Sennheiser HD800S Reference Headphone

A musicians perspective

Maybe you also get tired of so called experts telling you how such and such equipment finally allows one to hear music as it was intended to sound. . . ? But who, except the original artist or perhaps producer, could ever possibly know that? Well I have been programming synthesizers and playing guitar for 4 decades, and I have wondered that long what my stuff would sound like on "better" gear. But I always only hear it original, not recorded, not compressed, and with gear like Yamaha FS1R, Eventide Eclipse etc, I have a purity of sound few understand. Nothing ever gets added to my sound that I need to deal with, I can hear and feel my fingers slide across the wound strings and know every pulse of the bass analog synth sounds I use, and they have sounded different on every single combination of gear over 4 decades of listening. And now I know. With my Sennheiser HDV-820 dac/amp and these HD-800S headphones, I hear accurately every aspect of what I am playing. No exaggerated bass? Excellent! If I wanted thump, I would add thump. I want musicality and nothing I have ever heard at any price gives me the accurate transparency of this combo. I can finally stop looking and start recording, Thanks Sennheiser,

Great headphones!

Very good sounding with tubes

I am enjoying a lot my new hps. The HD800S sounds quite good, but you do need a tube amp, otherwise the magic will be missed. HeadAmp in my opinion is the best place to shop, the best prices always. Justin is a great guy. Thanks.