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

The new Sennheiser HD 800 S adroitly adresses sonic issues long heard with the HD 800. It tames the piercing 6kHz treble peak, and it provide a nice warming of the bass, overall producing a much better behaved headphone and a more enjoyable listening experience.

We have all wondered why audiophiles spend a sizable chunk of their wages on a good set of headphones; you ask yourself if headphones for that much amount of dosh can really be that good.

Few headphones have excited us as much as the HD800 S. Since Sennheiser announced the follow-up to the top-of-the-line HD800, we've been waiting on our tenterhooks with bated breath. But now we've actually got one sitting on our review desk, has all this anticipation been in vain?

Ancillaries used during testing Source/s: Mac Mini, MacBook Air, iPod Touch Software: Mac OS 10.11.4, Audirvana Plus 2.5.3, iTunes 12.3.3 DAC/s: Arcam irDAC-II, Schiit Bifrost 4490, Schiit Gungnir MB, MacBook Air (onboard), iPod Touch (onboard) Amplifier/s: Arcam irDAC-II, Schiit Mjolnir 2, Yamaha...