citraian
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I guess, we have a very different understanding of what great means.
Listenable? Yes.
Can be enjoyed? Maybe...
Great? Not in my book.
(I don't think Adele is any good anyway, even if properly recorded.)
Have you compared (Adele or Sia) on HD800 next to a similar quality open back headphone with warmer and less bright sound signature?
It depends on what you consider to be a similar quality headphone.
All the headphones that I listened to couldn't touch the HD800. Maybe the old Orpheus but that has some problems of its own as well.
But I did listen to Adele and Sia on LCD-3c, LCD-3f, LCD-X extensively and on other similar headphones for a shorter time. HD800 was above those. For the HD800 you really need to be careful with system matching. They can sound really different depending on the system.
Edit: I actually owned and liked the TH900 a lot but the slight Vshape and sibilance were deal breakers in the end...