DT 880 Edition 32 Ω
headphones
$200
Used market: $155*
Specifications
2 of 7 values have a recorded sourceExpert Audio Engineering Commentary
Tonal Profile
The home-fit DT 880: softer headband, straight cable, same semi-open transducer as the PRO. At 32 Ohms this is the only member of the family a phone drives to full level, and beyerdynamic's own FAQ admits the impedance is identifiable only by a stamp on the plug shaft — an unmarked plug means 250 Ohms.
What the datasheet actually says
Quoted verbatim from the manufacturer’s own page, with the date we checked it. We state what is printed, not what anyone intended by it.
«Nominal impedance. . . 32 Ω / 250 Ω / 600 Ω Nominal SPL . . . 96 dB»
One sensitivity for three headphones whose impedances span a factor of nineteen. The 32 Ohm and the 600 Ohm versions are sold from the same page at the same price and are not interchangeable in any system: read as dB/mW, the 600 Ohm needs 12.7 dB more voltage than the 32 Ohm for the same level — the difference between a phone being enough and a desktop amplifier being mandatory. The unit is not printed either; beyerdynamic names it on the Amiron home as «102 dB (1 mW / 500 Hz)».
checked 8/5/2026* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~78% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026