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Wonderful sound and detail
Posted by CodPhish from Glen Ridge, NJ on 2012-11-17Posted on Beyerdynamic DT 880 - 600 Ohm
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Fantastic sound, very comfortable
Cons: none
I purchased the 600 ohm DT 880s to match my home built Aikido tube Headphone amp (12AU7s into 6H30s). Together they sound fantastic. Great dynamic range, soundstage, and detail. Very comfortable. I can listen to them for hours and forget the world :-). So far I have been mostly listening to jazz and oboe concertos. The resonance of the bodies of the instruments come through beautifully.
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So smooth
Posted by Rob from Chicago, IL on 2011-02-09Posted on Beyerdynamic DT 880 - 600 Ohm
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Comfort, great price/benefit
Cons: a tad bass shy (more on that)
I have the Ultra Desktop Amp so I wanted to try some high impedence phones and see if the benefits are true. Yes, they are. These headphone are the smoothest I've had. I need to put some kind of timer on my computer to remind myself to take them off for a while. There is almost zero fatigue and they sound great, well separated and linear. No EQing is used when I'm listening. As for my bass shy con remark, I should add I own the Denon D7000s (which are nearly perfect) and those have that excellent bass. So, the bass shy comment I'm sure is attributed to being used to the Denons. I am listening to them now (Deadmau5 Apple lossless) and I'm amazed of how great they sound. Bass is great too! Its what inspired me to write the review. Best purchase since my Denons.
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The DT880/600Ohm..... Pure Awesome
Posted by Zombie_X from Milwaukee, WI on 2010-12-24Posted on Beyerdynamic DT 880 - 600 Ohm
Recommend Product: Yes
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Hi all, Zombie_X from Head-Fi.org here with another review! This won't be as in depth as the T1's review but I will give you all the needed info.
The Beyerdynamic DT880 sound can be classified as being treble oriented with slightly recessed mids (will get tot hat later) and having slow or muddy bass (will get to that as well).
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GEAR USED:
- Source: PC via Pop-Pulse SPDIF-II (to Optical), Marantz VC6001 CD Player
- Amp: Woo Audio WA3+, Audio-GD ROC
- DAC: Music Hall DAC25.2 (with NOS Mullard E88CC tube)
- IC's : ZXAC custom made RCA and XLR cables
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TREBLE:
I find the treble on the DT880/600Ohm to be slightly smoother than the 250Ohm and 32Ohm models out there. It's very extended and crystalline in it's presentation. I find it to be harsh on poorly mastered or recorded material but when used with reference grade material the treble is to die for. Very articulate and grain free.
MIDRANGE:
Many say the DT880 is leaner in the midrange but I have to say they are not. The treble shines over the mids and makes them seem recessed or muted. The mids are very transparent with lots of detail and also have great resolving capabilities. Vocals sound very nice and realistic and guitars have an edge to them which is very nice.
BASS:
Yet again I hear this talk of the slow and muddy DT880 bass. The 250Ohm has this as well as the 32Ohm, but not the 600Ohm model. The bass is very punchy when needed and is very extended with great texturing and layering. It's is also not sluggish in anyway as long as the recordings bass is not that way. The bass is very tight and well controlled without being to dominant of the sound. Many on Head-Fi.org have said that the DT880 also has bloated bass which is simply not true.
SOUNDSTAGE:
The soundstage is very well layered and offers a lot of detail and separation of the various instruments. I find it to be quite accurate and spacious with good air. In comparison to the HD600 it is a bit bigger in terms of width and depth of the presentation. It's not the biggest out there but it is better than others.
These 600Ohm headphones need strong amping. I would recommend a nice OTL tube amp for them like my Woo Audio WA3+. They need a significant voltage swing to function properly.
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The 5-Star General.
Posted by GN3RAL KARL from Colorado Springs on 2010-04-27Posted on Beyerdynamic DT 880 - 600 Ohm
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: King-size comfort, Masterpiece sound.
Cons: Needs an amp with some serious torque.
I had recently purchased this from Headroom. I have been through many headphones. However, this is end of the road for me. Can one headphone have it all? Perhaps, because this Beyerdynamic DT880 in 600 ohm fashion is FLAWLESS. Grand comfort, grand sound, and it REQUIRES a grand amp. Strap it to one, and brace yourself for some ultra-serious reference listening. Ridiculously refined and Aquafina pure, this can will take you to a whole new universe through your tunes.
Highs 5/5 - They are crafted so beautifully, you would think they were hand-made. Smooth like Dove soap and detailed are words to describe here. No grainy textures or harsh notes period. Zilch trace of excessive brightness either. Highs blend in with the rest of the ranges and yet you can still easily focus on it if you wanted to. Without a doubt, this model easily bests the 250 ohm version and only slightly surpasses the 32 ohm. It is literally the best highs I've ever heard.
Mids 5/5 - The mids here are just as forward the 32 ohm version. This range is so buttery, even Orville Redenbacher will be jealous. Not a single detail is missed. In other headphones, the mid-range is treated like a step-child; forced to sit down, and shut up (no offense to any step-children). Not here. Every last voice and note make a direct connection to your eardrum. The transmission goes straight to the head, and your brain tells your body to dance. Trance, Hip-Hop, Rock, Paper, Scissors, whatever, sounds delightful and engaging. The midrange is very full, and very much alive.
Lows 5/5 - Incredible. The bass goes so deep, I might have just struck some oil in there. Awesome slam and impact gives your tunes the necessary low-end grunt it needs. Even for Hip-Hop fans, there's plenty of fish in this boat. The bass is excruciatingly tight and has so much texture to it, you can almost feel it. In addition, it never bleeds into the other ranges, always giving attention into the entire spectrum. Can you imitate the grin on a 12 year-old kid who just received a new toy? If you can't, you're only kidding yourself. Put one of these on, and these will do it for you.
Soundstage 5/5 - It's as wide as Aunt Betty, and about as deep as Microsoft's pockets. Fantastic imaging will bring that holographic effect to your tunes. Notes and their relative positions are easy to locate like a good GPS system. Well, you might as well get lost in here, because the music just surrounds you with utter precision and crystal-clear timbre. There is also a great sense of "air" between the notes that is naturally pleasing.
Detail Retrieval 5/5 - The ultra-low noise floor of this model squeezes out even more sounds/nuances than the lower impedance counterparts. Such as the human hand gliding over a piano. The crystal clear pluck of a guitar string. Or hearing a couple of fleas playing poker backstage. This headphone will surprise you, wondering if your ears are playing tricks on you. Nope. You DID just hear that. Fanstastic.
Value 5/5 - I have mine connected to a Sony NWZ-A729 (16gb) mp3 player with a "Bioscience Geek (BSG)" DIY Cmoy amp (eBay) in between. I have to give credit to "Bioscience Geek" for making such an incredible amp. It, as well as the Beyers, is the best amp I've heard to date. The amp has an extremely low distortion rating, huge soundstage and superb separation of instruments in addition to a very non-fatiguing, crisp sound signature. All for a mere fifty bucks and impedance matched for the 600 ohm load to boot. This combination has me in constant break-yur-neck mode because the sound just cannot be faulted. This leads me to give this phone my highest remarks ever for value and sound.
If you don't have a brute amp that can drive this titan, get the 32 ohm version instead. Skip the 250 ohm version. That one sounds great, but honestly does not offer (as much) the same extremely well-rounded ranges as the 32 or 600 ohm version.
Beyerdynamic DT880 600 ohm = The Omega of audio.
Max Sound Level before distorting - 108db
*Burn in just increases (by a small amount) the already extraordinary clarity of this headphone. This is mainly because this model has such a refined sound, that right out of the box it sounds virtually perfect.
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