bosiemoncrieff
Headphoneus Supremus
Unfortunately I’ve only heard hd820 on the Schiitty sennheiser dac amp
to me honesly the original HD800 was THE pickiest when it comes to gear, I said the Amplifier has a bigger impact, it brings the highs and bring out the Lows, but not all Tube amp are good with the HD800, it ridiculous, its like dating a celebrity who has the worse Obsessive compulsive disorder. The HD800s and HD820 is much much better.
I absolutely agree, once I discovered this gem of a dac, I became a true believer in the benefits of a totl source. This MKiii/Vandergraf has been a revelation for me. Def my endgame dac until I can move up to 5k or so.
No amp is perfect. The MCTH can tame HD800's treble peak and maintain its soundstage. I think it would still be a good match for the HD800.
OK. I got it. Get the Bottlehead Crack for now, and save money for the EC Zana Deux S for the HD800.
Does anybody have opinions of older serial numbers (< 20k) vs newer serial numbers? Are there any differences in sound?
Yes, I owned sub #8xx , #2xxxx , #3xxxx , etch...
And the #8xx was more laid back and warm and somewhat worn out on the sound. I actually liked it better.
There are differences. But the majority, about 90% of HD800 sound the same. Just the very early models sounded different. Maybe because the drivers were fully burned in?
I can't find the info anymore, but I read that the first run HD800 uses a different material for the drivers, then Sennheiser switched it for cost reasons. This would be like only < #2000ish S/NThe earlier pair (#297) has a fuller tone and is slightly more laid-back in the highs. This is, in my opinion, not a result of burn-in; I've owned the later pair for nearly two years and I still maintain this view.
I can't find the info anymore, but I read that the first run HD800 uses a different material for the drivers, then Sennheiser switched it for cost reasons. This would be like only < #2000ish S/N
I have HD800 #4** and I can attest to that. Mine definitely sounds more laid back than newer pairs I've heard.@RCBinTN
Yes, it seems like David had the same exact pairs I had. Not surprise at all. I differ with him on that i like the more laid back version. Its a HD800 headphone with a laid back signature! My god man thats amazing!
I get the same effect with my #14xxx serial HD800, SDR modded and plugged into a richly analogue NOS R2R dac@RCBinTN
Yes, it seems like David had the same exact pairs I had. Not surprise at all. I differ with him on that i like the more laid back version. Its a HD800 headphone with a laid back signature! My god man thats amazing!
I get the same effect with my #14xxx serial HD800, SDR modded and plugged into a richly analogue NOS R2R dac
I'd highly recommend you get SDR for them. Imo it's an essential mod. In my mind HD800 only become better than HD800S with the addition of the SDR mod. It's gob simple to install.Well fellas, I just bouht a pair of hd800 s, not the S version. I'm very excited. I'm, be pairing them with the Benchmark Dac2 and also the JDS Labs O2 and EL DAC. Man, am I stoked to have some endgame headphones!