HD 800 S

Sennheiser

HD 800 S

37 positive 1 neutral 9 negative

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HD600, HD800S, or Alternative?

Sennheiser will probably be fine. Aside from that, you just missed the HD 600 on sale for $379. The HD 650 is still on sale for $399 I believe, but that is on Amazon. The HD 800 S will probably be more similar sounding to your Arya depending on how well it seals on your head, and how much treble you

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SilentIyAwake in r/sennheiser

March 29, 2026 11:55 PM

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Recommendations on audiophile headphones for tool?

Sennheiser HD 800 S. Nothing else compares.

Anger1957 in r/ToolBand

July 9, 2025 9:36 PM

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What really good headphones are we using these days? Looking for rec’s from people who know good music.

I have Sennheiser HD 800 S for professional purposes. I don’t think it can get better than that. But it’s very pricey. Edit: for personal use I have the Bose NC 700. Also really good quality. Renewed the earpads so good for a lot of more years!

Baskets_GM in r/boniver

January 14, 2026 2:59 PM

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Those of you complaining about the mix or the tone being "brittle" must not be listening on good sound systems

My Sennheiser HD 800 S headphones kind of beg to differ. That said, my main mix complaint is how dry it is, especially the vocals. I definitely think MD have released warmer-sounding albums

mr_glide in r/Megadeth

January 29, 2026 7:39 PM

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Focal Bathys vs PX8 S2

I did an AB test with the Bathy MGs and PX82s. To me, the focals were the clear winner. Much better soundstage and instrument separation. And just a much more complete sound. The B&Ws were a bit warmer, but the slightly recessed vocals, no matter how I eq’d them were a deal breaker. The focals are t

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HesMyLovinOneManShow in r/BowersWilkins

April 4, 2026 7:07 PM

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Headphone brand Sennheiser is up for sale

Honestly not entirely surprised - Sonova always felt like an awkward parent for a consumer headphone brand. Their DNA is medical hearing aids, and Sennheiser's strength is in the exact opposite direction: audiophile listening, studio monitoring, the HD 800 series crowd. The bigger question for me is

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HeadgearAudio in r/audiophile

March 30, 2026 5:56 PM

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Old headphones bias?

No headphone has everything, you’ll definitely notice if the biggest advantages from one headphone are missing on another if you’ve been using those other headphones for so long. Even if you have the HD 800 S, which is seen as the very top of what you can get from sennheiser open back’s, the bass is

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GoodbyeButterfree in r/sennheiser

December 6, 2025 1:14 AM

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One does not look like the Others

Alr Im jealous asf. HD 800 S, Clear OG, tons of ZMFs, HD 660 S2 and, 3 HD 600?😭 why do you have 3 of them? Are the other 2 modded? (They seem to be), if so, what those mods do? Nice collection! I own the 1st gen of QC Ultra and some other ANC headphones, as for wired I only own my Arya Stealth and m

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Grievous_2008 in r/bose

January 3, 2026 6:43 AM

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Best Headphones for PS5

I'm deep into the audiophile hobby so this is something I've spent a lot of time and money on. Avoid gamer brands because none of them are good. They're all muddied consumer garbage. Nothing comes close to Audeze Maxwell. They're by far the best you can get right now. Not only the best "gaming heads

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EvilSynths in r/GranTurismo7

October 2, 2025 4:30 PM

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What gaming headphones are the best for pc.

Sennheisers. I have an end game setup though, external units of preamp, amp, and dac to support my Sennheisers hd800s Astro are ok lol

Sakragator in r/UpgradeYourGaming

April 17, 2026 2:54 PM

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HD 599 SE

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