Not exactly, itās just that there is a large difference between the cheaper stuff and the higher end tube amps, and also there are many different tube amps with different voicing, although the cheaper stuff tends to be similar to one another (sloppy, def warmer and thicker sounding but sacrificing detail and refinement, like the darkvoice or something)
Well the fact that you canāt run it balanced also is an issue lol. But the plat is a warmer and smoother amp either way
I would tend to agree, itās cleaner than the lp with a bit more forward sound, and tighter sounding overall, but doesnāt have the brittleness of the treble like some other budget amps. But this again is going off the idea that you are using the plat single ended which is a no no for sound quality
I mean yes actually in your case if you wanted something more neutral. I wouldnāt call it bright or analytical, but itās a somewhat neutral tube amp. The stock tubes make it a bit midrange focused but with some swaps it can be pretty neutral tbh. Itās still a difference from a solid state or hybrid, but the tuba is more reminiscent to higher end tube amps vs being compared to a darkvoice or something
The crack + speedball is going for something pretty colored, dynamic and impactful, and very full sounding, where the tuba is going for more even sound and refinement. Also the tuba being transformer coupled with high and low z will work with more headphones correctly than the crack (but still not the best with planar, I would look to other tube amps in the range if you want something that handles planar well)
Thanks. And keep an eye out for sales, maybe? Part of what fueled my Beyer binge was finding good deals on all that stuff. Looks like Woo Audio may have the 880 for $170 still, though form what Iāve seen prices have been climbing on most of the Beyer stuff over the past few months. https://wooaudio.com/specials/dt880
Iād have to get back to you on that. I have a ZMF Pendant arriving imminently (expecting it to ship maybe next week?), and will be throwing all of my higher-impedance cans on it to see how they do. Granted, the ZMFs will get the first rideāespecially the Verite Closed that Iāve been eagerly awaiting for ~3 months now.
Itās an older deal, but seems to still be up. They also have a few other decent Beyer deals, including a Gen 1 T1: https://wooaudio.com/specials/
Just for frame of reference, hereās roughly what I paid and where for my Beyers:
177x Go: $380 (sale price) @ Drop
1990s: $409 @ NewEgg (ElectronicsExpo)
1770 Pro: $426 @ Amazon
T1.2: $599 @ Ebay (Focus Camera)
880-600 Ohm: $166 @ Amazon
I got the 177x in February, and all of the others were newer purchases than that, so those are pretty recent prices. Apparently I got rather good deals on all of those; 880s seem to be trending closer to $200+ and the rest are all $50 more, give or take, except for the 1990s, which are quite a bit more expensive. The $409 price appears to be a bit of a fluke.
Anyway, I figured Iād leave a snapshot of recent prices so anyone looking for any of these can judge what might be a good current rate or a deal worth jumping on.
I can not recommend the T1.2nd Generation, running balanced to the Liquid Platinum enough. Warms it up, spaces everything out, brings down the harsh treble.
Before I got the Liquid Platinum, I found the T1s hard to drive through Single-Ended and even through some balanced amps. When you warm up the T1, it really shines.
Hello everybody I am kinda new to the forum but since this is the thread for the Beyerdynamic T1 I was wondering if anyone had advice on finding a full headphone assembly for this headset since mine is coming apart after many new years of use. Any help or direction on the matter would be much appreciated since I donāt want to part with these headphones since they are my daily. Have a nice rest of your day whoever is reading this.
So, as my impressions continue, my opinions of the T1 Gen 2 are becoming clearer.
I donāt hate this headphone, itās quite good for things like guitars and clean base, orchestral. but as it stands there are some issues that need to be sussed out that I guess can either be fixed with EQ. Or continue using my dumb DIY tuning till I get a smoother sounding amp with the nano black label.
The high points arenāt like killing me, but on the amps Iām currently using, there is thisā¦ metallic shimmer at high points Iām not sure how to describe. It sometimes overpowers the mix, especially on cheaper amps. Itās also present on my chord dac but to a finer degree that is more tolerable. So I assume the detail of that isnāt working in its favor atm.
As it stands this is what I had to do to get the shimmer under control with minimal detail loss
Edit: Iām starting to think its not totally the Beyers or the amps. Iāve had a minor bug the last day or so and it seems to have made me sensitive to frequencies at 5-9K for some god damn reason. Put on my Listens and started having the same problem at the exact same frequency range just less pronounced. Weird.
Further adventures in T1 listening
Itās a general mix of amp weakness (Over driving the t1s on these amps seem to be causing the metalling shearing on s noises) and my own ears from being sick
As my ears get better and I turn the amp down to about 70 percent it pretty much goes away for the most part
Does anyone find the T1 v2 bass boomy? Iāve never heard anyone bring it up. Really nothing but praise for the T1 sound. Makes me think maybe I have a defective set?
Ok I was using a3 and Modius. I have the 1990 and when I first got them used the balanced pads. I tried them with the a pads for about 2 seconds and at that time I didnāt like them butā¦ I guess my sound preference has changed over the last year or so and now I donāt like the b pads. To me the T1 low end sounds like the 1990 with the b pads.
Hmmmmm. You could go higher on the amp to better address bass control, but if you arenāt liking them and your preferences have changed I donāt know if itās worthwhile to go up amp wise and might just be a better idea to go for a different headphone
I wont say its booming, but I personally dont like the modius+A3 with the t1.2nd. I prefer the modius Thx789 running balanced for the t1.2nd. The bass gets really tight and you get some fast slam.
