[viffer]

Yes, you just go about dissing the people. A true gentleman!

Perhaps if you had not being so flippant with your posts, you would have gotten a better reaction. In any case, i have not been disrespectful in anyway shape or form. Chip on shoulder comes to mind. over and out. Cheers and enjoy your music.

 

[viffer]

A/B comparisons are what us audiophiles naturally do (over and over), but I agree it was much more rewarding to let them just grow their roots. Otherwise it's truly apples to oranges and drawing a line between open and closed is rarely direct. Glad you are enjoying yours, too! Please share some of your favorite 820 tracks if you care to.

No particular favourite.
Right now, I am listening to Mike Olfield through this bout of immsomnia via the M17 and 820's.

 

[ericpalonen]

No particular favourite.
Right now, I am listening to Mike Olfield through this bout of immsomnia via the M17 and 820's.

Will check this out thank you! Good luck catching some Z's!

 

[headblid]

This looks like a good chance to share some feedback to Sennheiser.
I am a Sennheiser fan fo various reasons: sound quality, build, warranty, etc... I went through the usual list 600, 650, 700 (ugh), and my main cans are an HD800S + HDV820. I also own a set of IE900s for portable use.

When I had a chance to pick up a set of HD820, naturally I jumped on the occasion. I kept them for a few months and ended up selling them because I could not for the life of me get a proper fit and seal with it.
Any time I would get to my listening station, I would spend more time fiddling with the cans than actually listening to music.
The only time I would get a proper seal is if I actually hold the cups and press them against my head.
I do wear glasses so this may not apply to everybody though my glasses are pretty thin and I had not trouble achieving a seal with many other closed backs going from Z7 to Z1R, Denon D9200, etc..

The sound was great for me so long as I kept them pressed against my head. It felt to me like the cups where too heavy for the frame and the frame wasn't sturdy\good enough to make the heavy cups form a seal.

Given how much I spent on the cans, fidgeting with fit issues to the point where it got in the way of listening enjoyment was not an acceptable compromise for me - it basically made the HD820 perform horribly to the point where my other much cheaper closed backs that could form a seal sounded better.

@Sennheiser, if you are listening, do yourself a favour and do something about the seal situation - the frame can't properly handle the heavy cups. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the poor sonic performance comments had to do with the fit issue.

@potential buyers, if you are on the market for these, please do yourself a favour and listen to them first to make sure you don't have the seal problem.

 

[RobertSM]

Great headphone but this guy comes off as a dirty used car salesman.

 

[Henrim]

It's sad that they've become a scapegoat pair of headphones. I like them, but they're up against stiff competition in that price range.

 

[warrenpchi]

Great headphone but this guy comes off as a dirty used car salesman.

That's unfortunate. I've known Eric for almost a decade now, and he's a devoted husband, loving father, an all-around great guy, and especially fun(ny) in real life. He's always been candid with me about Sennheiser products that he's liked, as well as Sennheiser products that he didn't like (looking at you there Urbanite ), and I've come to appreciate that over the years. Also, he raps.

 

[Another Audiophile]

I've tried the HD820 and I believe is the most underrated headphone within our community. Is it perfect? No, but what is it? To me the HD820 represents an example of negative hype train where automatically a headphone is "bad" because some reviewers said so. happens both ways. For example the Abyss headphones have been hyped by the community but when I tried them I was not impressed with their technical performance. All in all I think the HD820 is a good effort to produce a closed HD800 and in that case they succeed. We can all argue what "good" is and many will claim that the HD800/HD800S is not their cup of tea but this doesn't make it a bad headphone.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Cool video, I have to try the HD820.

 

[ericpalonen]

Cool video, I have to try the HD820.

Thank you! Hope you get to spend some time with one

 

[ericpalonen]

Great headphone but this guy comes off as a dirty used car salesman.

What's your phone number? I have to talk to you about your expiring warranty.

Edit: need your bank info to wire you $2 million USD as well

 

[Craylock]

I also have issues with the sound signature. It seems very recessed in that ginormous cave in there. I love both 800 and S, and compared between S and the 820. I think the build is underrated. All other brands throw their rare hardwoods from the last exterminated jungles of Whataboutistan, and Whereyouatnowaland. Senn uses clever thought-through design without a need for superfluous flourish.

 

[ericpalonen]

That's unfortunate. I've known Eric for almost a decade now, and he's a devoted husband, loving father, an all-around great guy, and especially fun(ny) in real life. He's always been candid with me about Sennheiser products that he's liked, as well as Sennheiser products that he didn't like (looking at you there Urbanite ), and I've come to appreciate that over the years. Also, he raps.

Right back atcha brother!

 

[ericpalonen]

This looks like a good chance to share some feedback to Sennheiser.
I am a Sennheiser fan fo various reasons: sound quality, build, warranty, etc... I went through the usual list 600, 650, 700 (ugh), and my main cans are an HD800S + HDV820. I also own a set of IE900s for portable use.

When I had a chance to pick up a set of HD820, naturally I jumped on the occasion. I kept them for a few months and ended up selling them because I could not for the life of me get a proper fit and seal with with.
Any time I would get to my listening station, I would spend more time fiddling with the cans than actually listening to music.
The only time I would get a proper seal is if I actually hold the cups and press them against my head.
I do wear glasses so this may not apply to everybody though my glasses are pretty thin and I had not trouble achieving a seal with many other closed backs going from Z7 to Z1R, Denon D9200, etc..

The sound was great for me so long as I kept them pressed against my head. In the HD820 thread. It felt to me like the cups where too heavy for the frame and the frame wasn't sturdy\good enough to make the heavy cups form a seal.

Given how much I spent on the cans, fidgeting with fit issues to the point where it got in the way of listening enjoyment was not an acceptable compromise for me - it basically made the HD820 perform horribly to the point where my other much cheaper closed backs that could form a seal sounded better.

@Sennheiser, if you are listening, do yourself a favour and do something about the seal situation - the frame can't properly handle the heavy cups. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the poor sonic performance comments had to do with the fit issue.

@potential buyers, if you are on the market for these, please do yourself a favour and listen to them first to make sure you don't have seal problem.

Firstly, thanks for being a repeat Senny! Your personal experience is absolutely fair and objective, thx for sharing it. As the 820 is a top tier item we encourage as much try-before-you-buy whenever possible. You sound like you've got your tastes dialed in Hope you're enjoying those 900's!

 

[Steven31]

I Think the real question that should be asked is; how can the HD820 be considered a true closed back headphone, like the Beyerdynamic T5P and Fostex TH900? I mean is the little window that covers the back of the drivers soundproof? since it's glass I reckon there must surely be some sound leakage?!