[Sonido]

I bought mine back in December during the great Amazon sellout. It's 25xxx. I think it was sitting in their warehouse for a while hence the sellout.

 

[magiccabbage]

mine is 26xx i bought them in December - to sell 2000 in 2 months seems like a lot.  

 

[Dionysus]

worldwide! I don't think that number is high at all.

 

[62ohm]

  mine is 26xx i bought them in December - to sell 2000 in 2 months seems like a lot.  

 
I also bought mine in December and it's 25xxx. 2000 in 2 months would probably mean $3m a month from HD800 alone (assuming they are getting $1500 a pair), quite a lot of money indeed!

 

[svt time]

Just found out I can get a set of these for $670 before tax through a sick work deal. Only problem is, I only have an Asgard 1, and a little dot mk III. What should I do?

 

[62ohm]

  Just found out I can get a set of these for $670 before tax through a sick work deal. Only problem is, I only have an Asgard 1, and a little dot mk III. What should I do?

 
$670? 

Sigh I paid $1,900 (NZD) for mine.. the world is unfair

 

[svt time]

   
$670? 

Sigh I paid $1,900 (NZD) for mine.. the world is unfair

 
That would CAD as well so $600 ish USD. It's a good deal for sure. I need to know if the amps i have are worth trying, or if I'm better off buying something new while I'm at it.

 

[Maxvla]

Little dot 3 will probably work best. It is an OTL design. I had one with my HD580s many years ago.

 

[magiccabbage]

  Just found out I can get a set of these for $670 before tax through a sick work deal. Only problem is, I only have an Asgard 1, and a little dot mk III. What should I do?

maybe get a vali - its held in high regard by some and its cheap. move onto something else later. 
 
just a side note - i haven't actually heard it, im going by what others have said. 

 

[Traum]

Just found out I can get a set of these for $670 before tax through a sick work deal. Only problem is, I only have an Asgard 1, and a little dot mk III. What should I do?

Dude, you gotta hook your fellow Canuck (aka. me ) up with that sick price.

On a different note, I am eyeing a local ad for a pair of HD800. The current owner says that the cans have some minor paint chips on it that are quite common on them, though he didn't indicate where those pain chips are. Is this really a common occurrence? Reportedly, the serial number is in the 12k range, and the headphones comes with a 5-feet Cardas cable instead of the stock ones.

What else should I look for in terms of visible / invisible damage and overall conditions in general?

 

[svt time]

Little dot 3 will probably work best. It is an OTL design. I had one with my HD580s many years ago.

OTL? 
 

  maybe get a vali - its held in high regard by some and its cheap. move onto something else later. 
 
just a side note - i haven't actually heard it, im going by what others have said. 

Vali is better than asgard? Wow.. can anyone that has listened confirm?
 

Dude, you gotta hook your fellow Canuck (aka. me

) up with that sick price.
 

Haha I might get in troubs but if I can swing it we'll see

 

[roguegeek]

So I read through the manual because I had nothing better to do just now and it says I can get a diffuse-field frequency response from Sennheiser directly if I visit the site with my serial number. Just went through the site, but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[Traum]

Vali is better than asgard? Wow.. can anyone that has listened confirm?

I wouldn't say the Vali necessarily sounds "better" than the Asgard, but some prefer prefers the warmth and dynamics of tube amps over solid state, and the HD800 pairs quite well with the Vali. At $120 new (or cheaper if used), it is hard to complain about its shortcomings, but be wary of ringing / microphonic issues.

 

[svt time]

I wouldn't say the Vali necessarily sounds "better" than the Asgard, but some prefer prefers the warmth and dynamics of tube amps over solid state, and the HD800 pairs quite well with the Vali. At $120 new (or cheaper if used), it is hard to complain about its shortcomings, but be wary of ringing / microphonic issues.

Ah I see, makes sense. Is it considered to be more detailed than the Little dot MkIII though?

 

[Maxvla]

Output Transformer-Less, OTL. Works well for high impedance phones.