[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by Leslie Dorner /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I know that the HD-800 is accurate and I think that it will fit with my audio system as it is quite accurate and neutral.

I'm thinking the HD-800 would be a good fit in my audio rig. But, I don't know for sure. What do you think?

 
Nope, afraid synergy with GeForce GTX 690 is not that good and illuminated keyboard totally kills the mids.

 

[paradoxper]

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What price did you get, I was quoted $1320 shipped?

Oh, ya know, $999.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Or
 
$1320 shipped.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Jan quoted the same price for me too. I'm hoping that HeadRoom will do a price match or they will beat the price by $20. I'll contact HeadRoom tomorrow to see if they will do it or not.

I just went Crutchfield refurbished route, $1100 shipped hard to beat, based on the reports people getting new phones with mostly less than perfect boxes, we'll see, they accept returns and give 2 years Senns warranty.

 

[Leslie Dorner]

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Nope, afraid synergy with GeForce GTX 690 is not that good and illuminated keyboard totally kills the mids.

That's funny. At these price levels, it's hilarious.

 

[Solude]

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No, cable is needed. Doesn't make ANY difference.

 
I might agree if Senn hadn't made the cable heavy and stiff for no reason.  The actual 'cable' is tiny.  This is the cross section of it.
 

 

[Girls Generation]

Uhh..... ?
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I'm trying to get something that is fairly close to my Etymotic ER-4PT with the 4S adapter cable, but in a full sized open design headphone.
 
 
Here's my home audio rig:
 
Meridian 808v5 CD player
HeadRoom Ultra desktop amp with DAC and desktop power supply
Ultimate Ears Ue-18 pro
Etymotic ER-4PT with 4S adapter
Monster Signature Series Pro Power 5100 Power Center UHC
Cardas Clear power, RCA interconnects, USB cabling
LaCie 4Big Quadra 10 TB USB 3.0 external HDD
Western Digital My Passport 2 TB USB 3.0 Portable external HDD
System76 Leopard Extreme desktop PC
System76 Lemur Ultra Thin notebook PC
Verizon FiOS Quantum
ASUS Blu-Ray USB 3.0 12X external CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burner
CrashPlan+ family plan for 3 years
 
yes, it's true.
 
 
I have a System76 Leopard Extreme:
 
2nd Generation Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition 3.50 GHz L2 15 MB - 6 Cores with Hyperthreading
64 GB - 8 x 8 GB - Crucial Elite Quad Channel DDR3 - 1333 MHz
4 GB nVidia GeForce GTX 690 with 3072 CUDA Cores
960 GB: LSI Hardware RAID 0 - 2 x 480 GB Intel 520 Series SATA III 6 Gb/s Solid State Disk Drive
CD-RW / DVD-RW Dual Layer [two of them]
Internal SD, Memory Stick, Compact Flash Card Reader
 Internal PCI Express 802.11 bgn
27" Full HD SuperThin Widescreen LED Display (1920 x 1080)
Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard and Performance Mouse
3 Yr. Ltd. Warranty and 3 Yr. Technical Support
Asus 12X Blu-Ray USB 3.0 burner
LaCie 4Big Quad 10 TB USB 3.0 HDD
Western Digital My Passport 2 TB USB 3.0 Portable HDD
 
System76 Lemur Ultra Thin (lemu4):
 
Intel Core i5-3210M
Corsair Vengeance 2 X 8 [16 GB] 1,600 MHz RAM
Crucial M4 SATA-III 6 GB/s 128 GB SSD
Intel Advanced-N 6230 802.11 BGN
14.1" 1366 X 768 LED
Gigabit Ethernet
2 USB 3.0
1 USB 2.0
SDXC memory card slot
8X DVD burner
4.5 pounds
 
I have 14,723 320 Kbps MP3s using Fraunhofer and LAME 3.9.9 --preset-insane 320 Kbps bit rate songs.
 
I also have about 30 gigabytes of 24 bit 192 kHz FLAC files from HD Tracks and Chesky Records.
 
I know that the HD-800 is accurate and I think that it will fit with my audio system as it is quite accurate and neutral. I also have an older Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline HR-2 and Ray Samuels told me that I don't need an aftermarket cable and he said the HR-2 would be a good match with the HD-800. He has two HD-800s in unbalanced and balanced setups. I would be pairing my HD-800s with the HeadRoom Ultra Desk Amp with DAC and Desktop Power Supply.
 
I'm thinking the HD-800 would be a good fit in my audio rig. But, I don't know for sure. What do you think?

 

[Leslie Dorner]

What does the factory refurbished really mean? Were they damaged in some way and reconditioned?

 

[paradoxper]

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What does the factory refurbished really mean? Were they damaged in some way and reconditioned?

Link

 

[Leslie Dorner]

Thanks.
 
It looks like it's a good deal. I might get them from Crutchfield for the factory refurbished HD-800s. However, I'm not sure at this point. I might get a new pair instead.

 

[Girls Generation]

Says 2 year warranty but Senn offers 90 days for refurbished items. Hmm...

 

[Leslie Dorner]

Really? I did not know that. Can you show me your source for your information?

 

[paradoxper]

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Really? I did not know that. Can you show me your source for your information?

Link

 

[Leslie Dorner]

So, why does Crutchfield list a 2 year warranty when Sennheiser lists a 90 day warranty for refurbished products? Which is it?

 

[Girls Generation]

Don't ask us....
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So, why does Crutchfield list a 2 year warranty when Sennheiser lists a 90 day warranty for refurbished products? Which is it?

 

[paradoxper]

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So, why does Crutchfield list a 2 year warranty when Sennheiser lists a 90 day warranty for refurbished products? Which is it?

I'm not sure if you glossed over that link.
Sennheiser:
Refurbished Products: Carry the standard warranty**