently have an '81 880 600Ω'er and a now-broken-in-I-think 2021 880 600Ω'er. In a further nutshell: the 2021 is noticeably darker, will never be mistaken for the '81; the 2021 now sounds super, swallowing up challenging dynamics much better than the '81; unlike many cans, I prefer to not fiddle with EQ to either 880; lastly, the '81 is not good for head-banging, but literally disappears when confronted with an orchestra or jazz ensemble finer than anything else I've pulled over my ears, including Orpheus's & Stax's. The '81 is just stupid-fast, still my main squeeze (I'm sloooowly trying to dial-in a very thirsty 6se V2). I'm on my second-and-a-half flimsy headband/yoke on the '81 (fingers crossed): the 2021 is built like a tank. The prime reason I acquired the newest 880 was fear a voice coil in my '81 would catastrophically crap out on me.

You'd think I'm a headphone junkie, but I immensely enjoy zonin' out in my easy chair for 45 minutes before I hit the pad at night. A little longer for the Ninth.

 

[Runrunsmithfly]

Let's see: are you as old as my '81 600Ω'ers ?

I go back to a manufacturing date of 1952.

 

[6Channel]

I go back to a manufacturing date of 1952.

You, or your cans ???

 

[Thomasr]

I go back to a manufacturing date of 1952.

Manufacturing date, or production release? Don't make me explain the difference.