Sennheiser HD 800

Introduced at CES 2009, the HD 800 are a high end, dynamic, audiophile quality headphone from Sennheiser. An update to the popular HD 600 and HD 650 models, the HD 800 features the same open, circumaural design in an updated body which is aesthetically much more modern. Featuring the largest driver of any dynamically driven headphone to date - allowing for improved low frequency response, the HD 800 includes technology that allows it to overcome any potential resonances created by such large drivers in the highs. With tilted drivers that allow sound to be directed at the ear at a 45 degree angle, Sennheiser claims that the HD 800 present a truer listening experience when it comes to spatial extension.

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Sennheiser HD 800
MSRP $1,399.95
Release date January, 2009
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Pros & Cons

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60
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mixed
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2 positive
1 mixed
2 negative

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Pros:
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a further improvement of one of the worlds most popular high end headphone series
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largest dynamic driver - extended frequency response
+2agreedisagree

cable is detachable and easy to replace
+2agreedisagree

a large amount of work was put into materials, both for comfort and the reduction of vibration
+2agreedisagree

Sennheiser's Premier, flag-ship headphones that will likely become an industry reference.
+2agreedisagree

Cons:
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extremely expensive
+1agreedisagree

far from the first to use tilted drivers (Stax, AKG)
+1agreedisagree

requires high end sources and amplification to sound its best
+1agreedisagree

Does in fact have some high-frequency resonances.
+1agreedisagree

look silly compared to the classic look of the HD 600/650
-1agreedisagree


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Features

  • Design/Technology: circumaural, open, 56mm dynamic driver
  • Frequency Response: 6 to 51,000Hz (-10dB), 13 to 44,100 (-3dB)
  • Imedance: 300 ohm
  • Connector: 1/4" (6.3 mm) stereo jack
  • Cable: symmetrical, shielded, Kevlar strengthened oxygen-free copper (OFC), 3m
  • Weight: 260g

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Sennheiser HD 800

• Sennheiser HD800 Premier Headphone

UPC: 615104102958

EAN: 4044156002354

MPN: HD800

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Yale

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January 12, 2009
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ProSCORE
50
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4 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • a further improvement of one of the worlds most popular high end headphone series
  • largest dynamic driver - extended frequency response
  • cable is detachable and easy to replace
  • a large amount of work was put into materials, both for comfort and the reduction of vibration

Cons

  • extremely expensive
  • far from the first to use tilted drivers (Stax, AKG)
  • requires high end sources and amplification to sound its best
  • look silly compared to the classic look of the HD 600/650

Competitors

Yale prefers Grado RS1, Stax SR-007Mk2 over Sennheiser HD 800
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Mathias Gr?nlund Andersen

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August 1, 2009
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5 pros
0 cons

Pros

  • a further improvement of one of the worlds most popular high end headphone series
  • largest dynamic driver - extended frequency response
  • cable is detachable and easy to replace
  • a large amount of work was put into materials, both for comfort and the reduction of vibration
  • Sennheiser's Premier, flag-ship headphones that will likely become an industry reference.

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Did not agree with any cons

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matchpoint

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March 22, 2009
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ProSCORE
40
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2 pros
3 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • a further improvement of one of the worlds most popular high end headphone series
  • cable is detachable and easy to replace

Cons

  • extremely expensive
  • far from the first to use tilted drivers (Stax, AKG)
  • requires high end sources and amplification to sound its best

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dalethorn

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June 26, 2009
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Cons

  • Does in fact have some high-frequency resonances.

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Nathan Bromberg

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May 27, 2009
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1 pro
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Sennheiser's Premier, flag-ship headphones that will likely become an industry reference.

Cons

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