[sacundim]

My main headphone at home is a Beyerdynamic DT 880, and I'm looking for a nice closed can for work. Which closed headphones would be more or less similar in signature to it? What about the following: Beyer DT 250 (-80 and -250), Beyer DT 660, AKG 271?

(I plan to run whichever can out of a Porta Corda, so impedance/power requirements aren't a decisive factor...)

 

[Mith]

I haven't heard the others but I am very happy with my AKG K271S.

 

[1UP]

DT660 should be great with your Meier 120ohm socket

 

[Patrickhat2001]

K271 without a doubt--much more similar to the DT880s tonal character than the other closed phones in their price range that I've tried (A900, CD1700, DT250-80, HFI-650 Trackmaster). First thing I thought when I got my DT880s was that they reminded me a lot of the K271s only with a slightly more airy sound and better extension on the highs and lows.

 

[sacundim]

Hmm, it looks from the various things I'm reading on old threads, that the choice for me may lie between AKG K271 and Beyer DT250-250 (which are said to be more extended than the 80 ohm version).

The general impression I get from reading threads: the AKG has better mids, but the Beyer is more balanced. Which to me sounds like I'd prefer the Beyer.

Anybody capable of confirming/denying?