Great detail. Very authentic. That is all we need to say.

The HD 800 S is very comfortable and feel exactly the same as the old HD 800. The sound stage and imaging are amazing (like before) and Sennheiser (finally) fixed that high peak and added a little more power to the bass. However, I feel that they are still as picky in terms of amp-pairings.

Some things in life you have to build up to. My first headphones some 40 years ago cost ￡10 from Boots. It's not only the price that's incomparable to my latest cans. I demoed these together with the HD800 and a pair of Oppo's that came in at the same price. For me the HD800s was the clear choice.

First, this is from a very experienced performer and LISTENER. A performer has to be able to listen to music and begin to experience it within before attempting to present a performance. Have in the past years, assembled a 11.2 very advanced listening center within an 11' by 11' room.

Stuck a great headphone I sold my house and bought it and with this headphone I can everyone's voice in the world Damn awesome you can even hear the voice of the dead

After much research and many demo's I've settled on the HD800S. The headphone is refined and as well made as you would expect from Sennheiser.

Although many people will have doubts about spending so much money on a pair of headphones, if sound quality is your main priority, then you should consider that you'd need to spend around 10 times as much on speakers to get anywhere near the Sennheisers' insight and resolution.That's assuming your...

Detailed and articulate sound; Nicely balanced presentation; Composed and refined; Comfort and build

You'll need a good source and amplification to hear what they can really do

Could do with fractionally more lateral movement for the Earpads Even allowing for the recent swell in what constitutes high-end headphone pricing,...

Simply astonishing sound quality; Comfortable; Extremely well made

Biblical noise leakage; Won't flatter poor material; Could do with fractionally more lateral movement for the Earpads

Sennheiser HD 800S: The HD800S are an incredible set of open-back headphones that'll delight audiophiles

Expansive soundstage; Sonically brilliant; Comfortable

Expensive; Need to be paired with the right amp; Lack that mid-bass punch

Very detailed sounding headphone that couid use a little more bottom end. Tube amps sound the best with these headphones.