[alota]

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Not to dis the HD800 or anything but for my personal taste, I was not impressed with the HD800 at the CA meet yesterday.  Whether or not the big studio 6 is good pairing with HD800, I am not sure.

i know that is the he-500 thread and sorry for this but i had two hd-800. sincerely i prefer the he-500 and save some €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€

 

[Dubstep Girl]

i much prefer HD 800 though i really enjoy my HE-500 as well, and it hasn't been sold despite owning several other more expensive headphones 

 

[alota]

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i much prefer HD 800 though i really enjoy my HE-500 as well, and it hasn't been sold despite owning several other more expensive headphones 

of course i rspect this: every head, every taste....
i sold mine because i´m a "just one headphone" man

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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of course i rspect this: every head, every taste....
i sold mine because i´m a "just one headphone" man

 
would be so much cheaper if i could still do the one headphone thing...
 
like when i only owned HD 650 and a cheap budget amp

 

[alota]

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would be so much cheaper if i could still do the one headphone thing...
 
like when i only owned HD 650 and a cheap budget amp

we are who we decide.is the right choice to only one headphone as well as the possibility to have more headphones depending on the music

 

[Kendoji]

I have both HE-500 and HD 800 and at the moment I like them about equally. I'm sure a winner will emerge over time, though.

 

[h4mm3r 0f th0r]

i prefer hd 800 as i like immersive music which could use a large soundstage... i like music all around me and all that stuff... he500 are great though and i am not gonna sell them... i have given up on upgrading now, a huge waste of energy and a huge waste of life, infact

 

[NZheadcase]

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we are who we decide. is the right choice to only one headphone as well as the possibility to have more headphones depending on the music

 
+1
 
Some find collecting very rewarding. Some find discovering only that "one" rewarding as well. Thankfully neither of the two choices is wrong. 

 

[Avi]

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we are who we decide. is the right choice to only one headphone as well as the possibility to have more headphones depending on the music

 
+1
 
Some find collecting very rewarding. Some find discovering only that "one" rewarding as well. Thankfully neither of the two choices is wrong. 

Though I'm sure manufacturers prefer the collectors

 

[Flognuts]

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i prefer hd 800 as i like immersive music which could use a large soundstage... i like music all around me and all that stuff... he500 are great though and i am not gonna sell them... i have given up on upgrading now, a huge waste of energy and a huge waste of life, infact

and money, Im selling mine, and I am infact probably going to downgrade or side grade and leave it at that. 

 

[elwappo99]

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i prefer hd 800 as i like immersive music which could use a large soundstage... i like music all around me and all that stuff... he500 are great though and i am not gonna sell them... i have given up on upgrading now, a huge waste of energy and a huge waste of life, infact

 
I too like the HD800, because I'm a masochist, and don't want to hear in 4 years time 

 

[koiloco]

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i much prefer HD 800 though i really enjoy my HE-500 as well, and it hasn't been sold despite owning several other more expensive headphones 

It was weird that I was just not receptive to the sound of the HD800.  I tried it with most of the amps at the meet which are quite high end ones.
I really wanted it to sound good for my taste so I can justify buying it as my next purchase but it just didn't happen for me.  But then, I found a modded W1000x and a DT880 600 Ohms very enjoyable and suitable for what I am after.

 

[jerg]

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It was weird that I was just not receptive to the sound of the HD800.  I tried it with most of the amps at the meet which are quite high end ones.
I really wanted it to sound good for my taste so I can justify buying it as my next purchase but it just didn't happen for me.  But then, I found a modded W1000x and a DT880 600 Ohms very enjoyable and suitable for what I am after.

Maybe you simply prefer a hefty bottom end and intimate midrange, neither of which HD800s offer (relatively speaking), despite all their strengths in other aspects of sound quality.

 

[nk77]

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I too like the HD800, because I'm a masochist, and don't want to hear in 4 years time 

 
Don't let other HD800 owners hear that - it could be taken as criticism. In other words, you most definitely have a poor source and/or amp. 

 

[koiloco]

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Maybe you simply prefer a hefty bottom end and intimate midrange, neither of which HD800s offer (relatively speaking), despite all their strengths in other aspects of sound quality.

Jerg, I thought about that too but then I still like my Q701 very much.  Most people would say the Q701 and HD800 share somewhat similar sound signature with the HD800 being the better one of course.  I probably have to wait till a local head-fier's HD800 come in next week and try it again at home in a more relaxing, familiar environment.