Sennheiser HDVD800 Headphone Amplifier - Page 15

I honestly don't think that people should be expecting too much.

There are so many great amps out there already; burson, red wine audio, luxman, rsa, lehmann, schiit, violectric etc etc.

out of these i simply dont think Burson , RWA, Schiit, Violectric are good match for HD800.

Burson is good , Nothing Great. An allround amp, works good with most HPs, but excels at none.

Schiit is Is not a good match for HD800, its more of an audeze amp.

RWA too is nothing special with HD800.

Vioelectric, people go that way only when they cant buy 1000+ amp and dont want the sound of BCL.

as stated before the " made for HD800, by HD800 makers" is what is appealing me. no one understands HD800 better than sennheiser.

no one understands HD800 better than sennheiser.

sure it's for that i wait this AMP

After listend this AMP  I love IT

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Originally Posted by singh 

out of these i simply dont think Burson , RWA, Schiit, Violectric are good match for HD800.

 

Burson is good , Nothing Great. An allround amp, works good with most HPs, but excels at none.

Schiit is Is not a good match for HD800, its more of an audeze amp.

RWA too is nothing special with HD800.

Vioelectric, people go that way only when they cant buy 1000+ amp and dont want the sound of BCL.

 

 

as stated before the " made for HD800, by HD800 makers" is what is appealing me. no one understands HD800 better than sennheiser.

And thats what the marketing is hoping for.

Enter the business of overpriced amps.

Why should I pay as much or more for an amp than the actual headphone?

despite that, I think it's a sexy looking amp.

who said ill buy them as soon as its launched, ill wait for the reviews , but that's not stopping me to keep my hopes up.

@iim7V7IM7 , sennheiser has a long history in electronics, they aren't just headphone makers, they make recording/studio equipments as well. searching shows they do make amplifiers as well.

And dont forget HEV90, besides Headamp aristaeus ( which is based on the HEV90 design ) there is no other amp that pairs as good with Sennheiser HE90 headphones.

so , i dont doubt their expertise.

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Originally Posted by singh 

out of these i simply dont think Burson , RWA, Schiit, Violectric are good match for HD800.

 

Burson is good , Nothing Great. An allround amp, works good with most HPs, but excels at none.

Schiit is Is not a good match for HD800, its more of an audeze amp.

RWA too is nothing special with HD800.

Vioelectric, people go that way only when they cant buy 1000+ amp and dont want the sound of BCL.

 

 

as stated before the " made for HD800, by HD800 makers" is what is appealing me. no one understands HD800 better than sennheiser.

Which Schiit components are you referring to here?

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Originally Posted by olor1n 

 

Which Schiit components are you referring to here?

I think he may refer to the ones you possess, though I read your posts and your comments about the combo Gungnir+Mjolnir+HD800 are good.

Is a combo I'm looking to get myself (maybe, let's see first how the HDVD800 and the Burson Conductor performs).

Keep in mind am not here to look for good amp , am here for the BEST amp for HD800, i have other HPs and am not going to be using this amp for others ( well if matches well with my other HPs, i might , but thats not going to affect my decision ) .

Only amps that contend for the BEST amp for HD800 are  : BCL, Luxman p1(u), Zena Duex and for balanced,  RSA B52, Balancing act.

I might be missing some , but am sure schiit, RWA, Vioelecric, Burson , is not one of them.

Am sure Mojolnir is a good amp, and might sound good with HD800 but are you willing to bet that that pairing is the BEST for HD800 ?

No, I wouldn't compare the Mjolnir to those amps as I've not heard them. I just wanted to know if you've had direct experience with all Schiit components to be qualified to make such a sweeping statement (that they're not a good match for the HD800). Thanks for confirming my hunch.

Of course - everyone reading this should know that as this level there is no *best* but the challenge is to put together a system with good synergy that plays the kind of music you want the way you like it.

It's not any different than choosing a Jeep for a trip in the rocky mountains and a Audi RS6 for Autobahn.

Horses for courses.

yup there are as many best(s) as there are people.

BCL+HD800 is a very unique paring. Many here dont like that sound. but some say its the best for HD800. thats why i placed them in that bracket.

Is there a release date for the HDVD800?

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Originally Posted by GandalfLux 

The new analogue HDVA 600 will be available at selected Sennheiser sales partners as of October, while the digital HDVD 800 starting from November.

 

 

HDVA 600_HDVD 800_en.pdf 86k .pdf file

Yep in IFA 2012 i Have speak with Seen and I have listend this HDVD800 on my HD800 and with a HD 700 .

Here i give you the PressKit for this twice AMP ;)

I wonder how the Audeze LCD3 would perform with the HDVD800.