[lamboy1]

13xxx here its fine

 

[P+D-MI]

#00470 here, screens are perfect. I believe they are stainless steel, btw.

 

[jh7000]

#16634 - my screens are perfect.

 

[igormsk]

#22xxx - my screens are perfect, except for greasy fingerprints on them

 

[elvergun]

  It will be better if someone with sn 28xxx also give their feedback on this subject. So we can confirm that this is not an issue with 27xxx hd800s.

I have a wavy 28xxx.

 

[LugBug1]

Hey, theres nothing wrong with a few wrinkles.. Adds character! 
 
 
(I can say that because mine are wrinkle free at 21*** )
 
So its looking like the first wrinkles appear from 27 onwards... See where I'm going with this.. 

 

[Mike F]

Hmmm..... what to do? It seems as if we've established that all the new ones (certainly from around 27xxx anyway) are similar to mine, so there would be no point in sending back to the dealer for a replacement which would doubtless be the same. On one hand I'm reassured as mine is not the only one like this, but OTOH it's somewhat annoying that this seems to be a cosmetic 'fault' that the earlier ones don't have. I find it hard to believe that the change has escaped the notice of Sennheiser seeing as the HD800 is entirely hand made, so may be they'd have an explanation for it? I think there are a few industry insiders on the forum from Sennheiser. Would it be better to PM them or contact Sennheiser direct?

 

[TwoEars]

It's only a cosmetic defect I believe, shouldn't effect sound quality.
 
But i can understand that you'd want them perfect if you just bought them.
 
I would PM this guy: http://www.head-fi.org/u/146072/rosmadi-mahmood
 
And see what he says.

 

[Mike F]

  It's only a cosmetic defect I believe, shouldn't effect sound quality.
 
But i can understand that you'd want them perfect if you just bought them.
 
I would PM this guy: http://www.head-fi.org/u/146072/rosmadi-mahmood
 
And see what he says.

 
Thanks! I've just sent a PM.

 

[elvergun]

Maybe the 27xxx-28xxx were made in October....perhaps the workers at the Sennheiser factory celebrated Oktoberfest a little too hard.
 
It does not affect the SQ, so I don't really care.

 

[Mike F]

Maybe it's intentional as it actually enhances the sound quality?!?

 

[swspiers]

I dunno folk.  They may be great headphones, but it's not like they only cost $200.  I am thinking about buying a pair, but this is definitely making me sit back and watch for a bit before I commit to that kind of money.

 

[roguegeek]

282xx: My screens came out of the box not in the perfect condition you see in the promo pics. No big deal though. My HD 700 was exactly the same way. It doesn't really bother me.

 

[Mike F]

I dunno folk.  They may be great headphones, but it's not like they only cost $200.  I am thinking about buying a pair, but this is definitely making me sit back and watch for a bit before I commit to that kind of money.

Well, exactly. I hope there's a good reason why they are like this now rather than sloppy construction, even if it has no affect on SQ.

 

[swspiers]

Well, exactly. I hope there's a good reason why they are like this now rather than sloppy construction, even if it has no affect on SQ.

It's a big concern.  And I hope y'all can accept that I'm not trolling here: I am seriously interested in this headphone.  With the Alpha Dogs, I'm curious about what the next step will bring me. The HD800's are a logical choice, but not if they aren't perfect.  Cosmetic or not, if I shell out $1500 for anything audio-related I expect it to be perfect.