knowhatimean
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At this point I'd have to say whatever slight HD800 colorations do still exist they haven't made themselves known to me for about
3 days now & that is saying something as the system I'm using them in has an extremely low, quiet noise floor.
Notes appear from a very deep quiet place,but the difference now is that timing of the decay of those notes occurs closer to what you would experience to listening to music in real time so that start of the following note isn't slightly blurred by the overhang of the previous note's decay. This is one of the "hardest tricks to accomplish" when you're listening to recorded music.
If you don't listen exclusively to Acoustic music this is probably overkill for your listening needs, but I am absolutely thrilled that I've been able to reach this level of performance from the HD800. (& I'm certain that my Metrum Hex DAC has really made it possible to hear this performance level) (This was not a great headphone for Orchestral music, it is so now beyond any doubt)
It's absolutely, wildly absurd that these are the same headphones that I'd considered getting rid of several times over the last 3 years.
The other wild thing about this is I'm really not even using the headphone amplifier of my preferred choice yet !!
I love this !!! (I can't believe how articulate the Sounstaging detail is presenting itself on this Naxos recording of Samuel Barber, Orchestral Works,Vol. 2 that I'm currently listening to the width (& now depth & height) is exceptional) I can't believe how much
those "grilles" were "mucking"( I wanted to use an "F" instead of the"m" I used) up the sound. with the grilles off you "aren't still
hearing the HD800 along with the music ! what a shame !
Alright, I'll give this thread a rest from me until at least tomorrow.
3 days now & that is saying something as the system I'm using them in has an extremely low, quiet noise floor.
Notes appear from a very deep quiet place,but the difference now is that timing of the decay of those notes occurs closer to what you would experience to listening to music in real time so that start of the following note isn't slightly blurred by the overhang of the previous note's decay. This is one of the "hardest tricks to accomplish" when you're listening to recorded music.
If you don't listen exclusively to Acoustic music this is probably overkill for your listening needs, but I am absolutely thrilled that I've been able to reach this level of performance from the HD800. (& I'm certain that my Metrum Hex DAC has really made it possible to hear this performance level) (This was not a great headphone for Orchestral music, it is so now beyond any doubt)
It's absolutely, wildly absurd that these are the same headphones that I'd considered getting rid of several times over the last 3 years.
The other wild thing about this is I'm really not even using the headphone amplifier of my preferred choice yet !!
I love this !!! (I can't believe how articulate the Sounstaging detail is presenting itself on this Naxos recording of Samuel Barber, Orchestral Works,Vol. 2 that I'm currently listening to the width (& now depth & height) is exceptional) I can't believe how much
those "grilles" were "mucking"( I wanted to use an "F" instead of the"m" I used) up the sound. with the grilles off you "aren't still
hearing the HD800 along with the music ! what a shame !
Alright, I'll give this thread a rest from me until at least tomorrow.