FIRST REVIEW-
TL didn't watch -> HD800S is the better headphone this one is kinda meh and a pad swap would have been better for the bass
"I do think the 800S is a better headphone" - Joshua Valour
UPDATE-I will add/note for those placing a preorder, your preorder can be cancelled/refunded at any time up until the ship date. So if you see a review in the next few weeks that changes your mind dramatically, you can always get your money back. Also, these will be covered by our Drop Studio 30-Day return policy. If they are not to your liking after you try them, you may return them for a refund.
Will
7765
Chief Product Officer
Hey Friends,
Tomorrow morning at 9am PST, we are releasing the DROP + Sennheiser HD 8XX.
This headphone is the result of hundreds of thousands of community posts and four years of collaboration between the teams at DROP and Sennheiser.
Analyzing discussions around the HD 800S, we saw clear mandates from the community around bass extension and midrange balance. The HD 8XX incorporates two novel changes to accommodate those mandates.
Where the HD 800S uses a single resonator, Sennheiser developed a dual resonator system for the HD 8XX, creating bass extension down to 10hz (+5db @ 10hz vs 800 S).
Sennheiser’s team, lead by Jermo Koehnke, reached the bass solution pretty quickly, but our goals for the midrange proved demanding... bordering impossible. After significant research, Sennheiser reached a solution; altered acoustic impedance in the transducer's dampening material to smooth the FR from 2.5k to 8k.
This means the transducer in the HD 8XX is unique, it’s a new ring driver.
The HD8XX goes live tomorrow at 9am PST with 3000 units available, shipping in November. These 3000 units represent the full production we anticipate for 2021. We’ll make more available if the capacity increases, but this launch is the only guaranteed HD 8XX availability until 2022.
Launch pricing for the HD 8XX is $1100 and you’ll receive $200 worth of drop points (20,000 points) with purchase.
For future units, HD 8XX pricing will increase to $1200+. So come by tomorrow morning at 9am PST, pickup your HD8XX, buy a DROP + THX 789 for $99 and enjoy the endgame this November.
https://drop.com/buy/drop-sennheiser-hd-8xx-headphones ^ this is the direct link for 9am tomorrow, thanks for your support
The previous lowest price for HD800 was $900-1000 so these could be $450-500 but based on drops half price principle and the current price of $1400 for HD800s it could also be $700
if it is $450-500 I will buy anything over $600 no thanks
" HD8XX? 800? 800S? If it's 820 imma head out. "
TL didn't watch -> HD800S is the better headphone this one is kinda meh and a pad swap would have been better for the bass
"I do think the 800S is a better headphone" - Joshua Valour
UPDATE-I will add/note for those placing a preorder, your preorder can be cancelled/refunded at any time up until the ship date. So if you see a review in the next few weeks that changes your mind dramatically, you can always get your money back. Also, these will be covered by our Drop Studio 30-Day return policy. If they are not to your liking after you try them, you may return them for a refund.
Will
7765
Chief Product Officer
Hey Friends,
Tomorrow morning at 9am PST, we are releasing the DROP + Sennheiser HD 8XX.
This headphone is the result of hundreds of thousands of community posts and four years of collaboration between the teams at DROP and Sennheiser.
Analyzing discussions around the HD 800S, we saw clear mandates from the community around bass extension and midrange balance. The HD 8XX incorporates two novel changes to accommodate those mandates.
Where the HD 800S uses a single resonator, Sennheiser developed a dual resonator system for the HD 8XX, creating bass extension down to 10hz (+5db @ 10hz vs 800 S).
Sennheiser’s team, lead by Jermo Koehnke, reached the bass solution pretty quickly, but our goals for the midrange proved demanding... bordering impossible. After significant research, Sennheiser reached a solution; altered acoustic impedance in the transducer's dampening material to smooth the FR from 2.5k to 8k.
This means the transducer in the HD 8XX is unique, it’s a new ring driver.
The HD8XX goes live tomorrow at 9am PST with 3000 units available, shipping in November. These 3000 units represent the full production we anticipate for 2021. We’ll make more available if the capacity increases, but this launch is the only guaranteed HD 8XX availability until 2022.
Launch pricing for the HD 8XX is $1100 and you’ll receive $200 worth of drop points (20,000 points) with purchase.
For future units, HD 8XX pricing will increase to $1200+. So come by tomorrow morning at 9am PST, pickup your HD8XX, buy a DROP + THX 789 for $99 and enjoy the endgame this November.
https://drop.com/buy/drop-sennheiser-hd-8xx-headphones ^ this is the direct link for 9am tomorrow, thanks for your support
The previous lowest price for HD800 was $900-1000 so these could be $450-500 but based on drops half price principle and the current price of $1400 for HD800s it could also be $700
if it is $450-500 I will buy anything over $600 no thanks
" HD8XX? 800? 800S? If it's 820 imma head out. "
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