[inseconds99]

Anyone selling shortened stock cables?

 

[inseconds99]

I am having an issue with my headband adjustments, one side goes down further then the other. One side goes down 9 times the other goes down 10. How many clicks does your HD800 have. I only see 9 lines on each side, is this correct?

 

[kazcou]

  I am having an issue with my headband adjustments, one side goes down further then the other. One side goes down 9 times the other goes down 10. How many clicks does your HD800 have. I only see 9 lines on each side, is this correct?

On my HD800, there is 10 lines and you can move 10 times each side

 

[inseconds99]

  On my HD800, there is 10 lines and you can move 10 times each side

are you 100% sure there are 10 lines on each side?

 

[inseconds99]

  are you 100% sure there are 10 lines on each side?

 

  On my HD800, there is 10 lines and you can move 10 times each side

Is the 10th one harder to get to as on mine one side gets to hit with some force and the other wont at all.

 

[inseconds99]

Just opened them an closed them quite a few times in a row to maximum length and they seem to be working better now. Seems like there as an extra piece of plastic or something stopping it. Or maybe the grove was made too small and it needed to be worked in. Not that I need the band to go more then 6 notches on each side but it was just something I noticed with playing with them just now.

 

[kazcou]

I recount it and I am sure there is 10 lines.
 
I don't have to force it for moving up or down and my HD800 is very old sn:51XX.

 

[olor1n]

You guys do know the HD800's headband design is somewhat modular? The padded section is a single piece that clicks in place and can be easily removed. This will expose the metal band and the adjustment mechanism on the underside. You can address any clamp issues by removing the padding and then gently bending the metal frame to your preference. You can also tweak the adjustment mechanism if it's too loose or tight. This is a little finicky as you'll need to adjust a small plate that holds the small ball bearing that locks the fit on the corresponding line. Fiddly, but simple.

 

[rawrster]

So I'm considering getting the HD800 again. I wish I never sold it the first time since this headphone was my dream headphone for a while. I have a better dac and amp this time round so hopefully the HD800 sounds good off the combo. I'm assuming street price is roughly in the range of 1k so my HE-560 could pay for most of it. There are some headphones being released soon so there are lots of options out there...

 

[BobFiggins]

Just purchased the HD 800 from Meier Audio. Probably will take 10 days or more to ship. Excited to join you!
 
Now time to read this thread from the beginning, again.

 

[thecrow]

rawrsterDo it. If the $$$ are right.

I bought mine after I thought I was going to buy the he560s. I was ready to but the 560s then had a whim to just try the hd800s which were $300 more.

Heard the hd800s. The buying decision was on hold. Went back to store the next week and let these two headphones partake in a battle royale for my $$$. Hd800s won.

I went back to the store a month or two later (looking for amps) and the he560s were still the second best headphones. If I had chosen the he560s I would still be thinking, "what would this album sound like with the hd800s?" I don't have the opposite question now that I have my hd800s.

And if you still have your Taurus you're already set for a true extremely rounded sound that comes across as "a one". But I guess the amp does that with most headphones.

Good luck in your decision.

 

[SONYES]

 

[Sorrodje]

@kazcou: so what's your impressions thus far ? 

 

[jaylevine]

Just purchased HD800 to replace my HIFIman HE-500s. Couldn't be happier. More comfortable, better high end detail, fantastic soundstage. More sensitive to source material which may require me to cull some of my macserver crap...

 

[Rumiho]

Can anyone compare how well the Valhalla 2 and the Lyr 2 pair with the HD800's and if the Lyr 2 is worth the extra money? I will be using a Bifrost Uber as the dac so I would assume either one should pair well with that.