[LifeAspect]

seems I have to return my unit to the factory to fix the failed FW update.
 
Guess I'll have to use my momentums for a while

 

[shinex64]

There's a spanish store that's selling HDVD800 at 1.249€ !!!!
 
If anyone's interested PM me, retails at 1.799€

 

[zackzack]

  The official balanced cable is already out. I've had mine for a couple months now.

 
Is there an online retailer Custom Cable other than which charge less than £250 ?

 

[Synthax]

I'm sorry If I have missed that, but does HDVD800 work as a regular pre amplifier?

 

[ALRAINBOW]

No sorry.

Al D

 

[shinex64]

  I'm sorry If I have missed that, but does HDVD800 work as a regular pre amplifier?

Nope, (as I understand)
 
They couldn't care less about the outputs that they nor even list them in the tech. specifications:
 

Technical Data

Technical Data and Specification of HDVD 800 Article No. 505590

Dimensions	(W x H x D): approx. 216 mm x 55 mm x 324 mm
Frequency response	0.3 Hz to 100 kHz (-3 dB)
THD, total harmonic distortion	< -110 dB (1 kHz / maximum gain)
Weight	2,2 Kg
Audio input	Analogue input XLR-3 : Max. input voltage 20 dBV / Input impedance 10 kOhm
Analogue input RCA: Max. input voltage (eff) 14 dBV / Input impedance 10 kOhm
Digital SPDIF (RCA): Max. sampling frequency 192 kHz /AES3-compatible) / Max. resolution 24 bit
Digital SPDIF (TosLink): Max. sampling frequency: 192 kHz (AES3-compatible) Max. resolution: 24 bit
Digital AES/EBU (XLR-3): Max. sampling frequency: 192 kHz (AES3-compatible) / Max. resolution: 24 bit
USB (USB-B) USB standard: USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 USB audio class: USB Audio 2.0
Power consumption	9 W
Input voltage range	100 - 240 V AC / 50 - 60 Hz

http://en-de.sennheiser.com/downloads/download/file/3319/548726_HDVD_800_SpecSheet_GB_low.pdf
 
Manual: http://en-de.sennheiser.com/downloads/download/file/4277/HDVD800_A4_549747_0313_EN_CD.pdf
 

 

[stasaki90]

Does anyone have DAC recommendations for hdvd800?

 

[ALRAINBOW]

That is a hard to answer question , as any dac you like with the headphones will do. The amp is very good And even though the dac section gets bashed it ok to me. Read and try to listen before you buy. And the kind of headphone will matter too. And the he6 will not do well with the amp. After listening to the amp with various dacs I own and my feeling is the amp is quite transparent . Read ,listen and maybe buy used too to save money as getting lucky first is hard. It's not just how good the dac is but more of what sound pleases you.. I hope this helps.

Al D

 

[LaZyKun]

 
Just got mine, heard some people having problems with this DAC but so far very impressed, barely burnt in but loving the upgrade from my Audio-gd Compass.

 

[TheManko]

If you're happy with how it sounds, that's perfectly fine!

 

[musikaladin]

  getting the errorcode 0xef000011 when I try to patch the fw.....upgrade failed....
 
also don't seem to get any sound from the usb driver anymore on both windows 8.1 and 7.
 
I think the failed fw update messed up my dac inside the hdv800
 
contacted sennheiser...Hopefully they know how to fix it or I'll have to return it to Germany.
 

 
...I got exactly the same error while processing the firmware upgrade from Windows 8! I also contacted Sennheiser. Since I am German I wrote in German language to their German page. Let's see whether there is anything coming back...

 

[LifeAspect]

I had to send in my amp to the factory to reset it....not much else you can do about it sadly. So atm I am stuck without an amp.

 

[lovethatsound]

Just got mine, heard some people having problems with this DAC but so far very impressed, barely burnt in but loving the upgrade from my Audio-gd Compass.

hi there,where did u get the stand you're hdvd 800 is on?, it's so cool.

 

[LaZyKun]

The seller who I bought my unit from happens to be good friends with a Hi-Fi store owner, apparently the stands are not for sale and are used for distributors to display the units only but he managed to get hold of one. I am not 100% sure but I never seen it for sale either so I guess its true, he no longer needed it so just gave to me with the amp. Ideal since it now sits nicely on top of my PC case.

 

[lovethatsound]

The seller who I bought my unit from happens to be good friends with a Hi-Fi store owner, apparently the stands are not for sale and are used for distributors to display the units only but he managed to get hold of one. I am not 100% sure but I never seen it for sale either so I guess its true, he no longer needed it so just gave to me with the amp. Ideal since it now sits nicely on top of my PC case.

thanks 4 letting me know,I will try and get one from somewhere.