[tumpux]

I got the oem headband pad and it’s difficult to press the end part to fit the catcher.
It didn’t come with the instructions on how to fit the replacement part.

Anyone know how to do it?

 

[ecva]

I got the oem headband pad and it’s difficult to press the end part to fit the catcher.
It didn’t come with the instructions on how to fit the replacement part.

Anyone know how to do it?

I have the same problem. Seems common for oem headband pads.

 

[DuncanDirkDick]

It shouldn't be if you got genuine parts, it actually fits nicely. Try pressing from the mid to each side

 

[Rob80b]

Misodiko leather headband pad. ........

Thanks for bringing this up... I may be soon doing another headband cushion replacement and this may be a great alternative as I've been using Misodiko's sheepskin earpads for a awhile now and holding up great.

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[tumpux]

It is the genuine part.

 

[Got the Shakes]

I hope this is an okay place to ask this. What are some recommended replacement cables for the HD 800? I’m going to need to replace mine and I see the OEM replacement from Sennheiser is $220 (I’m located in the US). I would be looking for one that terminates with a 6.3mm headphone plug. Looking to spend less than the $220 that Sennheiser would charge, but if that’s what I have to spend so be it. Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

 

[Revolution1]

What are some recommended replacement cables for the HD 800?

I have been using this with the HD800 for two years:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184177267237?hash=item2ae1d21225:g:z3oAAOSwu1FeTTch

 

[mcgo]

The other morning I had a bad dream. I was outside and I had a backpack with me, and inside that I had my HD800s. Someone started talking to me, and my attention was taken away, then in horror I saw the backpack being ransacked by 3 people! Oh no, my HD800s!! Help! Then I woke up

The night before I was listening to the 2003 SACD version of Games Without Frontiers via my RME, V280 and balanced HD800. It was sublime! Truly end game.

 

[Madcat207]

So, i am REALLY late to the party, but just this week i found a decent pair of 800, in a pawn shop of all places. Snagged them (after testing them for a good half hour) for $600+ tax. The paint is a little worn (likely gonna try a nice rattle can this afternoon), but they sound great. I didn't NEED these, but having wanted them for SUCH a long time, it was impossible to walk away from an affordable pair.

Sadly (er, happily), i am in the middle of a house move, so i can't compare them easily to my LCD-2, but i know they are such different headphones that both have a spot for me. I have a little more question about what to do with my HD650s, but I won't be ditching them right away either.

I am even most impressed how my little Tempotec Sonata HD, originally purchased for my iBasso IEMs, is actually able to physically drive the 800 (just using for basic computer audio, not audiophile level). That dac running into my Cayin C5 is a great "portable" source, and I can't wait to drive them with my E30 dac and full sized amp...

 

[jaibautista]

Joining the HD 800 party, just 12 years late!

Got them for ~USD900; apart from superficial scratches in the lower left earcup due to the prior owner mistiming the removal of the cable pins (when I tried removing them, they felt like they were glued with Loctite!), these are basically mint/almost bnew (serial no. is in the 50XXX, so maybe they're part of the last few production batches?).

To my ears, with the right PEQ settings (c/o the RME ADI-2) and a powerful and clean-sounding solid-state amp (c/o the Tom Christiansen Audio HPA-1), these are superbly sounding cans, with nary a hint of the dreaded 6khz peak (or maybe i've become old enough that my hearing is now somehow damaged due to more than a decade of head-fi listening hahaha). To those who are saying that these are overly bright cans, try learning EQ and you'll be amazed with the sound you'll get from them.

Still contemplating whether to order the SDR mod (with them properly EQ'd, I still couldn't hear that boxed-in/resonant sound). Overall, very happy with the purchase and I hope to get years (or even decades) of enjoyment from them!

 

[Amberlamps]

Can some one recommend to me a ( good) a HD800S cable that wont rip it’s self !!

Any one

Cheers

 

[Amarphael]

Can anyone tell me what year, approximately, matches a #12xxx SN?

 

[dleblanc343]

Can anyone tell me what year, approximately, matches a #12xxx SN?

Most likely 2010

 

[Colonel Faulkner]

#21xxx SN then 2012, maybe 2013, I guess?

 

[dleblanc343]

Picked up my 3rd pair of HD800’s as I want to mod them all to slight variations, given it’s such an iconic headphone.

This time I decided to try at a nerve-wracking process: painting them a different color.

Well, a day of meticulous work and the results are promising!