It has been over a year and a half since I brought home the Sennheiser HD800, HDVA 600, and the CH 800s balanced cable. The headphone rig sits on my office desk on top of the Wyred 4 Sound DAC2, connected with Wireworld Silver Eclipse balanced interconnects and Silver Starlight digital cable...

Ghaunty.......Yes, the amplifier section of the HDVA 600 and the HDVD 800 are identical, fully balanced from input to output.  The HDVD 800 includes the internal DAC.   As for the price of the CH 800S fully balanced headphone cable, I don't consider it's price to be exorbitant.  I had a Stefan...

Speaking of the quality of the Sennheiser CH800S balanced headphone cable I can say it has met my expectations for detailed resolution and wide dynamics.  The oxygen free copper with the additional coating of silver on the wires delivers a startlingly clear performance with the Sennheiser...

Gentlemen all.......I have had an enjoyable time this evening reading everyone's comments on the Sennheiser HD800, HDVA600, and CH800S balanced cable.  It has been eleven months since I wrote the original review of this excellent headphone rig and I have to say I am still thrilled to place these...

Sefelt103.......I have two Olive 04HD music servers and a McIntosh MS750 music server in different systems.  All are tremendous performers although the MS750 only does 16/44.1.  The 04HD is capable of 24/192 files.  I haven't considered using any of the music servers with the headphone setup...

hedphonz.......I don't have the Massive Attack recording so I can't make comment to the bass on the HD800 with that music.  I tend to listen to Jazz and female vocals.  Lee Ritenour - Rhythm Sessions has a track titled "L.A. By Bike".  The bass and dynamics on that track are outstanding both on...

GeneraI.......A friend bought the HD800, HDVD 800 amp/DAC, and the CH 800 S balanced cable the same day I bought mine.  He told me last night he is having difficulty taking the headphone off and going to bed.  He loves it.

hedphonz.......Thanks for your reply.  I was beginning to think I was talking to myself with this thread.    I have been through a number of headphone amplifiers including the HeadAmp Gilmore Lite and a Musical Fidelity X-Can V8P.  The Sennheiser HDVA 600 is a major step up in resolution...

The Sennheiser HD800 headphone now has 265 hours on it. The Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier and CH 800 S balanced headphone cable now have 247 hours logged on them. The Wireworld Silver Eclipse balanced interconnects and Silver Starlight coaxial digital cable now have 110 hours break-in...

The pair of half meter balanced Wireworld Silver Eclipse interconnects and the one and a half meter Silver Starlight digital coaxial cable finally arrived for my headphone rig. The Silver Starlight coax cable replaced a Wireworld Starlight coax cable between the Oppo BDP-83 and the Wyred 4 Sound...

      It is not unusual for me to get carried away with audio upgrades. What starts out as a simple change to one thing often leads to two, three, or four additional changes before the dust settles on a particular upgrade. So it was with my decision to upgrade from my trusted Sennheiser HD600...

I have almost 35 hours on my new Sennheiser HD800, half powered by the Musical Fidelity X-Can V8P tube headphone amp and half powered by the new Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier that arrived yesterday.  Both amplifiers made the HD800 sing but the HDVA 600 took the HD800 headphone to...

LugBug1.......Thank you.  I am impressed with the HDVA 600's performance right out of the box.  I don't know how much time Sennheiser puts on the amps at the factory in Germany but it sounds amazing with 14 hours on it.  I finally shut it off about 2:30 AM.  I imagine that with a 150 hours or so...

My new Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier and Sennheiser CH 800 S balanced headphone cable arrived today.  It didn't take me long to get the Musical Fidelity X-Can V8P headphone amp out and the new HDVA 600 installed.  The headphone rig now consists of a Sony Vaio/JRiver Media Center 19 via...

It seems as though there aren't many opinions on the Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier.  I did read Jude Mansilla's mini review of the HDVA 600 in the 2013 Head-Fi Winter Gift Guide and he had high praise for it's performance.  I was hoping to get some owner comments, particularly from...

drewTT.......That is the W4S DAC2.  Hi-res from the laptop sounds super clean, open, dynamic and solid.  I am pleased with the HD800/DAC2/Musical Fidelity X-Can V8P rig, although I have some interest in the new Sennheiser HDVA 600 amplifier.  I wish there were some solid reviews available on the...

This is the present setup.  I am feeding the DAC2 from the digital output of an Oppo BDP83 and via USB from a Sony Vaio laptop/JRiver Media Center 19.  I have been considering the new Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier and a balanced headphone cable but there is scant information to be...

Mike.......Here's my headphone station with my new Senheiser HD800.  It is sounding absolutely amazing.    

Eric.......Oh yes.  I have zoned out multiple times all day long.  I still have the HD800 on my head.  They are fabulous.  I'm listening to the HDTracks download of Holly Cole - Don't Smoke In Bed.  Lots of acoustic double bass and piano with Holly's voice floating in the front part of my head. ...

Eric.......Thanks.  I have had the HD800's on my head now for seven hours and still don't want to take them off.  They are ultra comfortable.  I have been playing one High-res download after another from my laptop all afternoon since unpacking the HD800's earlier today.  I am using JRiver Media...

Holy mackerel. The new Sennheiser HD800 headphones sound incredible. The new headphone was my Christmas gift to myself. Evidently I was not as naughty this past year as I originally thought. . This new Sennheiser HD800 is like no other headphone I have ever experienced. The way the 56mm...

Another very enjoyable panist is Keith Martinson.  His two CD's, Today and Faith Hope and Love get regular play at my home.   Graet thread, BTW.      

I recently replaced one of my McIntosh MCD500 SACD/CD players with their new MCD1100 SACD/CD player.  I am extremely pleased with the new player.  A nice step up in performance.  You can read my review here: http://audioaficionado.org/mcintosh-audio/8022-mcintosh-mcd1100-review.html    

Faust2D.......Good looking sound system.  I like the Sound Anchor stands, too.

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