kaushama

Thanks for the tip. I did that and they are getting me the stuff from Germany. They will then send it to local distributor.

I am getting my new HD580 and going to mod them with HD600 grilles and DIY cable upgrade with Klotz twin stereo balanced cable. Where can I buy HD600 grilles and HD580\600 headphone connectors (@ drivers)? The dealer should do international shipping as I live in Sri lanka.

DT990 has bloated bass and treble for my liking. I like the balance of DT880 with little bit of punch in BASS. Dt880 has fast accurate and very low bass response. But lacks something which needs to have when listening to modern genre I thought. Its little bit more analytical than needed for those kind of music. As I need lots of MP3s (above 196KHz) I need more forgiving kind of a can too. I heard post-2005 DT880 has this corrected and its beyond the reach of my wallet right now. What are the negative points of HD580?

Thanks I did that and auditioned DT880 (2003). Well I did not like the sound signature though it is a very good headphone. It gives marvelous separation and soundstage. Very fast and low BASS. But the BASS lacks the oomph factor though I do not consider myself a bass-head. What I have heard from I think better choice for me, would be HD650. I do not have money to buy it this moment. As you said treble is not colored but more prominent. But it lacks something (may be punch) when it comes to modern genre such as pop, rap or hip hop ,which I listen a lot apart from acoustic music. It less forgiving for KP3 and poor recordings as it is very accurate. I come from a pair of HD497 and I think I will go for HD580 as my first HI-FI can. Is there a place where I can buy a pair of HD600 grilles?

Hi I have decided to upgrade my cans to compliment forthcoming XIN SUPERMACRO IV. I can buy DT880 (2003) for 190US$ here and ship HD580 for 200$ (All Inclusive). I listen to both classical\Jazz and modern RAP\POP music. I have seen many reviews regarding DT880 for its bass thin nature and coloured treble. They are supposed to have very good sound-stage and separation, sometimes less forgiving for bad recordings and compressed music like MP3 whiCh I listen a lot. HD580 seems to have a mid bass hump which gives oooMMph factor. I have seen DT880 compared to HD650 and they say HD580 is about 85% of the HD650. What is the better headphone?