I know there is a few such thread and I have read them thoroughly...

and have also tested both the cans

and know first hand that

880 = neutral good mid, not so good high and low, and bass doesnt have that wide feeling

990 = good high good low, not so good mid, bass have that wide feeling

have been considering for 2 months and have been going to the shop to test for more than 10 times.....

very difficult to decide would like to hear some opinion and advise from long time users

bottom is.....

i quite like 990 with the wide open bass feel... but the highs are a bit too strong and mid is not good

on the 880 i like the mid and high but the low just doesnt have that wide open sound that I am looking for like in the 990

they are not cheap cans, that's why I have been considering for so long....

This post has been edited by gandalfaaron: Aug 3 2013, 09:29 PM

I forgot mention....
have a fiio e09k and e07k

will do.... but first....
gotta get some part time job..... and get the money for more stuff....
and second
I notice the govibe peak doesnt have a usb port
how am I suppose to connect that to my laptop?

oh.... then gotta get myself a DAC....
got it
thanks

still new to all of these.....

not a stand alone one....
but if you connect the fiio e07k to the e09k the fomer becomes a DAC.....
but both are still DAC + amp....

consider a few amp and dac before i bought that.... (nwavguy 02, magni modi, hifiman ef 5 ef 2a......except for the first one the rest are not available on local market)
cause wanted something portable and desktop which can connect headphone and my speaker
and not that expensive below RM1k for both
and available in Japan
also with not too bad of a review

oh right..
forgot about voltage specs...
that's a major problem.....
if it doesnt match..... I'll need to get something like a transformer.....

well then ..... back to old topic

880 or 990....