November 1, 201312 yr So what in your opinion would be "just the right amplification" for the T1's? I used an L-2 on the high Z setting with a 600R resistor in parallel to the output. Similar arrangements on a number of other amps did not fair as well.
November 1, 201312 yr Now seriously, some friends came with a T1 to my place. We tried it on low impedance amps like the Beta and the Gilmore Reference (GS-X like, Justin would know better) on highish impedance ones like the Luxman P1 and the Rudi RX-100. With none sounded good, it paled compared to the HD800, HD600 even K-701, especially on the treble resolution and extension. Also kind of "generic" bass, tending to be just one note. Voices were just average, far from a believable sound with a proper timbre. The 880 is just OK, a bit too bright for my taste, but probably acceptable for the money. 770 and 990... well, too far away from neutral to consider them half seriously. DT-48 definitely a POS not adequate to listen to music. Good to make clinical pure tone audiometries. I haven't listened to other models, maybe it's true the models Tyll defended are OK, but for a company which so consistently makes headphones far from my liking, frankly, not worth the benefit of the doubt. I still wonder if the T1 or 880 are worth the effort they require to sound good. IMO the HD600 can do a better job without all that hassle. Probably the HD800, with their fame of being tough boys, are easier to get right than the T1.
November 2, 201312 yr The T1 is on Massdrop for $849 (if they get 10 takers). https://www.massdrop.com/home
November 2, 201312 yr I quite like the T1. Call me crazy if you will. Don't think it's worth the price tag, but then again, most good headphones aren't.
November 2, 201312 yr Agree if you like the 580 to go with the 600. Dusty and I may be the only two here who like the DT880s. As do I....
November 2, 201312 yr I didn't hate the DT880-250, a friend of mine is running these from a Pico DAC + Objective 2 rig I sold him. I absolutely hated how my HD650 sounded from that rig, but the DT880 was okay. The kind of okay that didn't wow or bother me, but I felt that with brighter recordings it had the potential to cause ear fatigue.
November 2, 201312 yr I for one completely agree with you torpedo Great, I knew I wasn't the only one not losing hearing accuracy on the high frequencies hahaha Well, horses for courses, as always, it's a matter of personal preference.
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