Sennheiser HD 700 Impressions Thread
Sep 18, 2016 at 7:51 PM Post #6,796 of 9,291
 
   
Amm... perhaps the fact that the HD-700 are a recent buy bias your opinion. I'm curious to see what you'll think in a few months time. ln any case, l'm happy you like them so much!
 
Enjoy them! 

 

Actually both my hd600 and hd700 are new. I lost my hd580 and got the hd600 ($250 net incl gift card also from Amazon) to replace them but then couldn't pass up the deal on the hd700, since I have two places I listen to headphones at. Going to keep hd600 at pc w/parasound and hd700 with hifi system and oppo.

 
No bias then, l take it back
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Enjoy them both! 
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Sep 18, 2016 at 8:08 PM Post #6,797 of 9,291
 
No bias then, l take it back
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Enjoy them both! 
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I will though after hearing the hd700 I am curious about the hd800! The hd700 soundstage caught me off guard in a good way.

Question is, how does hd800 and hd800s compare to hd600 and hd700 sound?
 
Sep 18, 2016 at 8:36 PM Post #6,798 of 9,291
 
No bias then, l take it back
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Enjoy them both! 
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I will though after hearing the hd700 I am curious about the hd800! The hd700 soundstage caught me off guard in a good way.

Question is, how does hd800 and hd800s compare to hd600 and hd700 sound?
The 800's are the soundstage King . They tend to be closer to the 700's but the 800S tends to be a bit of the cross between the two. Less of the high end sharpness and a bit better bass. They can be picky about amps though. A par of modded 800's can be very nice indeed straight up need a good amp to tame them. Just my opinion.
 
Sep 18, 2016 at 9:37 PM Post #6,799 of 9,291
The 800's are the soundstage King . They tend to be closer to the 700's but the 800S tends to be a bit of the cross between the two. Less of the high end sharpness and a bit better bass. They can be picky about amps though. A par of modded 800's can be very nice indeed straight up need a good amp to tame them. Just my opinion.

If you are referring to HD800 vs HD800S that's debatable.
HD800S should be warmer because it has less treble. According to some sources it has higher distortion in the bass. More pleasant probably but not necessarily better.
 
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Sep 18, 2016 at 9:53 PM Post #6,800 of 9,291
Thanks for responses guys.

I also noticed Amazon no longer sells the HD800 and put on the product page that it was replaced by the HD800S.

This is usually what they put up when a product has been discontinued.

I thought the two were going to coexist, or has that changed?
 
Sep 18, 2016 at 9:56 PM Post #6,801 of 9,291
If you are referring to HD800 vs HD800S that's debatable.
HD800S is warmer because of the added distortion, more pleasant probably but I wouldn't say better.
OK a bit more pleasurable bass then.
 
Sep 18, 2016 at 11:06 PM Post #6,803 of 9,291
Thanks for responses guys.

I also noticed Amazon no longer sells the HD800 and put on the product page that it was replaced by the HD800S.

This is usually what they put up when a product has been discontinued.

I thought the two were going to coexist, or has that changed?

Go back and look to the right side of page !
They(HD800) are in stock and ready to ship.
 
Sep 18, 2016 at 11:47 PM Post #6,804 of 9,291
Go back and look to the right side of page !
They(HD800) are in stock and ready to ship.

 


As far as I can see only third parties are selling on Amazon marketplace. Amazon themselves do not appear to be selling the HD800 currently and are redirecting people to the HD800S which they do carry.
 
Sep 19, 2016 at 1:08 AM Post #6,805 of 9,291
HD700 just arrived . Gonna find why somone like it and hate it:grimacing:
 
Sep 19, 2016 at 1:08 AM Post #6,806 of 9,291
Is less pleasant what you're looking for? lol


Nope, I appreciate accuracy and that's why I keep my HD800 instead of moving to HD800S.
(According to some sources) a trusty AKG K702 measures better than the HD800S in the lower bass.

I use my HD800 for those recordings where its bass quantity is enough for my preferences.
For recordings that need a slight boost in the bass region I simply pick the Tesla T1 (or the HD700 by the way)

HD800S is still a neutralish headphone and not a great match for poor recordings anyway.

If HD800S is your only headphone and you normally listen to a wide variety of music, and you are not willing to use a top class parametric equalizer like DMG Equilibrium, then it surely is a more pleasant headphone than HD800.

If you have only one car, you don't normally pick a Ferrari 599, but it's a superb car for track days only.
 
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Sep 19, 2016 at 2:18 AM Post #6,807 of 9,291
 
  Go back and look to the right side of page !
They(HD800) are in stock and ready to ship.

 


As far as I can see only third parties are selling on Amazon marketplace. Amazon themselves do not appear to be selling the HD800 currently and are redirecting people to the HD800S which they do carry.

Amazon still has them but they are "fulfilled by" others which is still not that bad.  The HD-800S while sold by Amazon is cheaper from others.
 
The HD-700 is a fun sound compared to the HD-800, a bit more forgiving with sub-par recordings and just a little easier to drive properly IMO.
 
Sep 19, 2016 at 8:24 AM Post #6,808 of 9,291
New member here! The "best" pair of cans I have right now are the Beats Studio & Beats Studio Wireless. Just purchased the HD700 off of a member here. How big of a difference do you think there will be? Research suggests the HD700 is the best for Classical, which is the only genre I listen to. Hope I made a good decision ...
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Sep 19, 2016 at 8:46 AM Post #6,809 of 9,291
  New member here! The "best" pair of cans I have right now are the Beats Studio & Beats Studio Wireless. Just purchased the HD700 off of a member here. How big of a difference do you think there will be? Research suggests the HD700 is the best for Classical, which is the only genre I listen to. Hope I made a good decision ...
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​Errr, big?
 
One hell of a jump from Beats to the HD700. Which makes me wonder why you bought Beats for classical..........
 
Make sure you get an amp. Any decent amp.
 

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