Indeed. Considering a new replacement box costs something like $200, as Sennheiser listed it when I checked about a year ago.

    Yep.   Headroom BUDA. Vintage, yes. And it sounds awesome.

  Humbly suggest adding Sergei Rachmaninov's Vespers (All Night Vigil), particularly the Vladislav Chernushenko version (1992; haven't heard 1986). Certain of the Russian choruses include octavists - or male vocalists capable of at least a full octave below basso/basso profundo - heard...

  Yes, absolutely.   The crossfeed circuit, which I use even on mono recordings, warms the top end and smooths out the sound stage. I never use the brightness filter.   Compliments the 800 nicely.

  I used a Woo Audio stand for a while, and found my HD650 headband cushions had permanently compressed resting on its broad arced metal arm.   I switched to Master and Dynamic stands for my HD650 and HD800. The headband rests on the steel cylinder at the crown notch; the pads straddle it...

  After much agonizing, I gave the Master & Dynamic headphone stands a try. They seem expensive at $60 a pop, but you get what you pay for. The trim lines betray the heavy duty construction; the stand is more than heavy and sturdy enough to stay put. The Senn headband pads straddle the...

  Yes. And they're more comfortable.

  No, not stupid. Given Sennheiser raised the price at least 2x since their release, you may have saved yourself some money in the long run.

I firmly agree, but perhaps for slightly different reasons.   I think how I experience a piece of gear is just as important as its performance per se. How well does the object feel in the hand? Does it enhance or distract from the act of auditioning music in some practical or meaningful way...

I also ordered replacement pads that were back-ordered. Sennheiser estimated two months.   They arrived in about three weeks.

Just ordered my backups. The "display box" is simply the box they ship in. Don't think Sennheiser sells it directly. Glad I bought my pair from Crutchfield. Box was damaged in shipping; Crutchfield replaced it no questions.

  Don't know about worldwide, but Sennheiser's Service and Support web site offers the best prices in the USA.   You can find them under Headphone Spares, or equivalent.

  All good names. But two words...   Sidney Bechet.

          A little light reading, courtesy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   Haven't found these anywhere else in the forums. Seems as good a place as any to submit. Apologies if already posted.

  From Dobrescu George   Is T1 open, like hd800? i had not considered ever getting it.     They're semi-open. The center of the mesh-covered ear cup is open air about half the cup's diameter.   I liked them very much. More "polite" than the Sennheisers in a way. Where the HD800...

  I took nearly seven years to decide, and even then, hadn't really planned on trying them.   Spent a long time researching the 800s, reading all the reviews I could find in popular audiophile journals and forums like this. I hadn't any way to try them, so had to rely on hearsay. Couldn't...

  I find them both in the same league, but for me the 800 edges out the T1 in a couple ways:   I find the 800 build quality better than the T1. Better, in fact, than any other phone I've handled. The fit and finish of these headphones ooze precision and craft. The 800 frequently looks...

  Ok, just tried mine on with glasses and tilted my head down like I was looking at a keyboard. They slipped quite a bit, though I wouldn't say they nearly fell off.   Did the same without the glasses, and they slipped less, but they did move somewhat.   The 650s do clamp harder and have...

  Oof. Apologies for missing that detail.   Out of curiosity, may I ask at what click stop yours is set, inseconds99?   Assuming they're brand new...   The only other idea I can think to toss out, and I'm really reaching here... facial hair?   I'm clean-shaven. Could it be the alcantara...

  I have noticed that, the lower the click stop (the smaller the adjustment), the greater the base width between the ear cups. Think about it; they ship in a box preset to their smallest size, and the cups nearly face each other, resting just about parallel in the box bed.   I have to open...

  I don't have them with me right now, but as I recall:   From the minimum terminus, where the adjustment arm's at it's smallest point, I recall counting 9x clicks, then one more to reach the maximum terminus. So, that would make 11x actual sizing points.   But if I'm wrong, and whether...

  I do nearly the same thing. I set the headband just forward of the crown of my head. Seems the band does its best if I avoid angling the headset too far back. Once the headband angle is set, I position the cups so my ears don't touch the insides.   I use click stop 9 (the last before the...

  I opted for black. Black is black, and mostly complements everything. As you correctly point out, there's different kinds of silver. Wrong one might clash, and colors can appear differently on different monitors.   I have a fairly industrial setup, so maybe for me it wouldn't matter. The...

  I agree. I also use the Woo. The broad, curved T-support does a great job of distributing the headphone's weight. Less chance of the headband "notching" or "grooving" over time.   The vertical mast is adjustable, so you can raise it for larger cans or lower it, and thus the center of...

And now the for the left.   Thought it was actually the headphone amp, the way it all went down. Beyers played okay for a few minutes, then the left channel just up and died. Made a whimpering little crackly noise when I'd power down the amp. Tested the Beyers in another source and they...