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Wow, that's interesting. Generally just the opposite of most other comments I've read. But I've never heard the 250s, and amps and ears vary, for sure.
To me, the 600s are certainly not overly bright - and I found that to be a real problem for me with my Grado sr80is.
I have tried the DT880/600 from quite a bit of sources and amps like Woo Audio 3, and the Little Dot MKIII, but they just were too damn bright. I'm certainly not the first to encounter these problems, i think somebody made a thread here once about how to tame the DT880/600 highs and some other people had some trouble with the DT880/600 as well.
From what i remember about the DT880/250ohm were that they had sweet treble. Not as lush, warm as my Senn HD650's , but it was very soft, pleasing and neatly done. But It's been a long time since i had the dt880/250, so my opinion may not be accurate to say right now.
Even my DT990/600 is bright and has some annoyance like treble spikes, harshness and did i mention brightness? I love the bass and soundstage of the dt990 and they do tremendously well with gaming, but if i listen to music 30 min straight, my ears would probably be shredded from the excessive over-emphasized treble, cymbals, bells,etc..(this is the same case with the dt880/600)
I'm not trying to attack the 600ohm, they have their strengths and they do deliver, but I just feel that they are too overrated. I really do want to try the dt880/250ohm because of positive experience with them in the past. But i agree with what you said: headphones, amps and ears vary from person to person. I guess I'm just sensitive to high treble frequencies =\