[derbigpr]

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that's exactly how I feel. I wanted a HD650 with a taste of HD800 instead keeping the same sound signature of the HD800 but with possibly more sibilance issues
 


 

A HD650 with a taste of HD800 seems impossible, since they're totally different in character.
 

 

[Anaxilus]

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We should have done a drop test on concrete along with my HD800s. See which one broke first.
 

Will it blend?
 

 

[n3rdling]

Dang this was like an Audeze thread for a while there.  Luis give me the HD700s so you don't have to worry about sending them to Senn.

 

[logwed]

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Will it blend?
 

I would also like this question answered

 

[swbf2cheater]

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Rememeber though. HiFiman are made in China so I bet they are making an even greater profit per headphone than either Sennheiser or Audeze, and for Audeze your looking at small scale manufacture paying decent wages in North America. , Sennheiser I think make their phones in Germany or Ireland which also have living wage wage structures and much better human rights. All of that has to factor into ethical purchasing I think.

 

 
Been waiting a very long time for someone to publicly admit to drastically overpaying for headphones.   $1000 for an HD700 when its a step down from the Hd800, which itself is absolutely on par with the HE-500 in every way except sound stage size?  LOL!  what an awful deal.  Where is the extra $300 going?  Down the drain, thats where.  

 

[Phos]

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Rememeber though. HiFiman are made in China so I bet they are making an even greater profit per headphone than either Sennheiser or Audeze, and for Audeze your looking at small scale manufacture paying decent wages in North America. , Sennheiser I think make their phones in Germany or Ireland which also have living wage wage structures and much better human rights. All of that has to factor into ethical purchasing I think.

I really doubt that HiFiMan's production conditions are comparable to those of say the iPhone screen wipers.  

 

[Anaxilus]

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the Hd800, which itself is absolutely on par with the HE-500 in every way except sound stage size?
 
LOL!  

FT4U ^
 

 

[skeptic]

LFF's post on flat FR got me thinking, and I decided to pull up the headroom graphs on the HD600's and HD800's.  
 
Is this comparison accurate?  If so, why is there a common perception that the HD800's have more treble energy, and less deep bass, than HD600's?  
 

 
(Bear in mind that fundamental frequencies of acoustic instruments, for just about anything other than a pipe organ, cap out at 4k hz or thereabouts.)
 

 

[Jeff Graw]

 
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$1000 for an HD700 when its a step down from the Hd800, which itself is absolutely on par with the HE-500 in every way except sound stage size? 

 
Don't forget transient response. And aren't those the two most important factors in any set of headphones anyway? A lot of people, including myself, aren't the biggest fan of the tonal balance of the HD-800, but that can be fixed with good equipment pairing and/or a simple EQ. In terms of technical performance, HD-800 is easily worth it's price.

 

[ianmedium]

I really doubt that HiFiMan's production conditions are comparable to those of say the iPhone screen wipers.  

How do you know? I am sure they employ at the same standards as any other employer in China, I can't see why they would differ really, they have to remain in flow of the way things are done there after all!

 

[maverickronin]

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Is this comparison accurate?  If so, why is there a common perception that the HD800's have more treble energy, and less deep bass, than HD600's? 

I don't know about the bass part.  I don't hear that from the 800 or 600 but regarding the treble its because the 800's peak is higher in frequency and comes up from a lower shelf making it sound more peaky and metallic.

 

[CEE TEE]

Ummm, no.  I have HE-500 in the house right now too. 
 
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"...the Hd800, which itself is absolutely on par with the HE-500 in every way except sound stage size"

 

 

[LFF]

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Ummm, no.  I have HE-500 in the house right now too. 
 
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I agree....NO.

 

[idletime1213]

On technical performance, the HD800 was the most capable out of all the dynamics I've tried. It really is a technologically advanced headphone though not my preferred sound sig.

 

[Austin Morrow]

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I agree....NO.

I agree thirdly. Not exactly ages away from each other, but there isn't much of a comparison.