jimi30
New Head-Fier
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Yeah I think sennheiser reached the top of the snowy dynamic mt top with the hd800...but planars are climbing a bigger mountain .. cant wait to see whats coming
Yeah I think sennheiser reached the top of the snowy dynamic mt top with the hd800...but planars are climbing a bigger mountain .. cant wait to see whats coming
Yeah I guess we will see ..but if I was in the headphone business id be making planar cans...I have a feeling they'll reach far better in the coming years ....but there comes a peak and then its all taste and colour preferences
Yeah I think sennheiser reached the top of the snowy dynamic mt top with the hd800...but planars are climbing a bigger mountain .. cant wait to see whats coming
Actually I personally don't think the HD 800 has quite reached the top, it's not as good as the R10 imho. The only planar that is quite in the same league as the top electrostatics and the R10 is the Abyss in my opinion. Will planars improve much beyond the Abyss or will it relatively stagnate around the Abyss is the real question. I used to think the one technology was better than the other but then I heard some of the top phones old and new, I'm not so sure anymore. Planars are definitely maturing though.
Why do you get so little time with the Stax?
Actually I personally don't think the HD 800 has quite reached the top, it's not as good as the R10 imho. The only planar that is quite in the same league as the top electrostatics and the R10 is the Abyss in my opinion.
I only like using it on special enjoyment occasions. Stax have a wow factor if you intersperse them with dynamic usage; I don't want to get used to the electrostatic sound.
Too bad most R10s are rotting from the inside-out by now. I'm not convinced even a perfect R10 is really better than the HD 800 in non-subjective respects. I think the R10 played second-fiddle to the HE90 and Omega back in the day, but of course I'm biased.
Hi,
Ranking of the headphones I own at the moment:
3. Sennheiser HD 8000