myc
100+ Head-Fier
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whoa... now it's very interesting to see if other manufacturers will throw their new flagship this year.. and yes this is history (so many posts)
Originally Posted by Acix /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did Sennheiser post a FR graphs for the HD800??? |
Originally Posted by ericj /img/forum/go_quote.gif The driver is a little interesting, but only a little. It's a dome driver with a big coil and two rolls. By 'roll' i mean the donut. There's two of 'em. Which is a little interesting because it solves the problem of controlling that big dome when you have a big coil diameter. |
Originally Posted by Audio-Omega /img/forum/go_quote.gif Should I wait for HD 800 or go balanced with HD 650 ? |
Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, would have been nicer to know about these before I dropped $1500 on some new electrostatics 1 week ago. |
Originally Posted by Eddy Flycatcher /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wonder how much they will be in Euro´s? |
Originally Posted by JaZZ /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's not a dome driver, but a ring radiator. AFAIK the first application of this dynamic-driver variant in a headphone. So far I only know of ring-radiator tweeters (Vifa, several horn tweeters). |
Originally Posted by JaZZ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nominal impedance: 300 ohm Sound pressure level at 1 kHz: 102 dB (1 V~) |
Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wait and go balanced HD800. |
Originally Posted by ericj /img/forum/go_quote.gif The principle of operation is substantially similar to a dome driver. The concepts - and the production line - are the same. |
Originally Posted by csroc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wonder what the street price will actually wind up being. |
Originally Posted by pabbi1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why wait? |
Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, then show me where to get a HD800 right now. ...and of course a balanced aftermarket cable for it. |