[pumpe19]

Seem to be great setups you guys got there. Although a little bit out of my price range
"I can finally just listen and be happy" And that is what it's all about!

 

[BobFiggins]

   
How the hell are you powering them?  Batteries?

 
Just a flashlight behind them, and the liner removed. It was just to make some creative images, these aren't modded to be like this permanently. 

 

[JaZZ]

To my ears the stock cable sounds really good (I prefer it to the Silver Dragon), it just hasn't the ideal synergy with the unmodified and unequalized headphone.

 

[ericfarrell85]

Sometimes you just don't realize what you're missing until the moment you decide to make a change. I've been using Sophia 6SL7's for a while (ECBA), but unearthed some RCA VT-231's from a neglected closet. What a terrific pairing! The very lush and romantic, low-end oriented character is precisely what the 800 wanted. Great synergy! Wave goodbye to splashy, strident treble. I'll try some Ken Rad and NU VT-231 once I feel inclined to move along. It may be a while.

*First time in awhile the ECBA really pulls away from the Zana Deux with this headphone

 

[SearchOfSub]

can the hd800 sound as open as listening to speakers nearfield?

 

[wink]

YES.  There are times when I don't even know I have them on my head.
 
And, yes I have heard speakers nearfield lots of times.

 

[lilbthebasedgod]

To me the 800 isn't even the most open sounding headphone I've had.  Mine are very bass heavy compared to what most people are hearing out of theirs, so it may not be indicative, but my old AD900x and AD700 had even more exaggerated soundstages.

 

[pervysage]

  To me the 800 isn't even the most open sounding headphone I've had.  Mine are very bass heavy compared to what most people are hearing out of theirs, so it may not be indicative, but my old AD900x and AD700 had even more exaggerated soundstages.

 
What are you running for an amp/source?

 

[lilbthebasedgod]

   
What are you running for an amp/source?

Not anything good that's for sure.  I'm in a bind monetarily right now and am saving for something better.
 
I'm running off an aune t1.  I understand this can completely shrink soundstage and has a channel imbalance problem.  

 

[SearchOfSub]

Anyone compare hd650 revised version vs hd800? worth extra cost?

 

[Zoom25]

can the hd800 sound as open as listening to speakers nearfield?

Nope, but 24 bit recordings do occasionally make me turn my head. I've been enjoying mid fields a lot more in the past few years.

 

[Sorrodje]

Anyone compare hd650 revised version vs hd800? worth extra cost?

 
Extra cost for HD800 over the HD650 ? 

 

[Mahdi8]

Hd650 is not even close to hd800 in details, clarity and instrument separation. But i do enjoy hd650 for its bass kick

 

[BobFiggins]

Diving into technical specs, trying to figure out what you would recommend between these two choices. Valhalla 2 or Mjolnir 2? Cost aside, pretend they cost the same thing. 
 
Currently using Vali, and it's not cutting it, even though it does sound quite nice and relaxing:
Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 220mW RMS per channel
Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 115mW RMS per channel
 
Valhalla 2:
Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 800mW RMS per channel
Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 450mW RMS per channel
 
Mjolnir 2:
Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 850mW RMS per channel

Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 425mW RMS per channel

 
So the technical specs say the HD 800 can use a maximum of 500mW over a long period of time. What does this actually mean? Is this at 300 ohms? The Valhalla 2 and Mjolnir 2 both have more than 500mW at 300 ohms, this isn't a bad thing is it, since it's more than 500?
 
I'm not a very technical person, so what does all of this really mean for me, the average joe wanting to listen to my music correctly powered? The money isn't an issue, I just want to make sure I get the right thing. EDIT: When I say money isn't an issue, I mean in that pricerange, and I would like to stick to Schiit for this particular discussion. Also, will Mjolnir 2 sound the same as Valhalla 2, or will it be different? After using the HD 700 with the Valhalla 2, that was an incredibly enjoyable sound with great PRAT. I'd be sad if all of that was lost with the Mjolnir 2.

 

[jsgraha]

If money isn't an issue, one may choose from this list, maybe between no 11-15.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/650510/the-new-hd800-impressions-thread/12600#post_10774632