I will recommend you the dt880 but with a warmish solid state amp.

can consider:

1. get dt440 to decide if you really like the beyer sig
2. if you do, then next amp upgrade (eg: stepdance)
3. get dt880 /250
4. get a mid to top line DAC (eg: meier stageDAC)
5. get T1
6. meier concerto amp upgrade & you'll end up with a pretty good setup already

2.1 if you don't like the dt440 sig, call hongrui to TT again with T1.
3.1 then refer to above.



This post has been edited by hongrui: Sep 20 2011, 11:03 AM

just a FYI there is a very good condition DT880 / 600 up for sale on headjam. owner got poisoned by my T1 and is planning to upgrade.

check your PM

no lah, you can get the DT880/250 version

600ohms will definitely sound better. but if your amp can't drive, then you have to decide if you want to upgrade amp first or upgrade headphones first lo.

price wise... i suspect you are looking at the 250 pro version and 32/600 premium version.

choose the 600 or 250 version. no point in getting the 32ohms version.

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http://www.headjam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=674

This post has been edited by hongrui: Sep 20 2011, 02:39 PM

i saw some premium DT headphones on their shelves when i was there last friday.

ask OP for photos with today's paper to prove ownership?

your current headphones, SRH440 don't really need an amp. i'd say to up headphones first. then amp, and then lastly DAC. or headphones then a amp/dac combo.

solid state amp probably better for you.

budget? or i anyhow recommend?

Uber muzik will be releasing a new dac/amp combo in the near future. price should be within your budget.

but another one that i think is worth trying at your budget is Audio Gd NFB5. but output of 150mw @600ohms, i'm not sure if its enough to drive the 600ohm beyers. probably have to check out head-fi.
http://www.audio-gd.com/PriceList.htm

pro and premium, according to yuheng has got different tuning. pro is slightly brighter than premium.
other than the different look of the cups, pro comes with coiled cables, premium comes with straight cables.

i don't like coiled cables, so i would take premium. SQ wise, i don't think there will be that much difference.

150mw at 600ohms is the power output of the amp when connected to a headphones of 600ohms impedance. I'm not sure what is Beyer's power requirement as that spec is not listed.

tubes mostly have higher output, but like the NFB10WM, the power output is 590MW @ 600ohms. just that its price is 'slightly' out of your range.

the uber muzik tiny tube (TTD) is getting an upgraded DAC pcb soon, the v2 have to hear then can comment . little dot Q no idea how good or bad it is.

D1 headphone out is not connected to the tube, you need to connect the tube out to another amp to make use of the tube. uber muzik TTD sounds better than D1 to my ears.

heh heh you decide on which ohm then we figure out on how to change your setup.

come on, join in the fun!

i've not heard the TMA-1 before, but in this particular instance, i believe in you get what you pay.

come on in and join the beyer club!

that's when you need a ipod + hp-p1 or ipod + clas with amp of your choice!

unfortunately, nope. the TTD can drive up to 300ohms. with 600ohms, you get volume but lack dynamics. i'm hoping the v2 TTD will be better though.