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Yes, the impressions are starting to make sense now
Originally Posted by davidhunternyc /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am a bit surprised though, especially since the HD800 was touted as the Second Coming, that a couple of people of have commented on the HD800 not sounding its best with solid state amplifiers. Could this be an engineering flaw? |
Originally Posted by davidhunternyc /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is great. After 5,000 or so posts about the HD800 it is so nice to start reading sober and balanced opinions of the HD800 without all the hyperbole. I will be looking forward, like everyone else here, to reading more about the HD800. I am a bit surprised though, especially since the HD800 was touted as the Second Coming, that a couple of people of have commented on the HD800 not sounding its best with solid state amplifiers. Could this be an engineering flaw? With all the money and years of research that went into this headphone, I would've assumed that Sennheiser would have addressed this issue. Maybe, like others have stated, the HD800 just needs more burn-in. Is it possible that Sennheiser changed something in the HD800 after its initial prototype release? Maybe the HD800 that Jude and Tyll tested is different is some way from the actual production model. It could explain why we have all waited so long. |
Originally Posted by davidhunternyc /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is great. After 5,000 or so posts about the HD800 it is so nice to start reading sober and balanced opinions of the HD800 without all the hyperbole. I will be looking forward, like everyone else here, to reading more about the HD800. I am a bit surprised though, especially since the HD800 was touted as the Second Coming, that a couple of people of have commented on the HD800 not sounding its best with solid state amplifiers. Could this be an engineering flaw? With all the money and years of research that went into this headphone, I would've assumed that Sennheiser would have addressed this issue. Maybe, like others have stated, the HD800 just needs more burn-in. Is it possible that Sennheiser changed something in the HD800 after its initial prototype release? Maybe the HD800 that Jude and Tyll tested is different is some way from the actual production model. It could explain why we have all waited so long. |
Originally Posted by mbd2884 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Take people's opinions with a grain of salt. When the HD800 was first showcased they use the headphone output of a DAC1. And now they are being showcased with the M902. Yes Sennheiser wants to showcase their best, possibly world's best dynamic headphone to date, with the first headphone drivers of it's kind with solid state, because it sounds bad. THIS IS HEAD-FI. ALMOST PURELY JUST OPINIONS! Fun to read though huh? I have not heard them, but based on what I have read from the few impressions of posters I trust... HD800 reflect the source and amplifier directly. They do not add coloration and some of these Solid State Amps are the same, not much coloration. And these people frankly WANT and ONLY like colored sound. They need the added coloration of tubes and warmth. It's why we been reading some people prefer the D7000 to the HD800 and frankly, I don't think there are many expensive headphones that add more coloration than Denons. |
Originally Posted by Happy Camper /img/forum/go_quote.gif For the price, there should be a sonic revelation. The design is interesting and I am looking forward to more seasoned reviews. Those with no interest in selling them with experience in the hps they supposedly are peer to, like stats. I hope they are as good as advertised and I understand the value is in the ears of the listener. |
Originally Posted by peanuthead /img/forum/go_quote.gif I really don't understand the folks saying HD800 needs tube amps. I thought it was great with SS amps. |
Originally Posted by davidhunternyc /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...Perhaps someone could post a lengthy review of the HD800 used with the Grace M902. |
Originally Posted by greggf /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is anybody still suggesting that the HD800 are "the absolute best" dynamic headphone or "revolutionary"? Or is that gone? I've thought that I've kept up with these threads, but I can't tell for sure if anybody out there is still saying this stuff. Truth is, if they are "still" a revolution in design and "the world's best", I'm interested, eventually. Otherwise . . . well, I've had to live without a lot of other great headphones, and I can go without these, too. Are these just one of the pack or do they stand out? |