I need Susvara because I want to enjoy my music collection at its fullest potential.

 #448498 Biodyna/Zelkova wood --> is this already in market ...? what brand

This Latin Acoustic album sounds magical on HD 800:  

Try superlux ha-3d (around less than 200 USD)   It can drive HD800 very properly at less than 9 o'clock (volume), even if you're only using battery for portable use   It gives very enjoyable sound. I skipped the amp of fostex a8c, only using its amazing DAC and the sound is more full bodied...

@Twerk I do agree.. D2000 with JMoney Pads and A8c is AMAZINGLY FUN.    I have yet to year more fun than this (because of Bass / Sub bass). It is a VERY HIGH Price/Performance Ratio.   I rate the FUN FACTOR or may be PRAT in another term 9.5-10 for synergy of D2000  (with JMoney Pads, or may...

Yes what I meant before is about detail, transparency and forgetting about everything (if there is headphone or speaker being used) .. just pure producing music.. I've read some good reviews on KEF LS50. Of course I'm not asking for the most expensive one.. there is no limit :D   Have you...

Is there any 3rd party earpads for this HD 800? I'm thinking something like JMoney pad for Denons... it can even increase bass performance on it.   And.. what is speaker you would suggest, guys? For this HD 800 .. I mean.. to complement and bring the same presentation compared to qualities...

Welcome to the club! Nice that you got that new SN > 20000. Please share your FR graph (register in Sennheiser) and also share your impressions later against other headphones as well as previous HD 800 if you have any experience.

HD800 says: "So you only want to spend that much on source/amp, huh? You better throw me out of window "

I think you should look into AudioNote Dacs     http://www.alldacinfo.com/?page_id=242

Yes of course it depends on source/amp, listener moods, recording quality, music preference, earpad fits, etc. but HD800 scales higher with better source/amp because it is neutral

quote from david mahler's comparison 57 headphones:   KING OF BASS: The LCD-3 has the deepest-extending and most natural sounding bass response I have ever heard in a headphone. It should be enough bass to please a self-proclaimed bass-head, yet not too much bass to dissuade a...

Quote: So.. can we say current HD 800 is a bass BEAST then? .  And I think it could scale higher 

HD 800 is quite big compared to ipod.   So you need bigger source/amp such as one in this thread may be   http://www.head-fi.org/t/417493/best-looking-tube-amp    

With the right gear (transparent/smooth/detailed), HD 800 and entire chain will disappear.. there are only you and the "Music"

Nice info .   Did you try it after "burning in" all the same 5 pairs? 

Actually I don't know either  You can check and compare yours with other versions here    http://www.head-fi.org/t/433059/sennheiser-hd800-certificate-for-frequency-response-arrived.   If you're happy then it's enough.. No need to modify it and of course you can send a "Thank You" post...

@longbowbbs   welcome to the team HD800 Bass Heavy/Hot treble fixed version 

Hmm.. so Bjork is good with HD 800? Will try tonight.. I've listened to Chuck Mangione "Feels So Good" 38 times or more non-stop last night.   In any case, I think my HD 800 is a superb all-arounder

So it's after S/N 19000 ... hmm.. interesting.. please someone send theirs for measurement to Tyll or anybody capable. I'm still in honeymoon tho   Highest that Purrin tested was 15xxxx?   I guess I'm joinin team "Doesn't get much better than HD 800 S/N > 19000"    I don't expect my...

You may need step down transformer that you can found here (example):   http://www.kashimura.com/goods/kaigai/trans.html   The power consumption only 15 W right? I don't know if it will degrade the sound but I doubt it.   Would love to hear Luxman myself, someday,.   ...

Agree.. I must say that the bass is very very clean.. happy toe-tapping 

Quote: Yes it is powerful enough to shake your head... provided it is there in the recording.

I can't comment about older HD800 bass. I am talking about mine with S/N > 20000.   I don't know if it is related to earpads, but according to some ppl in this forum (if I'm not mistaken):   http://www.open-end-music.de/vb3/showthread.php?t=5164&page=2   the HD800 bass character...

Quote:   After burning in HD800.. I must say that this headphone has BASS. Note that this statement comes from a Denon AH-D2000 owner, a closed headphone which has advantage in bass area compared to the open ones.. so you can figure it out :). I don't have the Denon with with me at the...