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I haven't looked back since buying the HD800.  These things have a more speaker-like sound that trounces any other headphone I've put over (or in) my ears.  They improve dramatically with associated equipment upgrades, too.  I've always been a long time Sennheiser fan, and I am a serious amateur...

I had to dish out more than 4 grand in headphone gear before I had realistic speaker-like bass. My suggestion is just buy a pair of cheap low impedence cans and equalize them.

For solid top end with neutral mids and bass you could audition some Sony cans, the CD3000 has light bass, slightly plasticky mids and really tipped up treble. Famous FOTM cans on headfi, very easy to drive. Super colored imho, but if you like highs and don't want EQ they might do the trick, and...

It's funny, I have the exact opposite reaction from people who try the 800s, no casual listener ever seemed to like the 6xx series, but the 8xx really catches on

It all depends. The fidelity of unaccompanied music is more often than not ruined by some doofus in the studio, so you're better off just using a pair of HD650s most of the time that mask recording flaws and stupid noisy cuts. If you don't mind living with recording mistakes, the HD800 are...

I go to shuffle tracks on my playlist and have a cup of espresso

I disagree with the thread starter High end headphone rig cost 5 years ago: Top of the line Meridian player $4,000 Top of the line headphone amp $3,000 plus dynamics $500-$1,500 -OR- Sennheiser Orpheus $??? Total $7,500 - $15,000 depending on choice of dynamic or electrostatic High...

Anyone expecting impressive sound from an HD 600 who doesn't have the better part of a house down payment committed to their amp and source will be disappionted. Same with the HD650, and essspecially so with the HD800. If you like forward aggressive sound with that kind of equipment buy...

Save buying higher end DT8xx / AKG K6/7xx series headphones for when you have several grand in associated equipment... don't waste your money without the necessary associated equipment. Don't buy in little steps... save your money for the big time.

MEMO Re: people that think plastic is bad... Sennheiser would've chosen jello if it had lower acoustic resonance than plastic... you go with what gives you the best sound, its basic science

It's better than the Orpheus, which people readily respect and buy for sometimes ten times the HD800's price. The HD800 should be priced at $5,000 just to keep the riff raff from buying a pair, listening to them poorly amped, and then giving them a bad rep on head-fi.

The jury is out until I hear the Beyers... no other statement headphone I've listened to compares to the HD800, not even the orpheus. I'd love to drop a cool thousand bucks on another great pair of cans though

The HD800 sounds neutral and its best at about 70-88dBa. It's designed for the average volume, if you bother to read the instruction manual you're supposed to listen at this level. It's much similar to the HD600 and HD650 in this regard, you miss out on everything and the sound ain't so good at...

I'd own the timelessly classic HD600s, or Beyer DT250-80s, it's hard to decide... the DT250-80s are nostalgic to me, they got me started, and would surely survive nuclear winter they're so durable!!

Sir, may I retort (AKA Geek reads the first post in a thread for once): 10 Design Rules of Dieter Rams from Braun in the 60's: • Good design is innovative. ----I'd have to say that the HD800 ring driver is the most amazing innovation I've ever heard in a piece of audio equipment. No...