Toxicman1994
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Is there any leather pad's available for the DT880? Or any that can be modded to fit??? :/
Funny thing is the Pro 250 Ohm model is the opposite.
gawd yes, I do was shocked how little the 600 ohm Preuim clamped, after having the 250 ohm pro
Recently jumped on the $160 DT880 Pro 250Ohm deal from Adorama and LOVING them so far, but I can't help but wonder if the puny amp in the E10k isn't doing this headphone justice
Can any experienced DT880 owners enlighten me on its scaling with SOLID STATE amps? (tubes/tube rolling aren't exactly compatible with 10+ years of debt ahead of me...)
Recently jumped on the $160 DT880 Pro 250Ohm deal from Adorama and LOVING them so far, but I can't help but wonder if the puny amp in the E10k isn't doing this headphone justice
I have the DT880 600 Ohm and find it one of my most comfortable hp's but I do have a larger head and could see it being a problem if you had a smaller head. It is a fantastic sounding hp though and always impresses me each time I listen. It was my first "real" hp and I'll be keeping it for the foreseeable future.
Can any experienced DT880 owners enlighten me on its scaling with SOLID STATE amps? (tubes/tube rolling aren't exactly compatible with 10+ years of debt ahead of me...)
Recently jumped on the $160 DT880 Pro 250Ohm deal from Adorama and LOVING them so far, but I can't help but wonder if the puny amp in the E10k isn't doing this headphone justice
I noticed you have an HD600. While I'm happy with the DT880s, I must confess to being curious about several other models, namely the HD600 and the Fidelio X2. The read a ton about the HD and decided I'd probably like the DT880s better, plus one came up on the sales forum at a great price. So I pulled the trigger. Still, the HD600 is always talked about as something of a gold standard. Frankly I payed no attention to the X2 and didn't read about it until recently.
Anyway, what are your thought son the DT880 versus the HD600?
I was able to snag a pair of the 600 ohm versions for $99 from the (brief) Focus Camera deal, and am powering with a O2/ODAC (Massdrop). Compared to my HD 600, they seem more recessed in bass, which is quite in contrast the reviews I've read and comparison graphs for signal response. That said, I did see a post somewhere that the 600 ohm versions change in response after break-in: increase in bass, decrease in treble. (http://www.head-fi.org/t/499378/dt880-600-ohm-before-and-after-break-in#post_6740889)
Hope something changes, I was hoping for a bit more low end over HD 600....
3/8 on low gain is all I need for the 600 Ω, so volume wise an E10K should suffice. Several people are also content with the E10K with 250 Ω Beyers.
The thing that worries me with the 600 Ω + E10K is that I've read too low output power can cause damage to the headphones. I've asked about this in the E10K thread but no one seems to know if it's true or not. I'm not forever going to use it, I do have an unopened O2 (and Modi, but I don't think I need it anymore) that'll I use once I get the RCA cables I bought and reorganize my desk. I'm just curious if there's truth in that claim.
Can any experienced DT880 owners enlighten me on its scaling with SOLID STATE amps? (tubes/tube rolling aren't exactly compatible with 10+ years of debt ahead of me...)
Recently jumped on the $160 DT880 Pro 250Ohm deal from Adorama and LOVING them so far, but I can't help but wonder if the puny amp in the E10k isn't doing this headphone justice
And what other differences have you noticed, if I might be so bold?
In my experience the DT 880 250s sound amazingly good with a Schiit Asgard 2. If your budget is too tight for the Asgard 2 then just buy an Objective O2 and be done with it.
Either amp is capable of driving the 880 250s to dangerous levels. The Asgard has a bit more power and a warmer tilt than the Objective which is very neutral and revealing. I love my Asgard 2 but I have say the Objective is arguably the best bang for the buck headphone amp yet to come. To get that level of performance for under $100 USD, current Massdrop price, makes me shake my head in disbelief. The hype is real on this one.
The thing that worries me with the 600 Ω + E10K is that I've read too low output power can cause damage to the headphones. I've asked about this in the E10K thread but no one seems to know if it's true or not. I'm not forever going to use it, I do have an unopened O2 (and Modi, but I don't think I need it anymore) that'll I use once I get the RCA cables I bought and reorganize my desk. I'm just curious if there's truth in that claim.
I took advantage of the same deal. I am using an O2. Mine is the Mayflower Electronics version. (I suggest you compare at least the JDS and Mayflower versions for the better deal at any given time.) I also have a Bravo V2 tube amplifier, which is less expensive than the O2, but which I do not like as much as the O2 when paired with the DT880. The DT880 is too resolving for the Bravo V2; once you hear the DT880 with the O2, you realize that you lose too much detail when switching back to the V2. I do like the combination of the Bravo V2 with the Beyerdynamic DT235 or the CAL!, which results in a warm, euphonic, mid-centered sound, appropriate for streaming audio.
the Schiit Vali 2 might be as well, I'll find out on Friday :3
Can any experienced DT880 owners enlighten me on its scaling with SOLID STATE amps? (tubes/tube rolling aren't exactly compatible with 10+ years of debt ahead of me...)
Recently jumped on the $160 DT880 Pro 250Ohm deal from Adorama and LOVING them so far, but I can't help but wonder if the puny amp in the E10k isn't doing this headphone justice
I took advantage of the same deal. I am using an O2. Mine is the Mayflower Electronics version. (I suggest you compare at least the JDS and Mayflower versions for the better deal at any given time.) I also have a Bravo V2 tube amplifier, which is less expensive than the O2, but which I do not like as much as the O2 when paired with the DT880. The DT880 is too resolving for the Bravo V2; once you hear the DT880 with the O2, you realize that you lose too much detail when switching back to the V2. I do like the combination of the Bravo V2 with the Beyerdynamic DT235 or the CAL!, which results in a warm, euphonic, mid-centered sound, appropriate for streaming audio.
I kept hearing about people "taming" the treble on the DT880 using ooey-gooey tubes, thanks for clearing that up!
We didn't buy one of the most resolving headphones ever made just to lose the details to the amp, right?
Also, THIRTY THREE pairs of headphones??? Why not just "settle" for 10 + any TOTL at that point? Not trying to be insulting, genuinely curious about one of the largest mid-fi only collections I've seen even on Head Fi
How is the Asgard 2 with the HD800?