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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
Jan 4, 2015 at 6:18 AM Post #16,051 of 28,989
dopaminer said:
  The company Wagnus in Japan is selling 2.5mm balanced HD800 cables, for use with AK players.  Is anyone on this thread running their HD800 directly out of their AK240 or AK120ii ?  I would love to hear some impressions.  
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The HD800 sounds fine if you drop the output impedance of the AK100/120 to below 1 ohm.
 
Vinnie at RWA can do that plus a few other things to improve the sound.
 
Without that change, the match is only so so..
 
Jan 4, 2015 at 6:33 AM Post #16,052 of 28,989
punit said:
  Wow.. both of my top 2 HP's discontinued (HE-6 going to be shortly).
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Not to worry.
 
One thing I learned the hard way:  Just because there is a new TOTL headphone out there, your old HP still sounds exactly the same.
 
Put on your HD800 or HE-6, listen to the gorgeous sound that you love and smile because you still have the $5,000 for the new HPs in your pocket. 
 
Jan 4, 2015 at 9:37 AM Post #16,055 of 28,989
pearljam50000 said:
  Wow, since when do they make them in black?
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They make them in all kinds of colors!
 
Actually, you can still buy the HD800 new from ColorWare and have them painted any colors you want for the same retail price.
 
Contrary to popular rumors, this pair of HD800 will not be in the Sale Forum any time soon! 
 

 
Jan 4, 2015 at 9:50 AM Post #16,056 of 28,989
They look great! 
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Jan 4, 2015 at 10:24 AM Post #16,057 of 28,989
Very, very Nice! Every time I see a pair of HD800 done up by Colorware, I want to send mine in! Or order a second pair 
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Jan 4, 2015 at 11:12 AM Post #16,058 of 28,989
I salivate every time I see a HD 800 with a Colorware job, and I myself have spent at least an hour or two on the site messing with different color combos. I really want to do mine in blue accents to match my Sonnet 2, but it's still hard to stomach $300 for a paint job, plus be without my HD 800 for a few weeks, no matter how nice their work may be... But I'll still probably do it one day, when I'm convinced there's nothing else left I need want out of my headphone journey.
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Jan 4, 2015 at 11:32 AM Post #16,059 of 28,989
dxanex said:
  I salivate every time I see a HD 800 with a Colorware job, and I myself have spent at least an hour or two on the site messing with different color combos. I really want to do mine in blue accents to match my Sonnet 2, but it's still hard to stomach $300 for a paint job, plus be without my HD 800 for a few weeks, no matter how nice their work may be... But I'll still probably do it one day, when I'm convinced there's nothing else left I need want out of my headphone journey.
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@dxanex...


Now, go wipe off your keyboard and order *ANOTHER* HD800 (and HDVD800 amp) direct from Colorware... when you do that, it only costs $100 extra to color each of them!!
 
Or maybe, .... THIS?

or perhaps, for on the move listening... THIS??

 
Jan 4, 2015 at 11:38 AM Post #16,060 of 28,989
If there is a new flagship being announced this week then they are probably using all hd800 workers to make it and won't be back to making hd800s until they are done the first batch of the new model.
 
Jan 4, 2015 at 12:04 PM Post #16,061 of 28,989
@kayandjohn You sir have given me a new purpose in life...

 

 
Jan 4, 2015 at 12:19 PM Post #16,062 of 28,989
kazsud said:
If there is a new flagship being announced this week then they are probably using all hd800 workers to make it and won't be back to making hd800s until they are done the first batch of the new model.
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Yeah it would be very hard to hire new workers in advance from the 100000 unemployed hausfraus in Germany. 
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 I'm sure they would go bankrupt also with the minimum wage salaries looking at their puny 15M€ yearly profits..
 
Jan 4, 2015 at 1:16 PM Post #16,063 of 28,989
Sennheiser pays proper wages for their hausfrauEN(plural has the ending en, being fussy about those things)!:D
 
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