[boozcool]

Ohhh, how could I forget soundstage on the HD800S
Definitely one of if not the best for ~$1,000

 

[Hifiearspeakers]

Ohhh, how could I forget soundstage on the HD800S
Definitely one of if not the best for ~$1,000

For $1000? One of the best at any price!

 

[Beagle]

$1000? Where?

 

[BreadMaster]

$1000? Where?

Yeah? $1000 for bnib HD800S ? Where?

 

[Hifiearspeakers]

Yeah? $1000 for bnib HD800S ? Where?

He probably meant the used market.

 

[boozcool]

He probably meant the used market.

Yup, used market ~$1,000, closer to $1,200 if like-new

 

[boozcool]

Considering the MSRP is $1,700 and years later it's ~$1,200 used, it's amazing that they have been able to hold onto their value for so long

Kudos to Sennheiser for not being greedy and releasing an HD800S "Phi TC" version that destroys the value with marginal improvement

 

[BreadMaster]

Considering the MSRP is $1,700 and years later it's ~$1,200 used, it's amazing that they have been able to hold onto their value for so long

Kudos to Sennheiser for not being greedy and releasing an HD800S "Phi TC" version that destroys the value with marginal improvement

I like your signature setup..

The R10 really that good?

 

[Roderick]

I'm not surprised sennheiser has not not released anything new. And I don't consider S version as new. It's just an upgrade, nothing new in particular.

Hd800 is over a decade old and still remains as a reference. Take something like $4000 abyss or empyrean and people actually think they can Be compared to hd800 in some ways. Of course new headphones take the cake but If hd800 is even a topic for discussion...that should tell one something.

I'm annoyed by all these new headphones. Fake quote from a review: (mystery headphone X ($4999) has a humongous soundstage, but it is no HD800..)

Pause.

Why in the heck none have the soundstage and imaging of a decade old headphone.

We have loads of headphones that cost about 5k and none can clearly claim they have larger soundstage or better imaging than hd800.

Sennheiser can well sit out for a year or two more before doing something new.

 

[boozcool]

I like your signature setup..

The R10 really that good?

IMO, the R10 really is that good

Like the HD800/S, it is a legendary headphone, just in a different class
For lack of a better description, there is a 3-D / holographic soundstage that has been imitated but never duplicated

 

[Malfunkt]

I
Why in the heck none have the soundstage and imaging of a decade old headphone.

We have loads of headphones that cost about 5k and none can clearly claim they have larger soundstage or better imaging than hd800.

Sennheiser can well sit out for a year or two more before doing something new.

As much as I love the hd800, the Utopia has even better imaging and more realistic, holographic soundstage (especially with binaural).

That said the hd800 is incredibly good. And are much more comfortable for my large head.

 

[BreadMaster]

As much as I love the hd800, the Utopia has even better imaging and more realistic, holographic soundstage (especially with binaural).

That said the hd800 is incredibly good. And are much more comfortable for my large head.

Yep, a new flagship is a must!

Sennheiser stop pu$$ying around and get serious in this high-end market!

 

[BearMonster]

Yep, a new flagship is a must!

Sennheiser stop pu$$ying around and get serious in this high-end market!

That might be hard for Sennheiser as Axel Grell Linkin Page shows he has left Sennheiser, and now has become audio consultant.

Though there is this planar patient thing from Sennheiser https://patents.google.com/patent/DE102016108598A1/en

 

[MacedonianHero]

In my opinion, the HD800 was one of the very best headphones released, but it had one big flaw - 6kHz peak that could become fatiguing and offered too much colouration. The HD800S maintained all the that was right with the HD800 and fixed this one problem...that and it comes in black.

 

[BreadMaster]

That might be hard for Sennheiser as Axel Grell Linkin Page shows he has left Sennheiser, and now has become audio consultant.

Though there is this planar patient thing from Sennheiser https://patents.google.com/patent/DE102016108598A1/en

Great, more planars to flood the market.. -_-