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This is really dumb and I'm not sure if it matters or not but here goes:

When I registered my headphones on the Sennheiser site, it made very clear that it wanted a 6 digit serial number. The serial number on my headphones is 5 digits. There was a 6 digit serial number on the box and that's the one I used despite that number being different from the number on the headphones.

Any big deal?

Incidentally, I haven't seen a peep yet from Sennheiser confirming that registration. I registered mid day last Friday.

If you don't register properly, you won't have access to the tech. spec. and frequency curves for your particular pair - I would try again if I were you.

Andthe person who really has the headphones with the number you registered won't get his results either.

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And you've got to buy them because you can't take liquids on planes these days. Although maybe they've got rid of that rule now.

Actually the rule is that you can't take liquids through security - when you have passed through and are in the air-side shopping mall you can buy as much as you like to take on board

But - this thread has gotten way off topic.............

So, to get it back on track again, I have heard that a batch of HD 800 will be released from the factory in a few days and shortly after that the local Sennheiser distributors will know when to expect their first shipments.

[How long do headphones last before needing repair ?]

If headphones are looked after they will last ages - all that is normally needed are earpads and (possibly) headband pads, these just wear naturally with use.

Anything else would be breakage or damage.

But in normal use they would never need servicing at all - just the user replacing earpads every fer years.

My own HD 25-1 are 20 years old - everything is original, except they are now on their 4th pair of earpads. And I do have older headphones in my collection.

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I certainly would like to see and hope Mr. Willet is able to tell us all very soon a firm release date that we can count on and just be done with it. Sennheiser really could stand to be more on the ball with this.

Sennheiser's website says March / April and that is the only info. I have.

I spoke to the Product Manager in Germany on Thursday when Sennheiser UK did the UK Press Event at the O2 in London.

He says it's still on course for these dates.

That's all I know.

I'm as impatient as the rest of you as I want my own pair. I have heard the pre-production sets that Sennheiser UK have, but these will be doing the rounds of the dealers and I have to wait like the rest of you.

(PS- there are two "t"s in Willett)

[What cable are you using on your 650's?]

Then Who is Number 1?

YouTube - The Intro of The Prisoner

Obviously written by someone who has not seen that last episode.

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..... which is dangerously near Harbeth Monitor 30 territory.

Now, that's a nice pair of monitor loudspeakers - I have the active version, myself.

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I think it's 3 of the stuff naaman drinks

Good scotch is very dangerous stuff - I made the mistake of buying a

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Auralex Acoustics Sonic Print Artistic Acoustical Panels - Catalog

Your welcome;)

Be careful with this stuff - the art is in getting the right balance between reflection and absorption.

$459.69 spent on scotch since joining Head-Case.

That's about 9 bottles of the stuff I drink.

[Fuck in snow]

I hate fucking snow.

Yes, it freezes your manhood

(sorry, couldn't resist)

[Senn HD380s tiny-review]

The HD380 is related the HD280 and is thus an abomination unto Nuggin.

No it's not - it's related to the PXC 350/450 but without the ANR.

My favourite Sennheiser closed cans were always the HD 250 Mk.I when it came to the reproduction of music (now sadly discontinued even the Mk.II ).

[Post what you're watching]

Bob Dylan - 1963 vintage - on BBC 4