[Sasaki]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfillion /img/forum/go_quote.gif So, which one do you finally prefer between your Edition 7 and the Edition 8 ?

Both

I don't say it's apples and oranges, but they have their own strength.

 

[YtseJamer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sasaki /img/forum/go_quote.gif Both I don't say it's apples and oranges, but they have their own strength.

Great

I can't wait to compare them with my Edition 9.

Is it true that Edition 8 have a better isolation than the Ed.7/Ed.9 ?

Cheers

 

[Greeni]

Thank you for the review.

I was about to jump on the Esw10 but your comment get me re-thinking. What spark my interest being its light weight and other member's comment of its involving sound with great detail and tone, the latter of which I found somewhat lacking with the Pro 900. Also Headphoneaddict has compare the Esw10 favourably to full sized phones like RS-1 and Ed9 but without the prominent bass and soundstage.

If you found the Esw10 not even in the same league with the Ed8 it must be something, and dare it should at this price...

 

[spacemanspliff]

NSL has the Edition 8 price listed at a level worth looking into. I am not buying anything until the 800 and 8 have been out awhile though.

 

[oqvist]

update nsl doesn´t seem to be allowed to sell them

 

[Stevesebastianb]

Looks nice, need to eventually get around to visiting a dealer to listen to a pair. Nice write up, domo arigato Sasaki san.

 

[Sasaki]

Thank you, I noticed spatial reproduction is better and I found less sibilance in the highs, so something has been improved in this production version.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/blogs/...-edition8.html

Enjoy your audition

 

[mopps]

Hi,

Here's one - very compact (but better than nothing

) - opinion on the Edition 8 compared to the HD800 from a long-time Orpheus user in the German HiFi-Forum:
http://www.hifi-forum.de/index.php?a...1&postID=99#99

Oh, "kalter Kaffee" means yesterday's news or water under the bridge.

 

[SleepyOne]

Well, really compact would be an under statement, it is like "Ed.8 really excellent, HD800 old story" lol

.

 

[mopps]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SleepyOne /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, really compact would be an under statement, it is like "Ed.8 really excellent, HD800 old story" lol .

Yes, or "Orpheus resembling Edition 8 one or two leagues above HD 800".....

The writer wonders about the ear and knack of the presenter at the Munich Highend exhibition (Sennheiser's senior acoustic engineer) for choosing just the Orpheus vs. HD 800.
He would better have taken an Edition 8 from the next Ultrasone's booth - instead of HD 800.

 

[tangerine]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mopps /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, or "Orpheus resembling Edition 8 one or two leagues over HD 800".....

I will receive my Edition 8 maybe next week and this headphone is on the Orpheus level !! THAT IS GREAT NEWS

 

[Acix]

So, the ED8 have the same boost bass as the Pro 900?

 

[Sasaki]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acix /img/forum/go_quote.gif So, the ED8 have the same boost bass as the Pro 900?

I've never tried Pro 900, but I can say the bass of E8 is deep, plenty and tight, while not overwhelming. very good bass.

 

[thread]

I HAVE to assume that the Ed8 bass isn't even close to Pro 900. I found the bass of the Pro 900 to have some of the most emphasized bass I've ever heard. Like woah are you serious, Ultrasone? Quality aside, my Ed9 has less quantity than the Pro 900, so given that the Ed8 is supposed to have less bass than the 9, I would reason that the Ed8 has a sane amount of bass.

Admission of guilt: Despite Ultrasone's totally misguided move to cut off NS&L, alienating a bunch of customers, I'm personally somewhat addicted to their sound. I should be receiving my 8's from soundearphones.com any day now.

 

[SleepyOne]

Congratulation! Do let us know how it sounds, cheers!