HD 800 S

Sennheiser

HD 800 S

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What is a 'buy it for life' item that is offensively expensive, but the moment you use it, you realize your entire life before that point was a lie?

Sennheiser HD 800 S or Audeze. You don’t just hear music. I hear space, texture, breath. Songs I’ve known for years suddenly have layers I never noticed. It is unsettling.

Intelligent-Rain-22 in r/AskReddit

March 28, 2026 10:24 PM

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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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Deal on HD 490 pros fell through so I am considering buying the Arya Stealth. Thoughts?

Arya are bright. So depending on your age and preferences, may or may not be a good fit. Having the HD 650’s which I’ve heard are quite similar to the 490’s, Sennheiser has that veil in the top end. Low end extension is typically less accurate on dynamic drivers as well. The Aryas truly punch way ab

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SirGunther in r/Hifiman

March 11, 2026 2:51 AM

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Successor to Replace HD 800 S

Just buy a good set of used Sennheiser HD 800 S most people who spend the money for this headphone keep good care of them. The HD 800 S is still a TOTL open back dynamic driver headphone don’t forget it was released in 2016. The only headphone that might be better is the Focal Utopia. I have both an

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JKT5911 in r/sennheiser

September 13, 2025 12:36 PM

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