Sennheiser HD800 vs Sony SA5000? - Page 4

SA5000s have less detail than W5000 .. I don't think so.

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Originally Posted by masamy 

SA5000s have less detail than W5000 .. I don't think so.

Do you own both, care to elaborate on setup?

SA5000 has more aggressive treble which might give an illusion of a better details but W5000 seems to resolve more just not as accentuated and throughout the full spectrum, not only in highs (that's the easiest to accomplish). But again that's how I hear it.

HD800 is the best top tier headphone I've come across. The SA5000 is nice but doesnt bring out much clarity and 'space' in the music as the HD800 does.

I was thinking of buying the HD700 and sell HD800, but I havent listened to HD700 yet.

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Originally Posted by AUDIOBREEDER 

HD800 is the best top tier headphone I've come across. The SA5000 is nice but doesnt bring out much clarity and 'space' in the music as the HD800 does.

 

I was thinking of buying the HD700 and sell HD800, but I havent listened to HD700 yet.

 I thought the SA-5000 was some of the most clear cans available .. 

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Originally Posted by Danz03 

 

It's sad but true, the cable of my HD800 just snapped with a pull, and am still waiting for Sennheiser to send me a new one. I really cannot imagine what would happen if I dropped the HD800 on a hard floor.

I don't think one can just categorize headphones like that, different brand guitars and drums sound differently and how they were played and recorded made them sound totally different.

But IE8s are good at giving a 'live' feel to music which I like.

BTW, the HD25s are not sport headphones, they are design for DJs.

 

sorry to reply to such an old post, but yes i was told recently by an owner that his HD800 broke because he dropped it on the floor on the right earcup and now its bent and wont make any sound. it is in the bin now....

kind of like a mercedes vs an F1 car. F1 is far faster and superior but only runs well on high grade fuel, and breaks easy as hell too. while the mercedes is tougher, but not nearly as fast or as demanding as the F1

What type of Amp/Dacs are you people using for the SA5000

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Originally Posted by maxmays1 

What type of Amp/Dacs are you people using for the SA5000

dv-sp 402 e > tx-sr 501 > SA5k,

will be trying a tube magic audio A1 for amp pretty soon..

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Originally Posted by AUDIOBREEDER 

HD800 is the best top tier headphone I've come across. The SA5000 is nice but doesnt bring out much clarity and 'space' in the music as the HD800 does.

 

I was thinking of buying the HD700 and sell HD800, but I havent listened to HD700 yet.

If I were you, I would not do it.

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT 

Do you own both, care to elaborate on setup?

SA5000 has more aggressive treble which might give an illusion of a better details but W5000 seems to resolve more just not as accentuated and throughout the full spectrum, not only in highs (that's the easiest to accomplish). But again that's how I hear it.

Yes, I have owned both. And yes, both of them are detailed headphone. But the point is that W5000 seems to have many re-verb in the high mid ( 5k-7k, I think) and the sound is not clear and detail as well as Sa5000.

Hum. Can my W5000 be deffective ?

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Originally Posted by masamy 

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Originally Posted by AUDIOBREEDER 

HD800 is the best top tier headphone I've come across. The SA5000 is nice but doesnt bring out much clarity and 'space' in the music as the HD800 does.

 

I was thinking of buying the HD700 and sell HD800, but I havent listened to HD700 yet.

If I were you, I would not do it.

Nor would I, the HD700 is a total flop...