Guess what arrived today?
AAh, i know i know, you know what :-D
New love, DT 880 / 600Ohm.
Let me express my first impressions in short
After i firstly put them on my head (had before Senns HD 555 & DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm) i noticed they are a bit heavier than DT 770 Pro, also headband is wider.
I have not so big head and headband pressure is not as strong as on 770's Pro, which pressure kept headphones on my head like they were glued.
So these sweethearts do not press that strong, plus the fact i have forks pulled out only + 1 step which is about 4 mm.
i am only getting used the their weight + weaker pressure so it feels like they are just hanging on the headband but they actually hold on my head pretty good.
just now, i do not feel headband on my head, only cups a bit, which is nice
Cable is thicker than i expected, it overcame my expectations.
Whole phones looks and feels solid and greatly manufactured.
Now to the sound.
as e-mu 0204 is still on the way and i still collect money for tube amp, i drive them now just via laptop 3.5mm output.
Surprisingly, 90% of laptop volume is enough fo me, TBH i expected them to be quieter.
So at least i can listen to them till i finish my audio-chain.
First thing that i let them play was Within Tempation live concert. Bad decision. Very bad. I was scared. Sad. No bass, and whole headphones felt whole time like unbalanced, right driver was slightly louder.
i was like #@<!
I told myself, What so expensive headphones, so many reviews i have read, i expected much more.
Plus the fact right driver was louder.
Depression, frustration.
Then i pushed into them Royksopp.(Nothing live)
Finally, better choice.
Now What? Sound is great, And strange thing. While Bass was perfectly balanced, mids and highs were still little right-shifted.
What?
Weird.
Then i let it be and went out with my girlfriend.
I was thinking whole time about imbalance, Bass mods, returning them etc etc.
I returned about between hour.
I Immediately put them on my head and let them reproduce Jeff Buckley
WHOA!
What a DIFFERENCE!
Perfectly balanced sound, Awesome soundstage, and bass was perfectly enough!
I couldnt believe what i am hearing.
Now i am just thinking, that i will probably experience eargasm when i will plug them into emu 0204 + tube amp (most likely LD MK IV), amp, that will wake them UP!
I will be torturing them during night with pink noise because highs are too sharp, some pink noise burning-in should calm them down.
So final words, Choose your first songs carefully, not like me :-D(on live performance there wont be as much detail and bass as on studio recordings and some recordings might be unbalanced.)
Yeah, one more thing.
I also tried some DnB, Beautiful Lies by B-Complex and bass shaked my head. So enough of bass
Now i am sooo happy, cant wait to have rest of my equipment and nightly listening sessions can start :-D
Well, they already started...today.
P.S.: Now playing another song from Jeff Buckley, and i feel like mids and highs are very slightly shifted to the right.
Is it my subconstious or i dont know.
I tried reference sounds from whole CDwith pink noise i found on another topic, and weird thing i noticed.
I started with low frequiences, and while playing constant bass, clearly i can hear right driver louder, it is overhelming left driver. But as frequency rises, differences are weak, and finally track 32 is first track where both drivers play equal loud, i.e. i hear the sound in the middle.
Can somebody explain this?
And any possible solution? (might probably need just burn-in?)
Its just weird. One song is OK, next one is slightly shifted to the left.
I am confused (and impulsive i know :-D)
Edit You wont believe what i just discovered!!!!
I run now videogame to check their performance in game, and i noticed sounds does not fit!
When tank was on my right side, i heard it in left driver. Weird, isnt it?
So i checked with that reference CD where are tracks which identifies channels and i was right!
Channels are swapped!
Right channel is sounding from left side and vice versa.
Hmm.....
Cable is Originaly on the right side, Where it says Right, but in reality it is left side.
I just flipped them to sound right, maybe this will affect / eliminate all my suspectations.
Have you ever heard about it?
Where should be originally be cable? on right side or on the left?
Now i have it on with cable on the left side, but headband says its right.
Changing headband parts which identify side isnt hard, I dont think it is reason for returning them, but is there anything else what cound be the problem?
Thanks for replies.
Regards,
Imp