[twiceboss]

I bought iDSD BL, get it on this Monday to pair up with my HD800sdr. Will tell you guys how it sounds.

 

[gto88]

I had reviewed iFi iDSD BL, it sounds great with all HPs I have, incuding HD800.

 

[twiceboss]

Bold post!

With the right modding and amp/dac, HD800 is pretty much the only headphone you need. it get close to being a perfection status.

Whats your mod and amp dac?

 

[twiceboss]

It is sad that i no longer can accept any less details headphones. Pretty much any 200ish dollar headphones has no these kind of details which flagship can give. Is it normal for other people too? Yes i can listen to hd650 or he400i, but just for some songs and i start to change to my hd800 or even th600 has better details than 200ish dollar.

 

[RCBinTN]

It is sad that i no longer can accept any less details headphones. Pretty much any 200ish dollar headphones has no these kind of details which flagship can give. Is it normal for other people too? Yes i can listen to hd650 or he400i, but just for some songs and i start to change to my hd800 or even th600 has better details than 200ish dollar.

You already have the HD800, perhaps the most detail-resolving HP in its price range, maybe on the planet. Once you get used to the HD800, most everything else will sound veiled. IMHO. A couple recommendations: 1) for great bass/rock music try the LCD-X. 2) for sublime jazz, especially double-bass, try the Ether Flow. Of course, those cans are +200ish dollar.

 

[protoss]

Whats your mod and amp dac?

2 HD800"s painted by me. One Red ring and One Green ring. 1 Superdupont and Anaxilus Mod on the Green Ring and 1 Superdupont only on the Red ring.

Dac/Amp

Grace M920
Benchmark Dac2
Violectric Audio V200

Don't ask which one is the best. I don't know. But I love my Green ring

 

[Xeculus]

Thanks. I demoed Yggy through Black Widow as well and it was sublime. I imagine Gumby/BW is not far behind. You are lucky to have a BW, it's an amazing amp. The warm tone complements the HD800.

You'd think I'd be satisfied enough but here I am 5 months later about to join the Stratus waitlist...

 

[twiceboss]

So far, (3-day impression) iDSD BL makes HD800 soundstage and sound separation better compared to Mojo. The downside is mojo is slightly warmer. The Xbass is the killer feature for HD800, Xbass really works on the low end bass. The mids are still crispy even with Xbass on.

 

[Desdinova12]

So how does the HD800 handle progressive rock/metal and power metal? Does anyone have a more recent opinion here?

 

[Peti]

Funny ypu just asked that as I have listened to a shadow gallery album last night and it was just phenomenal. Chord Mojo - DNA Stratus - HD800SDR. Some albums are just mastered to favour this headphones and Legacy is one of them.so, at far as I'm concerned, it's not the genre, but more the individual mastering that makes or breaks the deal for the HD800.in my collection I would say the ...In The Woods' classic album Omnio also sounds utterly pleasing along with Faith No More's "Exit" (strictly first edition and no remastered abomination).

 

[deserat]

So how does the HD800 handle progressive rock/metal and power metal? Does anyone have a more recent opinion here?

That's a pretty wide swath of music styles. The HD800 is very source dependent so it's hard to say what the HD800 does to a genre.

In my experience, roughly....

Explosions in the sky - HD800 reveals how inadequate their studio engineers/equipment are.
Tool - Droolllll Droollll some more... HD800 turns the congested mids on Lateralus, into a cleanly separated symphonic delight. The attack, slam decay, dynamics in the percussion are amazing.
Queensryche - Not so great, this really is where the treble spike become a problem.

Depending on what you rig is, you're mileage will vary.

 

[Oscar-HiFi]

Lets see if this annoys anyone

Playing the HD800 out of an Opus #2 DAP, goes plenty loud and sounds alright. Just not as full and controlled as out of a proper amp

 

[KopaZ]

I think I managed to cure dreaded paint chip issue permanently on HD800
driver housing ring (parts on middle) isn't covered with leather so they're still vulnerable to chips but you can put the headphones sideways, like in picture
you can bring your hd800 parts to someone who is professional in leathercrafting; I paid around$37 (40,000₩ in Korean).

 

[twiceboss]

i just managed to have both ifi micro iDSD BL and iCan SA. Okay, this is better pair for HD800 compare to mojo.

 

[protoss]

I think I managed to cure dreaded paint chip issue permanently on HD800
driver housing ring (parts on middle) isn't covered with leather so they're still vulnerable to chips but you can put the headphones sideways, like in picture
you can bring your hd800 parts to someone who is professional in leathercrafting; I paid around$37 (40,000₩ in Korean).

WOW..... aaaaa sooo. Sorry to ask but what is that? Paint or ducktape strips? leathercrafting? leather strips? glue on leather on the plastic? is it soft to the touch? moist ?