johnwmclean
Aka: capone, bignurse.
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This has become a issue and a topic for debate, there could be a myriad of issues at play. From the original recording, source, amp, solid state vs tubes and burn in. One thing for sure is that the HD800 is extremely revealing of amp and source. For me the HD800 has been both a blessing and a curse in my current set-up (see sig). It has a wonderful midrange that wallops the HD650, excellent bass that is recording dependent, if it’s not there you won’t get any unlike the 650’s. The treble for me though borders on sibilance, my phones have had very low hours (don’t know for sure as they were bought from another head-fier.) This is not meant to be a HD800 bashing, just constructive insight, issues remedies whatever. Lets discuss...