IMO, the cables do make a difference, but is the difference worth it or not, that's another matter. modding might bring down its resale value too, something to consider if and when you decide to sell it.

you're welcome. i'd advise you to max out your chain of DAC and amp first before doing mods on your headphone. better returns that way.

otherwise even if you get a 1st class mod done on your headphones, you are still getting a 3rd class signal out from your DAC and amp.

tube amps will need a half hour - 1hour warm up time to start singing. if you want abit more bass, can try the NOS GE/Sylvania tube, more bass with thicker mids.

Correct, the TTD is a hybrid amp.

snappy bass you need the 600 ohms version paired with a SS amp or a very SS sounding tube amp. tube bass (and treble) no matter what is gonna be more rounded than bass (and treble) coming from a SS amp.

for bass, my personal preference is for the Sylvania/GE tubes. sibilance is probably from the DT880 itself. the headphones need about 100hours burn-in to smooth out the treble, about 500hours to finish burning.

different headphones require different amount of burn-in / breaking-in.

i completed my burn-in at around 500hours. beyond that i didn't hear much of a difference. but T1 i burnt for 1k hours.

the headphone, tube, amp and dac could all need more burn-in. another possibility is that the DAC/AMP is more revealing than E10 which brings out the sibilance in the recording.

ya lowest level is okay but why waste that power? might as well just put it to your normal listening levels and work the drivers in the headphones, right? unless its for other considerations such as not disturbing your room mate and stuff.

i use my T1 and LCD-2 as speakers while buring in, so that should give you an idea of the volume i burn in at.

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Added on December 9, 2011, 11:29 amhigher volume doesn't mean until its ear splitting levels, just normal level plus 5 to 10%.

you should still be able to bear with the volume, but you feel that its 'louder' than usual. not so loud until you can't wear the headphones to hear.


This post has been edited by hongrui: Dec 9 2011, 11:29 AM

this might be better discussed in the Jaben Thread, but afaik you can pretty much bundle anything you want.

just as an example, you can get a T1, StageDAC and Concerto amp and ask the guys for a bundle / package price.

hehehe you are thinking of my T1 driven by TTD is it?

the dt880 really needs alot of run in / burn in to sound good

heh heh and yet another satisfied beyer customer!

welcome to the club!

i've not heard the hd580 before, only heard the hd650.

hehehe but i very much prefer the DT880 over HD650.

the 600ohms you heard is still very raw too.

happy burning in!

imo, the DT880 has wider but shorter stage than HD650. but if you're talking about HD800 and T1, then HD800 is both wider and taller than T1.

This post has been edited by hongrui: Dec 13 2011, 07:24 AM

hahaha wah DT880 and now HD650... both add together can get LCD-2 lo! after you get your hd650, see if got chance i let you try a HD650 cable.

most probably someone from Jaben SG, altho the guy who tuned the govibes definitely likes his bass and nothing much else.

different people judge accuracy and neutrality differently. what is accurate bass to me might be bass light to some and even too bassy to others.

hehe if i judge my stuff by their price tags, i won't be listening to a RM150 earbuds more than my new LCD-2.

OT: the LCD-2 is sounding better with the DHC cables though.

@Quazacolt: think we have just been trolled. :/

do you feel that the treble of your DT880 is smooth already? or still peaky? if you still find it peaky, you need to burn in some more. George says your DT880 has about 300hours?

You should try burning in till about 500, but my experience with the DT880 /600 is that by about 300hours the treble is starting to get smoother already.