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I'm selling my Auralic staurus MK2. Fine condition. Shipping to Europe. 700 plus shipment

Yeah, HD600, as good as they are, can be quite shouty at times. Otoh, HD800S are sheer butter for the ears, eargasmic.

HD800S beats handily HD800 for classical, lol. As a matter of fact, beats it in every genre. Maybe it's about time I sell my HD800, ;)

Yes.

HD800s are virtually unlistenable for prolongued periods of time of more than about half an hour. Detail retrieving is superb but the soundtage sounds kinda flat,if wide open

It's way better: more musical; more holographic imaging; better soundstage( deeper anda wide as the HD800's); and way less fatiguing(not fatiguing at all, actually, at least in my experiene with them). Amazing headphones.

Yes, sorry, I meant HD800S.

Same gear. The difference was absolutely noticeable within the first 20 seconds of listening the HD800S. A classical Haydn symphony, to be precise. Better soundstage, better layering, better separation. No need to burn in to notice the major difference. Way smoother and warmer, more engaging, I...

Just bought the HD800Ss and they're definitely a notable upgrading coming from the HD800, even with the great sdr modding. They are way warmer, bassier, and more musical and fun than its illustrious predecessor. I didn't expect such a huge difference, tbh. They are absolutely non fatiguing...

Focal Elears. Listless, bland, apathetic sound, without personality. Smallish soundstage, weird imaging, horribly unenergetic treble. Mediocre base at best. HD650s blow them out of the water

Keep the HD650s. They are sheer gold, perhaps the most musical and smooth cans out there

The key for the HD650 to sound awesome is a correct sinergy and amplification. In my experience, you'll need a relatively bright and fast DAC/source to offset a tube amp ( or a comparatively warm solid state one, moon 230had for instance) for the HD650/6XX to adequately shine. Thus you'll get...

The Moon 230had makes my unmodded HD650 sound amazing. Organic and spacious soundstage;way faster; tons of clarity; enhanced treble and superbly smooth. I use it with the Auralic ataurus as a Pre amp, a great solid state combo for the HD650 imho.

All the AKGs, all the Grados, pretty much every Audeze. To sum it up, pretty much every headphones' brand except Sennheiser is overrated