new dt-231 user reporting in
still a noob in headphone stuff, many things to learn from all the sifus here

thanks for adding me to the list madman

i will need to upgrade my source first before going for a new headphone
this thread is seriously poisoning me

just came back from jaben....thought of checking out k701, and instead got poison by dt880 and hd650
and somehow i prefer the sound of dt880 over dt990

yeah tested at Jaben, the tube amp you mean is Maverick A1?
I tested it with Maverick A1 there, and I think that's the best pairing I heard in the entire audition.

I'm still thinking about DT880 and HD650, DT880 sounds cleaner to my ears, but both unit were not really burn in yet.
And the HD650 I test seems under power, and I haven't test the pcwork special cable yet.
really having a dilemma now

Source is a big trouble for me, as I will need to re-convert my cd 1 by 1..... that gonna take me at least a few good months to years to do so.
But at least it's just time rather than $$$

Most of my cds were 80s-90s alternative / rock music (Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, The Smashing Pumpkins, Luna Sea, X Japan.....)
Basically I listen to nearly all music except pop, hip-hop and rap.
And I left all my cds in Johor (currently working in KL).

Yeah both DT880 and HD650 is very different, but I do like both of them for some reason.
I enjoy DT880 when paired with A1. Those details were really nice and I felt it's balance (at least to my ears).
HD650 is dark, and for certain music I prefer to have dark signature.

Currently I'm using ms1, which is pretty good with most of my music.
But I starts to feel I need more detail on my music, and a different sound signature to make it more fun.


haha, 32ohm should be much easier to drive compare with the 250 / 600 ohm.
I read in some reviews, it mention that higher ohm version of DT880 the sound is more natural.
Not sure how big the difference it is, but trust your own ears.
The most important is still how it sounds to you, not others

i did a bit of reading on dt880, and seems like nearly everyone prefer the 600ohm version
of course given the fact that it can be drive properly
and some comments mention dt880 is a bit sharp on treble side ......
this really makes me feel like going back to jaben with my own cd to test it.

during my audition last week, dt990 is incredible sharp on treble side.
I could barely put it on for 30 seconds (no offence to dt990 owner )

hmm, maybe i really need to go over jaben one more time, but need to wait i bring up my own cd to kl first.
any particular amp you would recommend to drive the 600ohm?
what I've tested that day was dt880 250ohm + Maverick A1, and it sounds pretty good to my ears

try to read the link posted by hahariz, it's really useful
32ohm is easy to drive, and you have 3 models to choose from

wow i didn't know iphone4 is capable of driving 250ohm to acceptable volume...maybe I should try my friend's phone next time

congratulation !
looks like many forumers got poison by dt880 (includes me )
I quite like how the dt880/250 sounds, really a lot more detail than my current ms1

dt231 is my first headphone, i like using it for my monster hunter session
use it for nearly 2 years before i upgraded to my current ms1i

yeah, I still have it with me. But it's been a long time since i last listen to it.
actually i bought mine from you about 2 years + back.

I went to jaben a while back, and got poison by the dt880.....