Wolftan, I see that you've sold 2 880s, and I was wondering why. Assuming your avatar is a recent photo you appear to be a rather young looking midget, but I'd still like to know.
(ha, just kidding)
I kinda was. I used the t1(still do) as adac. didn't like the amp portion, too bright and thin. preferred the o2 over t1's amp.
Originally Posted by wolfetan44 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I sold my 250 ohm to get the 600 ohm version, and came out losing no money, so it was a win-win for me. Anyways, as to why, I find it to be too analytical for my tastes, preferring headphones like the Sennheiser HD650. However, I may attribute this charecteristic that I found with the DT880, to using a O2/ODAC, which I found rather cold and analytical. I would love to hear the DT880 with my WA7.
Originally Posted by wolfetan44 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I sold my 250 ohm to get the 600 ohm version, and came out losing no money, so it was a win-win for me. Anyways, as to why, I find it to be too analytical for my tastes, preferring headphones like the Sennheiser HD650. However, I may attribute this charecteristic that I found with the DT880, to using a O2/ODAC, which I found rather cold and analytical. I would love to hear the DT880 with my WA7.
Yes, the 880 requires either a sympathetic amp, EQing or an amp with a treble tone control. With that 6.5khz peak lopped off, to my ears (I owned the 650 for years) the 880 can give you all the smoothness and neutrality of the 650 without the (relative) bloat and treble masking. Not trying to turn you off the 650, which is a fine phone in its own right, but if you do get the chance to re-test the 880 with a more suitable (not necessarily more expensive) amp grab it. (Not sure what a WA7 is).
