[Giraku]

im interested, what are some of the better amp pairings for the hd820? is it as fickle as the hd800?

I'm enjoying the pairing with iFi Pro iDSD.

 

[monini13]

I'm enjoying the pairing with iFi Pro iDSD.

wow! what a wonderful dac amp, happy for you!

 

[macbob713]

wow! what a wonderful dac amp, happy for you!

Thanks.

 

[macbob713]

How do they sound compared to LCD 3/4 and ZMF Auteur if you heard those?

Never heard any of those headphones.

 

[mhpsd]

Can anyone comment on the amount of sound leakage? I’m auditioning a pair and I am quite impressed. My wife however thinks they leak much more than my ZMF eikons and almost as much as some open cans.

Anyone with a similar experience?

Thanks

 

[QueueCumber]

Can anyone comment on the amount of sound leakage? I’m auditioning a pair and I am quite impressed. My wife however thinks they leak much more than my ZMF eikons and almost as much as some open cans.

Anyone with a similar experience?

Thanks

My GF and I sleep in a king size bed. If I wear open back headphones she complains. She hasn't complained about the 820s at all. Well, except for the fact that she doesn't think I should listen to music if I'm trying to fall asleep... lol

 

[smodtactical]

Can anyone comment on the amount of sound leakage? I’m auditioning a pair and I am quite impressed. My wife however thinks they leak much more than my ZMF eikons and almost as much as some open cans.

Anyone with a similar experience?

Thanks

How do you like them vs eikons?

 

[macbob713]

Never heard any of those headphones.

My GF and I sleep in a king size bed. If I wear open back headphones she complains. She hasn't complained about the 820s at all. Well, except for the fact that she doesn't think I should listen to music if I'm trying to fall asleep... lol

My wife says she cannot hear them, so all's well on that.

 

[8bitme]

My experience is that the sound leakage is a bit higher then what you would expect from closed backs on loud volumes but still much less then open-backs of course.

 

[QueueCumber]

My experience is that the sound leakage is a bit higher then what you would expect from closed backs on loud volumes but still much less then open-backs of course.

The nice thing is that despite the minor leakage out of the HPs, people come into the room and talk to me and I don’t even realize they’re there and saying things to me! Very little sound leakage into the listening bubble for me thus far!

We’ll see how far that goes while sharing a hotel room with me son in Seattle for the Pearl Jam shows over the next few days...

 

[Maelob]

Comparison with 800S from Lachlanlikesathing he works at Minidisc in Australia.

 

[up late]

they describe the hd820's mid-range as somewhat "nasally", "boxed-in" and "honky" compared to the hd800/s. closed-can qualifications notwithstanding, it's quite a favourable review.

 

[QueueCumber]

they describe the mid-range as somewhat "nasally", "boxed-in" and "honky" compared to the hd800/s. closed-can qualifications notwithstanding, it's quite a favourable review.

Still not hearing it with my set positioned optimally on my head. Maybe there are some bad sets out there...

 

[up late]

i think that's unlikely with sennheiser's quality control but as we often say here - ymmv

 

[QueueCumber]

Taking the 820 and the Hugo2 on the plane to Seattle to see Pearl Jam for two nights. Will let people know how these fair for sound isolation on a plane. So far they function adequately at the airport, albeit the loudspeaker announcements are audible but muffled. We’ll see how long they go in the plane before I end up switching to my Noble Encore CIEMs.