I totally agree with you. I also compared this to the Asgard 3 and I prefer the DarkVoice over the Asgard 3 in terms to how full it sounds. The Asgard 3 does a decent job, but the DarkVoice is just giving me a bit more of the sound I am looking for.
Hmmm⊠yea I am running it from my Schiit stack (Modi 3 + Heresy). I can dial down the pre-out on the amp a bit and that could give me a bit more roam to play with.
Mine sat around 9 oâclock too⊠yeah zeos made a comment in the zen can video about taking some heat about his 880 power requirement statements but that aside I really enjoyed the dv 880 pairing a ton
How well does the Asgard 3 power it? What did you find lacking when compared to the DarkVoice?
Ok just seating doing a quick A/B going back and forth between the Schiit Modi connected to the Darkvoice and the Asgard 3 with the Multibit DAC. I am listening to Chris Jones, Long After Youâre Gone. Here are a couple of things I noticed: (Still very new to this hobby, so bare with meâŠ)
Modi/Darkvoice:
Note: I have not replaced the tubes that came with the unit⊠yet (Some are arriving on Monday!)
Multibit/Asgard 3:
Now listening to a few other songs, there doesnât seem to be that much of a difference. And will say that yea the Asgard 3 does a good job here. The Dark Voice is just doing it a bit better in this one example. I would probably have to spend more time with a few other songs to give a more in depth comparison.
I think the preout on the Asgard outputs the multibit dac signal too. You can run that into the Darkvoice and do a direct amp to amp comparison too.
I start to hear sound at just past 9 oÂŽclock with the Darkvoice. Before its silent. Listening level is 12 oÂŽclock or even 3oÂŽclock, depends.
Someone has written somewhere that a 6080 powertube is like âlow gainâ mode. I have a 6080 in my darkvoice, maybe it has to do with it.
Something else for the people who are willing to mess with Equalizers.
I have applied the Oratory 1990 Settings and tuned them a little bit.
Im often switching on/offâŠand i really really like both, with eq and without eq.
Highly recommend checking them out.
With EQ i have to turn the volume wheel to the end to get a good volume.
I donât think you can use the internal Multibit DAC with another amp unfortunately
The preout is just a passthrough then? If so thatâs a bummer.
yeah thatâs correct⊠really the only thing I donât like about the a3
Actually⊠that works! I will have to test it again lol. I didnât think that this would.
wait really?
Yea really⊠kinda suprised lol
Ok so this is now very close and yea⊠I think using the same DAC helps.
So the Modi I think was actually giving me that more forward effect on the Dark Voice. However I can still say that the Dark Voice to me, edges out, but ever so slightly in this particular scenerio in being a bit darker in sound. It is now really close in terms in how they sound. This of course may change with different tubes from what I understand.
Just got my new pair dropped off. Gonna test with my SP200 and BassX. Will report back. Super excited, but prepared to be underwhelmed at the same time
So far, my head hasnât exploded, but they are definitely very good, and well paired to the a100. If any headphone needed burn in, I suppose it would be this one. The detail is very evident. Initial gut impression though is that moving from the SP200 to the a100 makes a bigger difference on my Dekoni Blues than with these 880s. Maybe Iâll come back in a week with a different opinion. Can I even compare these to the Sundaras? Is it planar vs dynamic? Cause gun to my head so far Iâd still take the Sundaras I think
Sundaras are a nice neutralish all rounder. Dt880 are nicely detailed with some brightness. I think there is a bit more slam to the 880s in the bass but they both are no bass canons haha. Mids sound about the same i think. Soundstage could be the same? But sundaras win on placement and seperation. This is using the darkvoice and asgard3 however. the dt800 on the darkvoice is really nice. I will be getting my a100 this week,interested in that pairing with both.
Definitely let me know your thoughts once you get the a100, though I think I overall agree with your assessment. I donât think the 880s are lacking any bass- theyâre just not bass canons. I wanna say the Sundara barely takes it in the imaging, but part of me is thinking thatâs just coming down to the way the Sundaraâs planar aspect produces the sound than the actual imaging ability itself. It will take weeks to come to a final conclusion. The Sundaras definitely sound more openâŠbut thatâs cause they are
Hello guys, probably you have read this question. How good is the imagine of the 250 ohm version, vs the 880 600 ohm? I do ask because pretty much interested in one for my gaming setup, I do not own a good dac/amp, just ocasionally a SoundBlasterX G6 xD
Would anyone with an âEditionâ version of this be willing to open the headband and snap a few pics? The slider mechanisms on my set are loose, but since itâs the âEditionâ version the plastic enclosure is different. When I opened the band, there were two plastic pieces (one on each side) that fell out. I think these two pieces are key to keeping the slider stable and firm. Here are some pics of my set: https://imgur.com/a/dY7JkI1
I am curious, what are the significant differences between the 250Ohm version and the 600Ohm version. Because from what I have heard, the 600Ohm DT 880 is much harder and more difficult to power compared to the lesser Ohm versions of it.