The Sennheiser HD 800: The First Listen, The First Review - Page 18

Right on. That's why we all love it here

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Then again it looks like the rear of some speaker drivers..

Perhaps same numerical value!!! Euroland curse for consumers!

I think I might become a early adopter of these things. If I don't like them I can always sell them on Ebay for close to the MSRP.

I now have to get to work on a plan to hide this large expense from my wife. This will be difficult since I am about to purchase a $800+ new DAC. I might have to employ some Bernie Madoff tactics.

Does anyone have any idea when these things are going to be available.

Wishful thinking against their sixth sense!

...now, here's a thought. Sennheiser has been busy hand making and stocking piling these phones in dark secrecy for sometime (like forever) ramping up for the launch date.

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com...0+usd+in+euros

I made a post about these HD800s being released soon.
Take that naysayers!

Why? Closed headphone vs Open headphone. Also, the W5000 is 1/3 the price. Apples & Oranges, my friend.

As for me, I think the HD800 is interesting looking. I'd love to hear it, but will never buy one. Way too expensive for me, and in the foreseeable future have no use for open headphones. I'd need some serious home equipment before it would be worth dropping the cash on headphones like this.

I'm curious... They're using the Benchmark DAC1 as the amp for these at the show. Which version of the DAC1 is it? With all the complaints I've read about the DAC1's headphone amp, I wonder how much MORE impressive it would be if demoed with an Emprical Audio modded unit. Heheh!

i wonder how much of the great sound is attributed to that benchmark dac1 pre and that (can't make it out) impressive looking cd player/transport?

that said, i am glad senny heading back into the higher end of headphonics..

paul

Those things look sweet, I don't know why everyone was complaining about the looks in that one other thread about the picture leak.

Brochure says diffuse-field equalized. I believe since k240df there wasn't any cans with this feature because the amplifiers can handle that business

It would be good to see a comparison between this Hd800 and other top notch headphones of other brands such as Grado, AKG, ATH, Sony...

Edit: Obviously giving them some time. It looks really promising, however I don't really like the looks of the Sennheisers. Today onn the underground I saw a guy wearing some Senns hd208 os something similar. They looked too big on the guys head

I'm hopeful that we can get some confirmation about the connector that Senn chose to use at the headphones. It'll be a bummer in my book if they used some proprietary nonsense again.