sound is very subjective, what is clean/neutral/analytical can be bright/lacking in bass to others.

me personally i feel the DT880/DT1350/T1 series are neutral.

i use tube amps and copper ICs to tune the brightness of beyers down. hehehe



if you look around, you don't really need a big 5k amp to drive a 5k headphone. the schiit LYR which retails at less than SGD1K (RM2.5K) is made to drive LCD-2 and HE5/6. the DACport drives 600ohms beyers quite well too.

basically i think if you already know what kind of sound signature you are looking for already, its easier/cheaper in the long run to upgrade your cans as high as you can and from there slowly build your rig around the pair of cans. if you're still searching for your preferred signature, then enjoy your journey!

imho the best pairing for beyers are still full tube amps... plug in some Mullard tubes and you get a nice smooth SQ on the beyers.

no numbers no nothing on the tubes? maybe can check with the seller?

the mids of the DT880 isn't recessed compared to the T1. i'd say they are pretty much the same position, just that the mids of the DT880 lack the smoothness and details of the T1.

tube amps usually smooths out and sometimes even roll off slightly the highs. but it also depends on the tubes that you have in the amp.

well it depends on what kind of direction you will be taking. some people do end up with several pairs of headphones and switch them around all the time. For me personally, the DT880 and T1 with a good tube amp are very good all-rounders for all the music I listen to.

have never been very impressed with the senn's presentation so i have no fear of going over to them. i'll get to listen to the HD800 and HE6 (and maybe LCD-2 too) with my tube amp tomorrow. Hopefully i won't feel any 'desire' for another headphone!

i like the DT880's bass over HD650. but for movies and anime i have my ATH-AD500 to fall back on.

This post has been edited by hongrui: Aug 19 2011, 03:30 PM

it depends on what you are looking for, i guess.

are you looking for neutrality or musicality? are you listening to music because you want to hear how the producers want to present their music or do you listen to music the way you want it?

This post has been edited by hongrui: Aug 20 2011, 09:03 AM

yes, both the amps are still being sold. PM me if you want the contact details for Audiohub MY. do check out the new thread that i've created regarding the Audiohub meetup we just had!

yes, definitely. Its under powered for DT880 /600 though, you get volume but no dynamics.

egyprince, PM-ed.

i think its just that you are burning in (getting used) to the DT880's SQ.

An iPod can drive the 32 ohm version of the DT880 with no problems. But if you have a portable amp and or are thinking of getting one, I'd recommend the 250ohms version instead.

the pros are 250ohms if i'm not wrong. most probably clipping because the .22 has not enough juice to drive it the volume that you use.

if got volume but no dynamics, to me that's under power. for use directly with a mobile phone / pmp, i'd recommend the 32ohms instead of the 250s, unless there's plans to get an amp.

i've not heard it yet, so i can't comment on what the cable and the mods will do.

7strand solid core copper but i am not sure what gauge they are.

the AD700 has an open-can signature pretty distinct from the DT231pro's closed-can sig. I would suggest that you try both before deciding on which signature you prefer. No much point in getting the AD700 or the DT231 (assuming that you have not tried both) and realising that you do not like the signature.

for dt880, from 32-> 250 -> 600, the amp requirements become more and more demanding. however if you have an amp that is capable of driving the 600ohm DT880, you'll notice improved dynamics as well as smoother treble compared to 250ohms. i've not spent time comparing the differences between the 32ohms to the 250ohms so i'm not sure of the improvements there.