ironbut Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Makes me glad I didn't mention that I sleep with them sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hey, what you and Ari do in the privacy of your own homes is no body's business. As long as the headphones are consenting, that is. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Do you fight over who gets which side of the bed? That definitely rubs them the wrong way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Who has to sleep in the wet spot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, swt61 said: Who has to sleep in the wet spot? Space lizards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I just stumbled across the HD800 pricing on Amazon, quite by accident, and was surprised that they're now a $1,000 pair of headphones:https://smile.amazon.com/Sennheiser-800-Reference-Dynamic-Headphone/dp/B001OTZ8DA/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001OTZ8DA&pd_rd_r=MA8B1CMNN9HTH2J6F13X&pd_rd_w=0JfnY&pd_rd_wg=9fxIy&psc=1&refRID=MA8B1CMNN9HTH2J6F13X Guess I've paid very little attention to the entire HD800 S thing and had no sense that the tweaked model had devalued the original so dramatically. Or I guess, maybe that's just where the HD800 lines up now on a competitive basis with all of the new entries to the flied since 2009.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Wmcmanus said: I just stumbled across the HD800 pricing on Amazon, quite by accident, and was surprised that they're now a $1,000 pair of headphones:https://smile.amazon.com/Sennheiser-800-Reference-Dynamic-Headphone/dp/B001OTZ8DA/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001OTZ8DA&pd_rd_r=MA8B1CMNN9HTH2J6F13X&pd_rd_w=0JfnY&pd_rd_wg=9fxIy&psc=1&refRID=MA8B1CMNN9HTH2J6F13X Guess I've paid very little attention to the entire HD800 S thing and had no sense that the tweaked model had devalued the original so dramatically. Or I guess, maybe that's just where the HD800 lines up now on a competitive basis with all of the new entries to the flied since 2009.  I've seen $1000 from other sellers, but not from Amazon.  My guess is that it's a combination of the two factors you mention.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 They started out at $1k, then Sennheiser realized they could get more money for them since nothing else in production was as good at the time so they increased it. Then everybody started bitching about the treble spike so they made the HD800S and dropped the HD800 price back down to $1k. The only difference between them acoustically is the added Helmholtz resonator to decrease the spike, and more bass distortion to make it sound warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I just looked at several early 2009 reviews, and they all mention $1400 as the price point. Â It's certainly what I remember them debuting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Remember that the HD 800 came out right around the time that the Leegin case was decided by SCOTUS, which eased many of the restrictions on resale price maintenance. Â Senn was being super aggressive with its retailers ($1399 or else), threatening to cut them off if they undercut their competitors, which Leegin permitted after decades of limitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Â I bought one from headroom the first day they went on sale and it was $1399 Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Ah, that's probably what I'm (mis)remembering then, the time right before Sennheiser clamped down on resale price. Well, the good news is you can get an HD800 for cheap now and mod it to your liking (t-shirt mods and plankton notwithstanding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, mypasswordis said: Ah, that's probably what I'm (mis)remembering then, the time right before Sennheiser clamped down on resale price. Well, the good news is you can get an HD800 for cheap now and mod it to your liking (t-shirt mods and plankton notwithstanding) No, I don't think that's what you are mis-remembering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, EdipisReks1 said: No, I don't think that's what you are mis-remembering. Since you want to go to Dusty level pedantry, I did some googling http://www.head-fi.org/t/534027/hd800-price-hike So there was a price hike and decrease at some point, but not the one I was thinking of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, mypasswordis said: Since you want to go to Dusty level pedantry, I did some googling He is my sensei, so I can only hope to do him proud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gepardcv Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Anyone have any views on recent HD800 mods? I heard a few modded versions at a meet a couple of years ago and hated them. The mods reduced treble, yes, but they also muddied the mids and neutered the bass. Curious about the more recent iterations, especially since the 800S seems to just incorporate a mod (and throw in a balanced cable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, gepardcv said: Anyone have any views on recent HD800 mods? I heard a few modded versions at a meet a couple of years ago and hated them. The mods reduced treble, yes, but they also muddied the mids and neutered the bass. Curious about the more recent iterations, especially since the 800S seems to just incorporate a mod (and throw in a balanced cable). I am using the laziest version of the "French mod" (cut a Shure foamie to fit and stick it in the middle) and it's great.  I have heard no difference in sound beyond less tizz.  Completely reversible.  Hard to go wrong with it.  Along with an amp that really grips them, I love the HD-800 now.  My beloved vintage RS-1 gets almost no head time, now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I heard replacing the plankton with some krill will make things more copacetic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, mypasswordis said: I heard replacing the plankton with some krill will make things more copacetic. I'm not 100% sure that is cromulent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpelg Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Newegg had them new for $899 briefly a few months ago. Any price south of $1k for a new pair has to be the best value in headphonedom, imo. Used deals like tkam's recent offer is even better.Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdipisReks1 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, jpelg said: Newegg had them new for $899 briefly a few months ago. Any price south of $1k for a new pair has to be the best value in headphonedom, imo. Used deals like tkam's recent offer is even better. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk  Wow, $899 is cheap.  I guess I quit checking Newegg, a long time ago (I used to spend a lot of money there).  I'm on my third HD-800, and I'm enjoying the fact that the paint isn't chipping.  Did they finally fix the formula?  is the HD-800S painted black, or is it bare plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wink Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 hours ago, EdipisReks1 said: I'm not 100% sure that is cromulent. Some of the mods make the sound rather gibbous, but I find the super dupont mod makes them sonically commensurate, homogenous and coterminous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3cT Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 16 hours ago, gepardcv said: Anyone have any views on recent HD800 mods? I heard a few modded versions at a meet a couple of years ago and hated them. The mods reduced treble, yes, but they also muddied the mids and neutered the bass. Curious about the more recent iterations, especially since the 800S seems to just incorporate a mod (and throw in a balanced cable). The original helmhotz resonator that tries to mimic the HD800S' as outlined in the Inner Fidelity article is definitely the most effective mod to kill the treble spike but without altering too much of the HD800's original sound. If I were to do it all over again I would just stick with the plain old HD800 and install this mod since to my ears they sound 97% the same as the HD800S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorrodje Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thks for the positive comments guys.. much appreciated  7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 What positive comments? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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