.. because we know how Head-Fiers love the HD700! I get trolled in other threads when I suggest someone to look into this headphone, it's beyond frustrating - especially when most people who comment clearly haven't even listened to it! </rant>
I don't know why you guys are getting upset over this. Someone is going to argue with you in a forum if you say the sky is blue, or that day is day and night is night. It's just the nature of the internet.
Anyway to be honest the HD700/800 is an acquired taste not necessarily for everyone. I certainly wasn't blown away when I first heard my HD700's; that had I heard them before purchase I might not ever have bought them. Such is the way of life now as brick & mortar stores are disappearing so you now have to buy everything online and thus "rely" on internet and user reviews. At any rate I do own a pair and am learning to acquire their taste. That said, depending on what I'm listening to or how I feel, I'll look past the 700's and grab my Audio Technica ATH M50X's. I suspect I'm not the only one who feels that way.
My two cents.