Hello DT880 owners. May I ask opinions please. I am a long time user of Grado SR60 paired with Fiio E9 amp and a CD Player, what can I expect from a DT880 250 Ohm? What is the difference between the two headphones? Are there similarities, too? Thanks.
I can't comment on the sr60 or dt880 250, but I had the SR225i and I now have a DT880 600 (most of these differences should apply):
- Beyerdynamic has far better comfort and build quality
- The soundstage is far more accurate and spacious, compared to the Grado which is far too small
- The Beyer has much more sensible treble, it's still a little on the bright side (not fatiguing or piercing at all to me) but the Grado is just silly in comparison
- The Beyer has a more linear bass response, with better extension, texture and authority. It doesn't roll off down low as much as the Grados, which really fall off down low
- The Grado is a marginally quicker headphone, but the Beyer is still actually quite agile from my experience. Not at all slow or sluggish, and does well with fast, hectic music
- I'd place the Grado to be warmer in tone, with the Beyer being more on the 'cool' side
- The Beyerdynamic is noticeably more detailed and far more natural and realistic sounding as a whole
If I had to characterise each headphone with a concise sentence it would be:
Grado: "Fun, but it's a novelty headphone"
Beyer: "A sensible, high-fi headphone"
Honestly, I think the Beyer ****s all over the Grado
and I'd pick the Beyer in almost every circumstance I can think of
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This will be blasphemy to Grado fanboys, but I think the DT880 does Metal better than the SR225i I had.