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Old 10-30-2010, 01:32 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by dragonone View Post
is the treble on the 990's too much for you? or can i turn it down with EQ afterwards... i guess the 770/990 come in different versions pro/consumer and different impedances... that means if i want to listen to them on an ipod/computer jack and on an amp i'm should still get the lower ohms? can i get away with a cheap headphone amp?
Either burn-in works, or I've been had by the placebo effect, but the treble is definitely not as crazy as it was out of the box (burn-in consisted of 4 days of my music library on shuffle). I love the treble. Makes the hi-hats and other cymbals pop.

I have the 250ohm version of the DT990 '05 (Premium) and I usally run it off a Nuforce uDac2 from my computer. Doesn't sound anywhere near as great as when it is plugged into my dad's preamp. It's still good off the DAC, but I know it can be better. So I think a good amp really matters with these headphones.

For iPod/unamped use, I think you should get a set a less resistive/more sensitive setup.
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