Is the HD800 overpriced? - Page 23

Enforcement of the MSRP by Sennheiser is what bothers me...

True true,



In toronto, you can get ;

- beyerdynamic T1 ~ $1100 (tax & shipping included)
- Denon AH-D700 ~ $700 (tax & shipping included)
- Ultrasone Edition 8 ~ $1100 (tax & shipping included)


But HD800 is fixed at $1599+(13% tax plus shipping) around $2000.



This is sad ...
Edited by Canadian411 - 5/8/12 at 12:00pm

The HD 800 is perfectly neutral, totally accurate, and offers an unparalleled soundstage IMO. To me, that is worth the price of admission. And if you are patient you can save $400-500 easy by carefully shopping for a slightly-used used set in mint condition
Edited by grokit - 5/8/12 at 12:12pm

In Sweden, prices are: (taxes included)

 

Sennheiser HD800 at 9990kr = $1459

Beyerdynamic T1 at 9990kr = $1459

Denon AD-D7000 at 9990kr = $1459

Hifiman HE-6 at 10 000kr = $1462

Audeze LCD-2 at 10 600kr = $1550

Ultrasone Edition 8 at 11 225kr = $1644

Grado PS1000 at 16 850kr = $2460

 

Edited by davidgotsa - 5/8/12 at 12:17pm

Definitely not perfectly neutral no matter how you look at it. 

Accurate. Yes. Great imaging + soundstage. Yes. 

But you can do just as well with cans much less imo. 

Well okay, my first set wasn't completely neutral and I have done a good bit of tube rolling with my current pair so YMMV. But for me they are tied for best in my collection with the HE-6, which I also consider neutral but I listen to those out of a different amp.

Oh my oh my,,,, I feel for you..

 

Of course Ireland is "in house" - the factory is totally Sennheiser in the same way as the factory in Wennebostal and the other factory in Burgdorf in Germany and the other factory in the USA - they are all totally all Sennheiser.  This is not "out sourced" in any way.

 

China is different, as far as I am aware, in that Sennheiser do not totally own and staff the factory there.

 

Sorry, you do not know what you are talking about.

 

 

 

 

 

Then I would suggest you do not start throwing the **** until you really listen to them yourself on a good amp. instead of just rehashing what someone else has said - and do you know if that person actually has listened to them?

 

I have owned the HD 800 for over three years and know how they sound - I am also a recording engineer and know how they sound in comparison to the real musical instrument.

 

Nothing is perfect, but the HD 800 come pretty close.

 

I have not heard anything at a lower price, or even a higher price, that comes anywhere near the HD 800.

 

From your comments, it sounds like you have not actually listened to the HD 800 yourself properly.

Or he disagrees with you about what constitutes perfect.  As I do.

Of course, I would have wanted the HD800 to be less expensive. But given that it's tops (or near that) in detail, comfort, soundstage, and imaging - and really good everywhere else -- I believe it's priced realistically. 

My above statements about neutrality in the HD 800 and HE-6 need to be qualified, because I have and will continue to debate endlessly that there is no such thing as perfect neutrality, with any kind of music whether reproduced or performed live*. I just meant as far as in comparison to other headphones that I have listened to, with my gear and hearing abilities.

*And I have to qualify that by saying that I haven't had a chance yet to evaluate an acapella performance in NASA's new vacum acoustic chamber
Edited by grokit - 5/8/12 at 5:19pm

Yeah. I feel there's a certain notion at play here.
a.) because certain people find the hd800 not nearly as accurate or neutral as others so proclaim( and have the sheer audacity to state it )
b.) someone else feels they need to defend the can by
a.) calling out the person who made the opinion as either not owning the can or not using a "good" enough rig
b.) detracting from the point by utilizing the nothing is perfect argument (no can is perfectly neutral, the hd800 is as good as you get)

Don"t get me wrong,
I know where you're coming from.
There's a lot of regurgitated crap on these threads as well as a lack of judgement.
But there's a certain degree of modicum and respect we pay to our peers.
Else-wise we end up sounding stuck-up or even rude.
Just a friendly reminder.

There are plenty of great iems/cans under the msrp of the hd800. Suggesting it's the end-all best [ as you did so above] and nothing can compete against it only emphasizes the fact you need to get out and try more!

The stax sr2020, sa5000, and jvc dx series are just some cans that perform just as well as the hd800 with different strengths.
Edited by Sil3nce - 5/8/12 at 7:54pm

The SR-009 is the product of repeated research trip to techology and material search without deviating from our stance to return to live sound and music always with refined sensitivity.

And I suspect you'll post another 10 pictures of the final audio can.
Just because there are ridiculously expensive cans out there, doesn't mean people can't question the validity of the monetary value of say a hd800. Fac o matter is that Sennheiser wants to make money, the price control alludes to that. Now is it worth it? That's a whole 'nother story.