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While many headphones make you choose between an open- and closed-back construction, the Beyerdynamic DT880 splits the difference with a semi-open design that allows for increased airflow and a wider soundstage. They bring full depth and excitement to the entire range, with a smooth, extended treble; a transparent, detailed midrange; and a punchy, layered bass Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downThisisntbic
74
Oct 5, 2016
I don't understand why everyone is complaining... If you can find them cheaper elsewhere, then go buy them there. Also, if you already bought them cheaper months ago, congratulations! no one gives a shit. IDK why you think complaining will suddenly make MD say, "wow, they are right, lets drop this price another $50" lol. I must say though, I enjoy the banter; it's like watching a group of guys at the bar talk about how they are gonna bang the hot chick over there, yet none of them have the balls to actually go talk to her, lol. Carry on children....
Esteban_Francois
16
Oct 2, 2016
Massdrop what's with these bad drops? If I wanted to buy a pair of $200 Beyerdynamics off amazon I would do that myself. I thought massdrop was for high-end products? Not well known companies passing off old, unsold, low grade products.
sputnik13
28
Oct 3, 2016
Esteban_FrancoisI think you display your denseness by the kind of snide remark you're making. Granted this may not be a great deal on the product relative to what you can get them for elsewhere, but lower price does not equate to low quality. The two people you're insulting and dismissing are speaking to the quality of the product while you're commenting on whether this is a good discount or not.
TiffanyPoodleslide
1402
Oct 4, 2017
OKAY!
As promised, I will now post up my "Review"/Impressions and Comparisons of these DT880, 600 ohm version headphones.
Warning: Its Pretty LONG.
.......but it's pretty thorough.
Let's start with a brief set of remarks about my reviewing process. I have a Set List of musics that I ALWAYS use as my 'test music', because it provides me with a consistency of sounds that demonstrate the capacity of whatever the item is, track-to-track and side-by-side comparison value. It's stuff I have some essential familiarty with, since I think it's tricky to say much about what music is doing inside of headphones or source components if you don't really understand how that music works and what's good or bad about how you are hearing it.
When I am comparing two or more components, I will listen to them side-by-side, track-by-track, so that I can have a distinct sense of how the components differ in their production of the music. It's hard to say how one set of headphones sound differently from another if you don't well remember what was going on in the first song because you listened to too many things before picking up the other set of cans. If it's headphones I am evaluating, I use the exact same source components. If it's source components, I use the exact same sets of headgears, and sample them all identically.
I usually don't post up graphs and spec sheets; the readers can look up that stuff for themselves, and my assessment of how stuff sounds is more to the point of why we review anyway- while you can read masses of data, for free, you can't always get your hands on a set of headphones, certainly not cheaply, so having another person who has experienced a set of gear tell you their impressions in an accurate and rather clinical way one can help steer decision making on expensive purchases. Graphs and stats don't aways translate well into what our ears are appreciating, they tell us the physics of what the component is doing to make the sounds. MY BRAIN ISN'T INTERESTED IN THE MATHS WHEN I AM TRYING TO DECIDE HOW I LIKE THE MUSIC I'M HEARING.
Remember- this is all subjective. we all have different ears and brains and will always hear music a bit differently from our neighbour, and will always have something that differs in our preferences. Where some prefer warmer sounds, others will favour analytic reproduction... I tend toward production that is ACCURATE, neutral... and offers a more honest repro of the recording. I'm not always going to agree with somebody else's appraisal of what's being heard, and others won't always hear things the way that I do! And that's cool. :)
Now...... on to it! Kind of Music chosen; (Yes, I copied this list from the Topping review, because it's THE SAME LIST I ALWAYS USE),Lots of classical with much strings, voice, Beethoven through Bernstein and Glass. Lots of electronic music a la Wollo, Boddy, Roach, Serrie, etc. Much Leo Kottke guitar happiness, with some Bluegrass and Appalachian schtuff tossed in. Classical piano. Silk Road Ensemble. Popular and Rock, from Joplin to Foo Fighters to Neil Young to classic Santana, to The Killers to Maroon 5 and so on. Jazz and Blues , Muddy Waters, early Severin, Puente. I don't really do Rap, Dub, or Hip-Hop, although I did run a little Black Eyed Peas and Outkast through it. Source Components; Production- iTunes and Songbird lossless and FLAC music files from my iMac out to DACs and amps listed below iPod Classic 5th gen. with the Wolfson, upgraded to 128 gig, amped as listed below. A Denon 1940CI SACD/DVD player. DACs- From the iMac only, as the iPod needs no DAC....I am using either a Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies purely as a DAC, or also as a DAC/Amp, the Schiit Modi 2, and the Schiit BiFrost, Finally, JDS LabsThe Element, a DAC/Amp. Amps- Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies. Woo WA2, Woo WA6, The JDS labs The Element, JDS O2, Schiit Lyr
About this item, the DT880 600ohm headphones; These are a semi-open backed headphone, so one experiences rather the best of both worlds, when talking about stage and intimacy. They don't have quite the breadth of "space" and "stage" that one notes when listening to fully open-backed cans, but offer a more intimate, and somewhat warmer sound,(from a Beyerdynamic!), a feeling of being closer to the performance and with less intrusion of outside sound. These are most often described as being the most neutral of the DT line-up, with a good bass, a very nice and present midrange and treble, all ranges being very well balanced. These headphones are fast and accurate. They are very responsive and are true to the performance being rendered, the detail offered is FANTASTIC. I believe that part of the reason that the detail is so handily presented is the partially closed back of these cans- your ear can hear the little squeaks and frictions of fingers on strings, for instance, because it's "closer in" to your ears. The build, while light and comfortable, is still very sturdy and with a structure that does not intrude annoying buzzes, or creaks or microphonics into the listen. Classical music is presented beautifully, and I have found that amplification with a tube amp lends an organicity, a more fluid and warmer sound that suits the organic qualities of classical/acoustic musics quite nicely. These keep up with rock music and electronic music effortlessly, with very adequate bass presentation. The bass is NOT forward in any way, but adequately present, so that they are fun to have on the head when grooving through Santana and Yes. The responsiveness of these cans allows Tito Puente's blazing percussion work to be enjoyed with perfect crispness, clarity, and, even at volume, I hear no distortion in percussion, vocals, or towering Mahler finales. WHEN PROPERLY RUN-IN, there's no unfortunate sibilance, no shrillness to high soprano vocals. One of my best audits of this quality involves the Vivaldi "Glorias", #1, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, performace by the Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Kings College Cambridge, et al. If you don't get shrill with THAT at volume, you just won't get it anywhere. Loud, fast, thumpy acoustic guitar music is better produced using a tube amp with these also...but is very happily presented with the O2, really nice on The Element. No worries with Schiit... but I felt that Woo did it more justice, if only because of the power + organicity offered. That being said.... you would be very pleased with what you hear from these on almost any amp with sufficient power, as I found no fault from any of the components I attached the DT880's to. For electronic/digital music, especially that which uses a lot of fast sequencer generation,(Klaus Schultze, Wendy Carlos, Erik Wollo), I tend to find strictly solid state amplifiers more appropriate for production, as digital music does not really WANT added organicity/fluidity. That's a PERSONAL preference, but it at least allows me to evaluate how the headphones themselves accurately present the digital music I am hearing, and these cans do so very well. I would say that accurate and "fast" rendering of electronic/analytical music is a serious strength of the DT880, and a fair number of audiophile listeners find them, at times, TOO analytical, dry. For me, these qualities are more of a bonus than they are a drawback. I would, at times, describe the mids and highs as having something of a "sparkling" quality present with these cans, much as one hears described as an attribute of the Grado 325 metal back.
Build; Comfortable, sturdy, stable, fairly light. easily adjustable for headsize, The velour pads are very easy to kick back in. No rotation of the cups,(no gimbals), but I don't feel that's particularly a problem. Many people criticize the one-sided wiring, but I will say this about it- I gravitate toward two-siders myself, but there doesn't seem to be any problem with the way these sound because of the way they are wired, and it's actually easier to wear a one-sided headphone, from an ergonomics perspective. AKG seems to get away with it and many many people love the AKG cans.
And Now For Some Comparisons; vs. The Beyerdynamic T1 Tesla; both V1 and 2, because they aren't very much different from each other, really. The T1 is a wide open backed headphone. Thusly, it offers a wider stage, a more open presentation. T1 is very very accurate and fast, clear at volume....but the DT880's are no less so, and I often gravitate to the 880's over the T1 because of that intimacy factor mentioned above. It's like, because the sound is "closer in", it seems more detailed, even though, technically, it ISN'T. Because the T1's are fully open backed, outside noises are more intrusive. Where I feel the T1's beat out the DT880's is in large choral works, large scale symphony productions, and live performance large orchestral and rock concert music. The Foo Fighters at Wembley stadium, the U2 Paris , Joplin,(any Live recording), all are better on the T1's because the greater wider stage is quite the THING for live performances. You do indeed gain a better sense of the ever elusive headspace with the T1's, when listening to live performance.
vs. The DT770; Totally closed back, so you will not have a very great sense of stage. It's ALL intimacy, with a very nice responsiveness and clarity of production. You will be able to listen to the 770 on the bus, and it seems a bit more warm sounding than does the 880. This is probably because of the somewhat muting quality of the materials in the build and, well, to be frank, your face. I love my 770's but find myself preferring the somewhat more crisp presentation from the 880's. I will use my 770's when in a more noisy,(or fan cooled), environment. The 770 bass is somewhat lacking, and I think the 880's sound BETTER over all.
vs. The DT990; The 990 is NOT neutral. More bass forward. Trebles and mids maybe a bit weak-ish, but listenable. These are a more "fun" headphone, more likely to hit a happy spot with the bass-headed rock listener, but still useable for most music, albeit less seriously. They have a wider stage than either the 770's or 880's as they are fully open-backed cans. They do not have the breadth and clarity of the T1's. I listened to my variety of musics faithfully on the 990's for this review... and then happily hung them back up on their hook, because I, personally, prefer all of the other Beyerdynamics that I own to them. They did do a nice, presentable job with 70's and 80's rock music, they were pretty nice with solo blues performances. If I didn't have the other Beyerdynamics headphones to compare them with, I would consider them nicer than I do, having that comparison.
How I power the DT880 600ohm cans; Well, my list is above. My PREFERRED way to hear them is with either the Woo tube amplifiers , especially the WA2, or via the JDS Labs 'The Element'. The O2 also does a very nice job and I like how well it does it, so I am using that amp on my bedhead,(from the iPod Classic), with the 880's as I drift away, or for serious music on the recline.... these are maybe a bit more comfy, and again, intimate, than the T1's so they are a perfect late evening companion. The O2 has done a very nice job of powering what is often described as being a very demanding headphone. Schiit equipments are all adequate for the task from a power perspective... but I prefer the sound sig of the other equipments, and I don't feel like the Schiits are quite as lucid as are the JDS gear or as beautiful as the Woo. *
Summary; I own these. I LOVE them. I will never part with them, and I am actually considering picking up this drop just to have another set of them. That probably tells you how I regard these. Objectively.... This is a very good price point on a very nice set of headphones. These headphones offer a very lucid, neutral,(so get out your equalizer, arready!), accurate,and crisp presentation with a nice taste of the higher-end Beyerdynamic sound. They offer a very lucid sound and, if you attend to the power requirements for them, you can count on a beautifully detailed sound quality, with a solid build quality and a happily comfortable kick-back listening experience.
WHEW!that was a lot! cheers, and I hope this helps anybody who is interested.
* that being said, the Schiit Lyr is THE way to listen to the Audeeze LCD1 and 2, considered by many to be the golden pairing for the LCDs.
.......but it's pretty thorough.
Let's start with a brief set of remarks about my reviewing process. I have a Set List of musics that I ALWAYS use as my 'test music', because it provides me with a consistency of sounds that demonstrate the capacity of whatever the item is, track-to-track and side-by-side comparison value. It's stuff I have some essential familiarty with, since I think it's tricky to say much about what music is doing inside of headphones or source components if you don't really understand how that music works and what's good or bad about how you are hearing it.
When I am comparing two or more components, I will listen to them side-by-side, track-by-track, so that I can have a distinct sense of how the components differ in their production of the music. It's hard to say how one set of headphones sound differently from another if you don't well remember what was going on in the first song because you listened to too many things before picking up the other set of cans. If it's headphones I am evaluating, I use the exact same source components. If it's source components, I use the exact same sets of headgears, and sample them all identically.
I usually don't post up graphs and spec sheets; the readers can look up that stuff for themselves, and my assessment of how stuff sounds is more to the point of why we review anyway- while you can read masses of data, for free, you can't always get your hands on a set of headphones, certainly not cheaply, so having another person who has experienced a set of gear tell you their impressions in an accurate and rather clinical way one can help steer decision making on expensive purchases. Graphs and stats don't aways translate well into what our ears are appreciating, they tell us the physics of what the component is doing to make the sounds. MY BRAIN ISN'T INTERESTED IN THE MATHS WHEN I AM TRYING TO DECIDE HOW I LIKE THE MUSIC I'M HEARING.
Remember- this is all subjective. we all have different ears and brains and will always hear music a bit differently from our neighbour, and will always have something that differs in our preferences. Where some prefer warmer sounds, others will favour analytic reproduction... I tend toward production that is ACCURATE, neutral... and offers a more honest repro of the recording. I'm not always going to agree with somebody else's appraisal of what's being heard, and others won't always hear things the way that I do! And that's cool. :)
Now...... on to it! Kind of Music chosen; (Yes, I copied this list from the Topping review, because it's THE SAME LIST I ALWAYS USE),Lots of classical with much strings, voice, Beethoven through Bernstein and Glass. Lots of electronic music a la Wollo, Boddy, Roach, Serrie, etc. Much Leo Kottke guitar happiness, with some Bluegrass and Appalachian schtuff tossed in. Classical piano. Silk Road Ensemble. Popular and Rock, from Joplin to Foo Fighters to Neil Young to classic Santana, to The Killers to Maroon 5 and so on. Jazz and Blues , Muddy Waters, early Severin, Puente. I don't really do Rap, Dub, or Hip-Hop, although I did run a little Black Eyed Peas and Outkast through it. Source Components; Production- iTunes and Songbird lossless and FLAC music files from my iMac out to DACs and amps listed below iPod Classic 5th gen. with the Wolfson, upgraded to 128 gig, amped as listed below. A Denon 1940CI SACD/DVD player. DACs- From the iMac only, as the iPod needs no DAC....I am using either a Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies purely as a DAC, or also as a DAC/Amp, the Schiit Modi 2, and the Schiit BiFrost, Finally, JDS LabsThe Element, a DAC/Amp. Amps- Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies. Woo WA2, Woo WA6, The JDS labs The Element, JDS O2, Schiit Lyr
About this item, the DT880 600ohm headphones; These are a semi-open backed headphone, so one experiences rather the best of both worlds, when talking about stage and intimacy. They don't have quite the breadth of "space" and "stage" that one notes when listening to fully open-backed cans, but offer a more intimate, and somewhat warmer sound,(from a Beyerdynamic!), a feeling of being closer to the performance and with less intrusion of outside sound. These are most often described as being the most neutral of the DT line-up, with a good bass, a very nice and present midrange and treble, all ranges being very well balanced. These headphones are fast and accurate. They are very responsive and are true to the performance being rendered, the detail offered is FANTASTIC. I believe that part of the reason that the detail is so handily presented is the partially closed back of these cans- your ear can hear the little squeaks and frictions of fingers on strings, for instance, because it's "closer in" to your ears. The build, while light and comfortable, is still very sturdy and with a structure that does not intrude annoying buzzes, or creaks or microphonics into the listen. Classical music is presented beautifully, and I have found that amplification with a tube amp lends an organicity, a more fluid and warmer sound that suits the organic qualities of classical/acoustic musics quite nicely. These keep up with rock music and electronic music effortlessly, with very adequate bass presentation. The bass is NOT forward in any way, but adequately present, so that they are fun to have on the head when grooving through Santana and Yes. The responsiveness of these cans allows Tito Puente's blazing percussion work to be enjoyed with perfect crispness, clarity, and, even at volume, I hear no distortion in percussion, vocals, or towering Mahler finales. WHEN PROPERLY RUN-IN, there's no unfortunate sibilance, no shrillness to high soprano vocals. One of my best audits of this quality involves the Vivaldi "Glorias", #1, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, performace by the Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Kings College Cambridge, et al. If you don't get shrill with THAT at volume, you just won't get it anywhere. Loud, fast, thumpy acoustic guitar music is better produced using a tube amp with these also...but is very happily presented with the O2, really nice on The Element. No worries with Schiit... but I felt that Woo did it more justice, if only because of the power + organicity offered. That being said.... you would be very pleased with what you hear from these on almost any amp with sufficient power, as I found no fault from any of the components I attached the DT880's to. For electronic/digital music, especially that which uses a lot of fast sequencer generation,(Klaus Schultze, Wendy Carlos, Erik Wollo), I tend to find strictly solid state amplifiers more appropriate for production, as digital music does not really WANT added organicity/fluidity. That's a PERSONAL preference, but it at least allows me to evaluate how the headphones themselves accurately present the digital music I am hearing, and these cans do so very well. I would say that accurate and "fast" rendering of electronic/analytical music is a serious strength of the DT880, and a fair number of audiophile listeners find them, at times, TOO analytical, dry. For me, these qualities are more of a bonus than they are a drawback. I would, at times, describe the mids and highs as having something of a "sparkling" quality present with these cans, much as one hears described as an attribute of the Grado 325 metal back.
Build; Comfortable, sturdy, stable, fairly light. easily adjustable for headsize, The velour pads are very easy to kick back in. No rotation of the cups,(no gimbals), but I don't feel that's particularly a problem. Many people criticize the one-sided wiring, but I will say this about it- I gravitate toward two-siders myself, but there doesn't seem to be any problem with the way these sound because of the way they are wired, and it's actually easier to wear a one-sided headphone, from an ergonomics perspective. AKG seems to get away with it and many many people love the AKG cans.
And Now For Some Comparisons; vs. The Beyerdynamic T1 Tesla; both V1 and 2, because they aren't very much different from each other, really. The T1 is a wide open backed headphone. Thusly, it offers a wider stage, a more open presentation. T1 is very very accurate and fast, clear at volume....but the DT880's are no less so, and I often gravitate to the 880's over the T1 because of that intimacy factor mentioned above. It's like, because the sound is "closer in", it seems more detailed, even though, technically, it ISN'T. Because the T1's are fully open backed, outside noises are more intrusive. Where I feel the T1's beat out the DT880's is in large choral works, large scale symphony productions, and live performance large orchestral and rock concert music. The Foo Fighters at Wembley stadium, the U2 Paris , Joplin,(any Live recording), all are better on the T1's because the greater wider stage is quite the THING for live performances. You do indeed gain a better sense of the ever elusive headspace with the T1's, when listening to live performance.
vs. The DT770; Totally closed back, so you will not have a very great sense of stage. It's ALL intimacy, with a very nice responsiveness and clarity of production. You will be able to listen to the 770 on the bus, and it seems a bit more warm sounding than does the 880. This is probably because of the somewhat muting quality of the materials in the build and, well, to be frank, your face. I love my 770's but find myself preferring the somewhat more crisp presentation from the 880's. I will use my 770's when in a more noisy,(or fan cooled), environment. The 770 bass is somewhat lacking, and I think the 880's sound BETTER over all.
vs. The DT990; The 990 is NOT neutral. More bass forward. Trebles and mids maybe a bit weak-ish, but listenable. These are a more "fun" headphone, more likely to hit a happy spot with the bass-headed rock listener, but still useable for most music, albeit less seriously. They have a wider stage than either the 770's or 880's as they are fully open-backed cans. They do not have the breadth and clarity of the T1's. I listened to my variety of musics faithfully on the 990's for this review... and then happily hung them back up on their hook, because I, personally, prefer all of the other Beyerdynamics that I own to them. They did do a nice, presentable job with 70's and 80's rock music, they were pretty nice with solo blues performances. If I didn't have the other Beyerdynamics headphones to compare them with, I would consider them nicer than I do, having that comparison.
How I power the DT880 600ohm cans; Well, my list is above. My PREFERRED way to hear them is with either the Woo tube amplifiers , especially the WA2, or via the JDS Labs 'The Element'. The O2 also does a very nice job and I like how well it does it, so I am using that amp on my bedhead,(from the iPod Classic), with the 880's as I drift away, or for serious music on the recline.... these are maybe a bit more comfy, and again, intimate, than the T1's so they are a perfect late evening companion. The O2 has done a very nice job of powering what is often described as being a very demanding headphone. Schiit equipments are all adequate for the task from a power perspective... but I prefer the sound sig of the other equipments, and I don't feel like the Schiits are quite as lucid as are the JDS gear or as beautiful as the Woo. *
Summary; I own these. I LOVE them. I will never part with them, and I am actually considering picking up this drop just to have another set of them. That probably tells you how I regard these. Objectively.... This is a very good price point on a very nice set of headphones. These headphones offer a very lucid, neutral,(so get out your equalizer, arready!), accurate,and crisp presentation with a nice taste of the higher-end Beyerdynamic sound. They offer a very lucid sound and, if you attend to the power requirements for them, you can count on a beautifully detailed sound quality, with a solid build quality and a happily comfortable kick-back listening experience.
WHEW!that was a lot! cheers, and I hope this helps anybody who is interested.
* that being said, the Schiit Lyr is THE way to listen to the Audeeze LCD1 and 2, considered by many to be the golden pairing for the LCDs.
TiffanyPoodleslide
1402
Oct 6, 2017
I would go with the WA6.
I have 2 of them because I love how that amp works with my headphones collection, and MILLIONS of tube rolling choices.
I think you will find that the WA6 has more in the way of support and community than the DV.
There are many reasons for going with Woo.
Volly
328
Feb 10, 2018
TiffanyPoodleslideYet....a great read, thank you! I've been contemplating on a beyer for a while now!
nelson
5275
May 21, 2014
Hey everyone,
We’re happy to report that all of the orders have been shipped out quite a few days ahead of schedule!
Thanks again for the support guys. Make sure to share your experience with the Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium Headphones on Massdrop.
If there’s anything else we can do to make your Massdrop experience better, feel free to email us at support@massdrop.com.
freeprices
1
Jul 5, 2014
Thanks for writing this. If you're open minded, you might also like ariel pink.
Start off with "fright night" "gettin high in the morning" and "interesting results"
Start off with "fright night" "gettin high in the morning" and "interesting results"
0MoUsE0
20
Sep 10, 2017
MSRP 399.99 ??!!
Come on Massdrop....... not even Beyer's official site is charging us this. Please tell me that was a typo, otherwise it would be a big fat scam......
Come on Massdrop....... not even Beyer's official site is charging us this. Please tell me that was a typo, otherwise it would be a big fat scam......
zaphrodbox
116
Oct 1, 2017
0MoUsE0That's exactly what I was thinking. Amazon prime right now for $210 and free over-night shipping, or 145 for used like-new from Amazon warehouse... MassDrop is kinda slipping...
J_December_why
481
Oct 4, 2017
BREAK UP NOTE :-(
it's you, massdrop, not me. i like you but it is difficult to love you. you are terrible at product descriptions: 32 ohms or 600 ohms, premium or pro. you must be clear and confident if you are to get my voluptous $179.99. we had a good run with a few things, fostex t-x0, sennheiser hd6xx., but I need personal time right now, hopefully we keep in touch, dont call me, i might call you.
GUTB
238
Oct 8, 2016
Some people will say these are mid-fi headphones. Based on the price and age, they are probably lo-fi.
Xpfreak
92
Oct 7, 2017
Ditto, fantastic cans for the price & comfort! Made in Germany to boot as well, wohoo!
GUTB
238
Oct 8, 2017
Sadly, price and age do have something to do with the sound. Materials, manufacturing processes costs money and takes time. Utopias cost $4k not because they say Focal on them, but because they use exotic materials, special engineering and painstaking manufacturing processes to make. Obviously, a big chunk of the street price is pricing for the market segment they're aimed at, but the money buys you that sound.
The Utopias are so far beyond the 580 it's night and day. Calling the 580 "amazing" just shows a lack of audio experience.
The Utopias are so far beyond the 580 it's night and day. Calling the 580 "amazing" just shows a lack of audio experience.
zekent
3
Feb 19, 2014
Why do people keep committing? Get the amazon one that's on sale! Boo hoo you don't get 600 ohms? The difference between 250 and 600 ohms is so negligible. You're paying an extra 50 bucks from the amazon price for 1. ohms you don't need 2. a different headband 3. and a straight cable...
dorkvader
199
Mar 27, 2014
Not necessarily, the D1 has an amp built in (as many DACs do nowadays) so it might be able to handle it. My D1 I keep at about 1/10th the max volume, and the headphones I use it with are about 1/10'th the impedance of the 600 ohm. Now, the reason this might work is that the high impedance headphones have a higher sensitivity then the ones I was using it with.
I mean, the D1 can output a full 2V RMS, which is quite a hot output indeed.
This headphone has a rated sensitivity of 96 dB. It's usually listed as a Db/mW, but possibly is db/v. Either way, 2V RMS will be loud enough. Since the impedance is so high, the current capacity of the DAC is less of an issue.
That said, getting an amp for that dac is a good idea. I am running my D1 into a DIY amp.
I mean, the D1 can output a full 2V RMS, which is quite a hot output indeed.
This headphone has a rated sensitivity of 96 dB. It's usually listed as a Db/mW, but possibly is db/v. Either way, 2V RMS will be loud enough. Since the impedance is so high, the current capacity of the DAC is less of an issue.
That said, getting an amp for that dac is a good idea. I am running my D1 into a DIY amp.
Dublin_Bob
10
Feb 11, 2018
Maybe I should try a pair. Only have the MX50 and based my purchase on reviews.
Mezz
350
Jan 29, 2015
Beyerdynamic DT880 or the AKG K7xx? Any advice for a newbie? I would like pair these with the Aune T1Mk2 AMp/DAC
ArthurTylerShaw
18
Feb 3, 2015
THIS. AKG is no longer made in Austria (atleast for the K701/K7xx/712). However, Beyer still makes the DT880 in Germany
polacchini
1
Feb 4, 2015
I have them both and feel the same about them as you do. I've listened the K7xx for quite a bit lately and I find that its treble roll-off makes for a kinda polite sounding headphone.
I'm keeping them both, though :)
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