[329161]

A positive review from Damir Franc, whose taste generally aligns with mine....

 

[Dobrescu George]

I've heard a few of the high end Ultrasone's, which I thought weren't worth their price, but I like their lower cost cans., in particular the Signature Studio, and DJ 1Pro, which I own. Like I said, I'm very careful , almost OCD, about my gear, and I've never had any equipment break on me build wise, except a DT1770, which had a faulty driver out of the box. Fingers crossed on this one.

Oooh, I just love their signature series!

I wasn't as sure about the more expensive editions which are quite rare and sound very different from each other, but the Signature series are headphones I can happily recommend to anyone on any day of the week, they are the love Headphones in my book.

I also loved Dj One Pro for years before getting Signature Studio and Signature DXP

I think you'll be happy with your decision, Ultrasone makes great headphones in general

 

[Oregonian]

I've got the 840 and use it for my portable setup running an iPod Touch with Cayin C5 amp in my armband for yardwork, etc. Put Alpha pads on it and absolutely love the setup. Great bass, great comfort (now with the Alpha pads - stock pads were too thin and stiff for my liking) and am quite happy with it.

Have owned the Sig Pro and Edition 8 in the past and liked them both tho the Sig Pro was quite uncomfortable to me. Wish I still had the Edition 8..............

 

[329161]

How do these compare with the Signature DXP?

 

[329161]

1. So as fate would have it, they were out of stock of the Performance 880, so I decided to order the DXP instead. Opinions about the 880 seemed a bit lukewarm here. @Dobrescu George gushed about the DXP over in that thread, and the salesman also recommended it over the 880. So fingers crossed.
   
   
   
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[Dobrescu George]

How do these compare with the Signature DXP?

Oh, Signature DXP tends to be pretty V-shaped, in the general sense DXP has bettewr trebnle and bass extensions, more impact, it is more dynamic.

 

[AudioManNewb]

How would the 840 or the 580i compare to the DT 770?

 

[Mad Max]

Performance 840 is a bit less analytical than DT770pro-250Ω, but a bit more than DT770pro-80Ω, I no longer have any of these to compare, but the Ultrasone has fuller, deeper bass with better texure and none of the treble and upper mids boost of the Beyer for sure. Thicker, bassier sound is generally an Ultrasone thing, not so much for Beyerdynamic. And then 840 has this "energy" to its overall sound, only the Tesla Beyers compare in this aspect, and the Performance 860, which I have now. Soundstaging is better on DT770. There is more to tell, but really hard to describe, Ultrasones are their own world of sound, like how Grados are their own world of sound, too. Ultrasones aren't for everyone, much like Grados. Then their S-Logic schemes can be a hit or miss depending on the person. It can actually completely ruin their sound for some folks.

 

[peteham]

How would the 840 or the 580i compare to the DT 770?

I had both - I kept the 840, which was more versatile and refined to me.

 

[AudioManNewb]

I ended up trying the 840 which did sound good but the ear pads where to shallow. But the bass on the ultrasones are amazing.

 

[Oregonian]

I ended up trying the 840 which did sound good but the ear pads where to shallow. But the bass on the ultrasones are amazing.

Yep, those stock pads are awful..................I put Alpha Pads on the 840 (stretched them over the cup) and voila - major comfort improvement.

 

[AudioManNewb]

Yep, those stock pads are awful..................I put Alpha Pads on the 840 (stretched them over the cup) and voila - major comfort improvement.

Did that change the sound a lot or change it favorably?

 

[Chris Kaoss]

It depends.
Deeper pads usually give more boomy bass and an increased headstage, ime.

Have the 880s with deeper aftermarket pads, but can't say anything about the Alpha pads.

Haven't listen to them over a year now, thou.

 

[Oregonian]

Did that change the sound a lot or change it favorably?

Isolated better than stock and the bass was deeper....................both favorable improvements.

 

[AudioManNewb]

It depends.
Deeper pads usually give more boomy bass and an increased headstage, ime.

Have the 880s with deeper aftermarket pads, but can't say anything about the Alpha pads.

Haven't listen to them over a year now, thou.

What deeper pads did you get?