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DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« on: May 29, 2012, 07:24:39 PM »
DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots



These don't sound too bad. Treble is a bit hot when volume is turned up though. Nothing EQ can't fix. Probably one of Beyer's best headphones. Looks like in some ways, Beyer has gone backwards with Tesla.
« Last Edit: June 21, 2012, 06:11:07 AM by purrin »
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2012, 08:23:16 PM »
Wow.  These have a very interesting broad, short lived, well controlled resonance along the whole spectrum.  I cant remember seeing that before.  Kudos to Beyer.
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2012, 08:27:11 PM »
Yeah, I was wondering if purrin's program just cut these off at 1ms, but it doesn't look to be the case at all. Just a bit of energy from 5K to 10K that seems fairly benign. Way better-looking than the "good" T1 pair.
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2012, 08:49:47 PM »
I wonder how the 2003 version compares to these. Many people say that those are superior
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2012, 08:51:47 PM »
Those plots are clean, just like they sound. I'm not actually used to seeing that, after seeing so much triple penetrator, murder spikes of death, and Tesla's mountain ranges of doom. I did a double take at the graph, even.

I do like the DT880, it's pretty enjoyable to listen to quietly.
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2012, 08:57:09 PM »
I wonder what accounts for the cold tonality/ lack of warmth i remember with the DT880.  Purrin did you notice that, aside from the treble emphasis?  I heard them years ago. 

Tthey look like they would have warmth looking at that gentle rise from 500 to 100 hz
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2012, 08:58:37 PM »
These had a hint of warmness. Note they are 250ohm, not the 80ohm, which I did not think sounded as good as these.
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 09:07:02 PM »
There obviously are benefits of using some cup damping..
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 09:09:09 PM »
You know, I've heard the DT880 as both full sounding, and freezing cold myself. Strange.
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Re: DT880-250 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2012, 09:14:58 PM »
Had the 600 ohm version. Somewhat thin vocals & the treble tilted balance make them sound a bit cold.
Pretty nice & clean sounding out of a tube amp .That treble does get irksome after sometime though.
« Last Edit: May 29, 2012, 09:35:46 PM by gurubhai »
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