Headphones upgrade

SamyBoy13

SamyBoy13

SamyBoy13

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Hi guys ,
Currently I got DT880pro's and Shure 846 IEM. I love the way 846s sound on how detailed, balanced and effortless they are. On the other hand the low end and soundstage of the dt880 pro's cant be matched by the 846s. I would like to retire the 880s as I mainly use them for gaming due to how much better the soundstage is. However they come no where near the sound quality of 846s. I'm aware there isn't a perfect solution but would budget of £500 be enough to better the 880pro close to 846 in terms of sound quality with while having similar soundstage of 880pros?

Many thanks

Sam
 
SamyBoy13 said:
Hi guys ,
Currently I got DT880pro's and Shure 846 IEM. I love the way 846s sound on how detailed, balanced and effortless they are. On the other hand the low end and soundstage of the dt880 pro's cant be matched by the 846s. I would like to retire the 880s as I mainly use them for gaming due to how much better the soundstage is. However they come no where near the sound quality of 846s. I'm aware there isn't a perfect solution but would budget of £500 be enough to better the 880pro close to 846 in terms of sound quality with while having similar soundstage of 880pros?

Many thanks

Sam
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What are you using as amp for these?
 
siumatfung said:
Just had a look the dt880 pros are semi open back will you want open back or closed back

BTW that amp is a beast haha
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Thanks, when I walked in into Richer sounds 4 years ago and saw that beast I had to buy it. Sounds as good as it looks with Dali Epicons. The beast almost broke my back when I took him home - it weights 50 pounds.

In terms of headphone being open design it don't mind as I use them in spare bedroom where I game once a week if I'm lucky.
 
SamyBoy13 said:
Thanks, when I walked in into Richer sounds 4 years ago and saw that beast I had to buy it. Sounds as good as it looks with Dali Epicons. The beast almost broke my back when I took him home - it weights 50 pounds.

In terms of headphone being open design it don't mind as I use them in spare bedroom where I game once a week if I'm lucky.
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Haha not surprised at all lol 25kgs haha

But ayes id probs give the hd650/hd6xx a go or the hifiman xs they both around the same price lower than your budget but worth a try
 
What about the Beyer DT1990 pro? It should have been called the DT1880 as it's semi-open like the DT880, so it's more like a DT880 with Tesla drivers - Mine gets a lot of head time and it's competing with some nice cans.
 
I'd seriously consider test driving some planars, especially coming from what you have and considering what you're looking for in a headphone.

The Sundara is a great shout.
 
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Would say Sundara or hifiman edition xs. The senns recommended about are immense but coming from DTs the planar bass would likely be more familiar and make for nicer sound. If you do look at hifiman I would not bother going up.to.an Ananda. It is not worth the extra and is in some ways worse. The arya lineup is the only meaningful leap and that is beyond your budget.
 
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