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HD 800 S Anniversary Edition
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katulu
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Hard pass on this.
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Standard 800S always looked the best to me.
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If only it was real gold 
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I didn't know they had a gold stand!
The Woo Audio Gold stand matches well with the HD800S Anniversary Edition!
Musical Fidelity MX-DAC > DNA Starlett > HD820 / HD800S 75th / Hemp
GSX 1200 > GSP500
LG v40 > Hemp / HD25
GSX 1200 > GSP500
LG v40 > Hemp / HD25
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Go with the GOLD!!!
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You can't claim 75 years of innovation and then just release a new colored plastic for a 10 year old model. Has Sennheiser lost all of its audio engineers to Focal?
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I just bought a pair of HD800S over Focal Utopia because the soundstage of the HD800S demolishes the Utopia's despite it being over double the price, and I could have afforded either. Just because something is newer and more money doesn't mean its better.
But by all means, if you don't like colored plastic bling feel free to stick with Focal and their new Bentley Radiance headphones, I heard they come with a rad purse.
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Musical Fidelity MX-DAC > DNA Starlett > HD820 / HD800S 75th / Hemp
GSX 1200 > GSP500
LG v40 > Hemp / HD25
GSX 1200 > GSP500
LG v40 > Hemp / HD25
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I think they hired some of Campfire's, that "same, same but different" engineering.
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Anyway, I'm in... I miss my hd800s since the first day I sold them... It's time to buy them back!
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Agreed. And by comparison, the soundstage of the HD 800 series has been one of the widest for 21 years straight and it has a perfect track record in terms of reliability. I hope Sennheiser continues to develop high-end headphones and brings us a benchmark setting headphone for the next 20 years. They are losing market share to Focal in the audiophile segment and I hope they stand themselves up and deliver a knockout punch.
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Focal Utopia | Sennheiser HD-650 | Elysian Annihilator
Chord DAVE | BLU MK II | Mojo 2 | ChordMusic Cables
High Fidelity Cables mains MC6 Hemisphere Signature
Chord DAVE | BLU MK II | Mojo 2 | ChordMusic Cables
High Fidelity Cables mains MC6 Hemisphere Signature
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Might be more people being wanting to try something new than actually finding something notably better. Just like people keep coming back to HD6xx, I feel HD8xx is on the same trajectory.
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Musical Fidelity MX-DAC > DNA Starlett > HD820 / HD800S 75th / Hemp
GSX 1200 > GSP500
LG v40 > Hemp / HD25
GSX 1200 > GSP500
LG v40 > Hemp / HD25
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Disappointing. Where are the Sennheiser HE-2 "Baby Orpheus revisited" electrostatic headphones?
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Sorry but I'd take a regular 800/800s over this any day. These manage to not only look gaudy but also cheap and flimsy.
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Hilarious movie from 1988. It went something like:
How did he die?
OG!
What do you mean, OG?
Over Gold!
See the review by preppy-33 September 2006
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/reviews
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