Smeggy Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Mmmmmmmmm, Dalek..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Shaped like Tricia Helfer's thighs? No, wait, that's a Cylon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Shaped like Tricia Helfer's thighs? No, wait, that's a Cylon... Hmm, I could live with those thighs on my ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I foresee a Dalek themed headphone... Looks like the rumor is being taken very seriously and a few others are getting confirmations. It seems to be real this time. Although, if the $1300 rumor is also true, I don't think they will be exterminating the HD650 soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I doubt that's the intention, if it's an electrostatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I doubt that's the intention, if it's an electrostatic. I mean the HD800, not HE120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASantos Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 The price sounds right based on what I've been hearing for a few years now (north of $1k MSRP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Also, the supposed Sennheiser email has terrible grammar, which I doubt would happen if Sennheiser really sent it. If Sennheiser really did send the OP an e-mail and he didn't copy and paste it, well... then fail. It might have come from sennheiser of germany and the contact could have mediocre english skills. On the other hand, it seems to be the policy of all corperations to not divulge things until an official announcement. In the casino a member was asked to build a headphone stand for an unanounced headphone and he was sworn to secrecy about the new headphone. I doubt that they would just spill the beans willy nilly to some stranger asking a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 the picture in the link buried in that thread look fake as hell not to mention ugly. http://www.oomp4.com/doc/478/680/1663.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Sennheiser USA - HD 680 - Product Details Guess we know what headphone they are upgrading around the same drivers this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Sennheiser USA - HD 680 - Product Details Guess we know what headphone they are upgrading around the same drivers this time. The really odd/interesting part is that is you use their search and type in HD800 or HD 800, it also gives you the HD 680 link... edit: duh, that's probably how you found the link in the first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 So Gberg was '120' off....... lynching time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabbi1 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Too many NDAs in effect for something to NOT be coming. One is quite synonymous with electrostatic amps, and a cable maker, or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 If it's just a new variant on the same old shit I'll be highly unimpressed. If it's something fresh and exotic I won't be able to afford it. Damn the world to hell and back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I'm more then ready for a new Senn HE but I'm not optimistic though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poo Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I'm happy with my 650s, so I don't really care... but if there were some new ones I'd have a listen. As others have mentioned, I can't imagine that something at the same price can reveal itself as much improved over the current model. I've never understood why people get quite so excited about the whole thing really - if I was unhappy with what I was using I would have bought something better by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I find it interesting nonetheless. If they managed to produce headphones with the flat response of the HD600 or better, and with the lower distortion levels of the HD650, with improved impulse response and eventually more sensitive, they could be monster cans. Moreover, add to that package that they were closed or in the least provided more isolation than the current open design HD6xx, selling at some price point below $600, and I'd be scared if I were AKG, Ultrasone, Grado and the other competitors in the dynamic phones market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabbi1 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I'm happy with my 650s, so I don't really care... but if there were some new ones I'd have a listen. As others have mentioned, I can't imagine that something at the same price can reveal itself as much improved over the current model. I've never understood why people get quite so excited about the whole thing really - if I was unhappy with what I was using I would have bought something better by now The point exactly - there hasn't been anything better. And, it is only a matter of time that existing units, having years of heavy use, start to break down. I'd rather take a shot at something new if my hd600 drivers have already been replaced with something newer anyway - oh, and I am far less a fan of the hd650. If they fix the errors in th 650, and retain the good bits, outstanding. There is an eyewitness report in the thread today that there is something new coming - yet, due to another NDA, no hints other than HD800, not hd680. So, perhaps we are looking at a tech refresh / upgrade AND something new (planar)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 I bet they're putting smiley faces on the outsides of the earcups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy2001 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I'm going to upgrade my Sennheisers right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclragnarok Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Jude just posted a review of the HD800: The Sennheiser HD 800: The First Listen, The First Review - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiWire Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 It's as ugly as sin... I sure hope it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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