How would you compare the sound of a Woo Audio WA7 to the HDVD800 for USB from a computer?

  Yeah there's like a 0.00001% chance of those being fake IMO. The manufacturing tolerances to create this kind of technology are insane. There's no incentive for, what - a sweatshop audio factory? - to try to fake what would cost millions in R&D for a Germany company to produce. This is not...

I will be taking mine from Australia to Canada soon. I plan to put them in the original case, then the case inside the cardboard box, then lots of bubble wrap around the box. Then jam the box securely with clothes around it inside my suitcase. Should be OK.   The temperature in the cargo hold...

  Yes, I have. The product was fine.    Keep in mind these are grey market prices. You won't get a manufacturer's warranty. It's a gamble I was willing to take, because I figure in the very slim chance that something goes wrong in 2 years, I can pay for a repair. 

I bought from them 3 weeks ago. Not fake.    Also I don't think there would be much of a market for fake Sennheiser HD800s. The cost of producing them versus the amount you would sell? Seems like a bad idea. 

I've had my HD800s for almost two weeks, and they're terrific. I am driving them with a Woo Audio WA7 desktop amp.    One thing I've noticed is that I now prefer to listen at a lower volume. Previously I listened to the same amp with a pair of HD555s (modded for better soundstage & bass) and...

They do look quite pretty... I should try them out!

  Now that I've had a taste for hi-fi cans, I am thinking of springing for the flagship Fostex 'phones. Or maybe the LCD-X, but they may be similar enough to the Sennheisers. 

Well I ended up getting the HD800s. I couldn't resist the grey market price of AUD$1000. Good value and great cans. They sound particularly great with classical music.   What should be next in my upgrade chain? I am assuming the WA7 power supply... surely not cables? DAC?

Hi there,    I'm in the market for a pair of open (preferably), full-size headphones in the $1000-1500 region.   I've been happy with my pair of Sennheiser HD555s and my trusty Woo Audio WA7 amp for about eight months. Originally I was set on a pair of HD800s, but the more research I've...