melomax a écrit:Bonjour mannithear,
As-tu retrouvé chez toi l’aigu artificiel que tu avais remarqué sur le T1 en magasin?
Aux autres qui l’ont comparés au DT1990 Pro, trouvez-vous aussi une différence de rendu de l’aigu entre les 2? Lequel vous paraît-il le plus « naturel »?
Désolé de vous embêter avec ces histoires d’aigu mais j’y suis vraiment sensible...
Merci à tous!
Hi melomax,
in the shop the comparison was made with the "small" Simaudio Moon 230 HAD DAC/headphone amp.. In this configuration the DT1990 sounded fuller to me with more body and bass and well integrated treble. The T1 sounded in the shop leaner and had the artificial treble on some recordings but was more 3-dimensional and with more detail and microdynamics. Therefore I could not decide which one sounded more natural to me.
At home, the body and bass of the T1 is enough, more would be too much and the treble isn't artificial at all. Unfortunately I have not made a comparison with the DT1990 at home.
The only "downside" I could detect with the T1 is that it is a bit mellow sounding. It's hard to describe, but I would say it may lack a bit dirtyness for trashier Rock/Punk records. But there are cheaper alternatives for this and I think the most T1 owners will have yet more than one headphone at home.
One thing should be considered: the DT1990 has 250 Ohms and the T1 600 Ohms, therefore the T1 is more difficult to drive and will not be happy with every headphone amp. The T1 needs less power than the DT880 600 Ohm but should be listened with the own amplifier, otherwise it could end in a disspointment.
Btw my headphone amplifier is the anTiTon enFase, it's a hybrid design with minitubes and optimized to work well high impedance headphones. It's made by a friend of mine who lives in the Montpellier region and makes handcrafted audio gear (I think exceptional good ones).
Cheers