@gypsygib
Hi,I saw your comment about dx3 pro, it's seems like you are using dx3pro to drive dt1990pro. I want to buy a pair of dt1990pro, and I have dx3pro already. Are they matching with each other well?
Thank you.
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Try the HiFi Man Sundara's unless you love that crystal treble sound or use them more for gaming than anything else.
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I love the pairing, although I don't have much to compare it too (FiiO E10K, Modi Multibit combo). I like a lot of crisp and crystalline treble with clean, detailed and fast punchy base and these fit that need perfectly (can't stand boom). They're extremely energetic. Some would probably like a warmer sound. I had Sundara's before which were phenomenal for everything except PC gaming, which I do a lot so I switched to DT1990's during the return period after comparing them both at the same time. I can't imagine the 1990's being for everyone. If music listening is priority number 1 then the Sundara's were better with most genres. Soundstage was way better, they almost sounded like you were listening to nice speakers instead of headphones. Would have kept them except for gaming they sounded very flat and lacking energy compared to the 1990's. One comparison involved a firework in the distance in FF15. Sounds that had a good distant thump on the 1990s like in real life didn't have any thump on the Sundara's for some reason. But if I could have afforded to keep them both I would have.
Compared to the modi multi bit combo I had before, the DX3 Pro is perfect for me as it's extremely crisp and detailed with a better soundstage and something I could only describe as slightly silky instead of slightly grainy. The FIIO sucked imo and dac alone was even worse. While the multibit was better than the FIIO overall, I thought I may have wasted money on expensive headphones (over $700 in Canada) as the clarity, detail, snappy base and energy all the reviewers were talking about wasn't there. It sounded good but often a bit muffled or compressed in fact and I bought the 1990s for detail and clarity. This may sound weird but I was a bit upset that my S9 with cheap stock earbuds sometimes felt like it produced a more enjoyable sound, at least for netflix. With the DX3 it sounds like I upgraded my headphones. I'm truly amazed by how good some tracks sound.
Warning however, my 1990s now make obvious EVERY flaw in a recording and expose low quality studio work. I thought my DX3 Pro or 1990's were defective at first as I'd here occasional clicks, noise, deep base static and other weird sounds behind the music on many Tidal songs. I then went and played the same songs on my Surface Pro with the 1990s to eliminate the DX3 Pro as the culprit, still there but more faint. Then some earbuds to see if it was the headphones, I could make out the same weird sounds at the same spots on tracks but they were MUCH more faint so I'm assuming I just never heard them before despite being there. I think most modern popular music has a lot of "tuning" and post production involved which can produce sound defects which you wouldn't normally hear unless with revealing headphones/dac/amp. I can certainly now tell a quality producer from a less conscientious one but I guess 1990's were designed for studio work first and foremost. Maybe more producers should get a pair
A lot of mistakes in modern music production. I also think they're absolutely amazing for gaming, the imaging is amazing and they're also great for music as well, but you can get better sounding headphones for most genres of music I think. Build quality of the DT1990s made the Sundara's feel fragile in comparison. It's built like a tank with not weak spots. The Sundara's looked like the joints for the cups wouldn't last the test of time.
If you have a headphone store near you, I'd just try out a bunch as sound signatures are so much personal preference as opposed to objective quality (once lack of clarity and boom is eliminated). IMO diminishing returns accelerates rapidly past $250.