[money4me247]

   
(I like Madoka Magica too!)
 
Do we have any idea when this will be release date? In a month? In a year?

at least 2+ years, so don't hold your breath.

 

[HiFiChris]

I guess either the release date or an unveiling event will be on the first of June this year as it is the exact day when Sennheiser celebrate their 70th anniversary.

 

[reddog]

I guess either the release date or an unveiling event will be on the first of June this year as it is the exact day when Sennheiser celebrate their 70th anniversary.

Thank you for the heads up, it makes perfect sense for sennheiser to unveiling the headphone, on their anniversary.

 

[moriez]

 
at least 2+ years, so don't hold your breath.

 
Based on? 

 

[daniel_hokkaido]

Norah Jones . the Succubus of the Headfi community haha

 

[money4me247]

Based on? 

well a sennheiser flagship wld be announced at ces. wasnt announced this yr, so unlikely anything is coming out this yr. also, the way things go nowadays, we hear abt/see prototype pixs of a flagship 2 yrs before their actual release. no real pixs or even any rumors with a single specific details yet... so i think the smart money is 2 yrs out at minimum, at least one year after the first pix or real tech specs is revealed.

i highly doubt there is currently anything of substance behind the sennheiser flagship rumors & speculation right now as this thread has been speculating & rumoring ever since the hd800 was released.

of course, i cld b totally wrong. i wont b offended ahhah. tat wld b exciting for a new flagship within the next 2 yrs, but seems highlyyy unlikely imo. the hd800 at ces 2015 was declared best headphones by some publications lol. they r doing fine & sennheiser is riding em for mad profits.

 

[daniel_hokkaido]

they r doing fine & sennheiser is riding em for mad profits.

 
Or just trying to recoup R&D costs. I read that the initial research that went into the HD800 began in the early 1990s! 
 
Personally if Sennheiser just released something TOTL with the HD650 signature I'd get more excited than something more hi-res and microscopic. 
 
OR do you guys think the planars' dark sound trounces what a dynamic can acheive? I fecking loved the LCD-XC bass! The fit was really loose though. 

 

[money4me247]

Or just trying to recoup R&D costs. I read that the initial research that went into the HD800 began in the early 1990s! 

Personally if Sennheiser just released something TOTL with the HD650 signature I'd get more excited than something more hi-res and microscopic. 

OR do you guys think the planars' dark sound trounces what a dynamic can acheive? I fecking loved the LCD-XC bass! The fit was really loose though. 

i love planars!! planars dont have to be dark though, thats just the audeze house sound signature. ya, super xpensive, heavy, & hard to fit right is also audeze's signature... though they r makin improvements n those areas

 

[BearMonster]

I to would like to see a HD 650 successor. A planar model would also be interesting.

 

[whentheclouds]

following this thread has made me realize how stale the headphone scene has been in the last few years. then again it's not so surprising when a model from 2009 is still among the best money can buy. on the other hand, the (C)IEM scene has made tremendous leaps and is much more exciting to follow. these days i see plenty of people preferring their K10 or Layla to an expensive HD800 rig, something i didn't think would be possible a couple years ago.

 

[daniel_hokkaido]

  following this thread has made me realize how stale the headphone scene has been in the last few years. then again it's not so surprising when a model from 2009 is still among the best money can buy. on the other hand, the (C)IEM scene has made tremendous leaps and is much more exciting to follow. these days i see plenty of people preferring their K10 or Layla to an expensive HD800 rig, something i didn't think would be possible a couple years ago.

+1 yeah the portable scene is really rich atm. In 5 years we have gone from triple stacks to one peice dac/amps to capable DAPs. really fast dev. My mate owns an audio store and he is frankly pissed at AK for releasing new players so quickly as he is stuck now with older ones. But I reckon AK felt they had to keep the dev pace up as Red Wine Audio and Head-fi'ers were not satisfied. 
 
I am personally most excited by the hybrid driver iem space. I am waiting for my Sony Z5 to clear UK customs now. grrr. 

 

[kapanak]

  +1 yeah the portable scene is really rich atm. In 5 years we have gone from triple stacks to one peice dac/amps to capable DAPs. really fast dev. My mate owns an audio store and he is frankly pissed at AK for releasing new players so quickly as he is stuck now with older ones. But I reckon AK felt they had to keep the dev pace up as Red Wine Audio and Head-fi'ers were not satisfied. 
 
I am personally most excited by the hybrid driver iem space. I am waiting for my Sony Z5 to clear UK customs now. grrr. 

 
AK released new DAPs only because they could. IMO (and several others) the AK100 Mark I sounds better than all their subsequent releases. They actually worked hard on that first one. The rest are boutique crap.

 

[moriez]

 

Based on? 

well a sennheiser flagship wld be announced at ces. wasnt announced this yr, so unlikely anything is coming out this yr. also, the way things go nowadays, we hear abt/see prototype pixs of a flagship 2 yrs before their actual release. no real pixs or even any rumors with a single specific details yet... so i think the smart money is 2 yrs out at minimum, at least one year after the first pix or real tech specs is revealed.

i highly doubt there is currently anything of substance behind the sennheiser flagship rumors & speculation right now as this thread has been speculating & rumoring ever since the hd800 was released.

of course, i cld b totally wrong. i wont b offended ahhah. tat wld b exciting for a new flagship within the next 2 yrs, but seems highlyyy unlikely imo. the hd800 at ces 2015 was declared best headphones by some publications lol. they r doing fine & sennheiser is riding em for mad profits.

 
Ah ok. At least you have done some math on the matter. Thumb up for that (Y). On the other hand I never understand such outspoken statements. For all we know Senn gone surprise us big time next month.

 

[money4me247]

  Ah ok. At least you have done some math on the matter. Thumb up for that (Y). On the other hand I never understand such outspoken statements. For all we know Senn gone surprise us big time next month.

unless you are talking about canjam, there are no other tech events that I am aware of for senn to make a new flagship announcement to surprise us. and we already know the canjam entries that sennheiser will be presenting & it definitely does not include a new flagship.
 
...soo doubtful. (imo of course & others may feel free to believe whatever they want).

 

[Revogamer]

  unless you are talking about canjam, there are no other tech events that I am aware of for senn to make a new flagship announcement to surprise us. and we already know the canjam entries that sennheiser will be presenting & it definitely does not include a new flagship.
 
...soo doubtful. (imo of course & others may feel free to believe whatever they want).

Don't forget about Munich High End Show in May..