Anything better than HD600...

[dsavitsk]

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.

[Torpedo]

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.

[wink]

Impedance matching can cure a multitude of audio woes.

[blessingx]

The T1 is on Massdrop for $849 (if they get 10 takers).

https://www.massdrop.com/home

[Wmcmanus]

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.

[naamanf]

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....

[RudeWolf]

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.

[n3rdling]

I for one completely agree with you torpedo

[Torpedo]

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.