So to keep it short,   I noticed a buzzing sound in the left ear of my HD 800s on some spoken audio tracks ... I noticed this only in the left side...    So I went to youtube and listened to this test : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-iCZElJ8m0   And noticed the same buzzing sound from...

PS... I prefer USB as it sounds more "lively" and has greater depth, for most songs, Optical sounds good with electronic b/c there is not much lost over optical for techno 

I have found that when listening over optical, the sound is much "cleaner", but lacking depth, which allows small details especially in the very high frequencies to be heard that may be missed over usb. Listening over USB, sounds "dirtier", but has much more depth, which makes vocals sound much...

PS, one other thing to note. Yes these are very involving headphones, and as such, you get tired listening to them much faster than say apple earbuds...   TO me its like driving my M3 on the limit, vs driving my dads toyota... obviously your going to get worn out much faster driving the M3!

Hey guys,   Just wanted to give a quick impressions of the new HD800 paired with the hdvd800 and balanced cables coming from a musician and not necessarily an audiophile.   First off all I can say is WOW. These cans delivered exactly what I expected them to... as a musician I wanted...

Hey Guys and gals,   just want to introduce myself here on Headfi... I just got into the "audiophile world" recently with the purchase of a Naim Muso for home... So I guess I kinda had to have the same for work and ended up ordering the HD800 and HDVD800 and balanced cables to round it all...