I like his description of the 880’s treble response as “losing the forest for the trees” at times. I think that’s pretty accurate. For most recordings, I really love my 880. They have great resolution and spatial presentation for the price. But that treble is peaky and sharp at times. I notice it most when I listen to hard rock or metal and the drummer rides the crash cymbals. The peak of the 880 treble is right in the range of some crash cymbals and that’s the area where the 880 breaks timbre and becomes overwhelmingly sharp. In those moments I just have to get them off my head.
Beyerdynamic also seems to he making a more aggressive push into gaming audio than most other audiophile companies. I think that’s a good business move. The video game industry brings in more money than the music and film industries combined.