initial impressions for the hd800s are starting to trickle in and they look promising

On 10/31/2015 at 7:49 PM, luvdunhill said:

I am just hoping that the bottom drops out of the 800 market. I still would like to own one.

If the HD800S is great (ordered one), I may sell my HD800, interested?  If they are significantly different, I may keep both.  I love the hD800.

If you guys really want the 800 classic with warranty, it may worth to check out www.headphoneaudiophile.com.  He is a friend of mine and should be able to do 15-20% off from retailed by just mentioning my name.  Joe Saxon is the owner of this site and he is located in Atlanta, Georgia.  They are an authorized retailer as well.  I am not sure the discount is applied for the 800S or not.  I hope to have the 800S some time in January.  

On 10/31/2015 at 7:49 PM, luvdunhill said: I am just hoping that the bottom drops out of the 800 market. I still would like to own one.

If the HD800S is great (ordered one), I may sell my HD800, interested?  If they are significantly different, I may keep both.  I love the hD800.

Sure! I would love to give it another spin.

I have a NIB HD800 collecting dust if anybody is interested...

20 minutes ago, luvdunhill said:

Sure! I would love to give it another spin.

Cool, I'll give you a good deal...will let you know after i get the 800S

Got an email form TTVJ saying that Senn. pushed back the date on the 800S till mid February. Time to hurry up and wait.

I got mine finally after a long customs wait (got them from Meier).  They sound very nice, only listened a little.  They are very similar to the original, maybe more weight in the mids and low end. Not sure yet if I will keep the original...

1 hour ago, blubliss said:

I got mine finally after a long customs wait (got them from Meier).  They sound very nice, only listened a little.  They are very similar to the original, maybe more weight in the mids and low end. Not sure yet if I will keep the original...

I'll be looking forward to hearing your impressions after you've had some time to live with them for a while.

Also I'd love to hear which of your amps you like best with them.

likewise and i'm looking forward to hearing it and comparing it to the hd800

Oh, hello there.

Edited February 17, 201610 yr by TMoney

Love the hi-res audio bit... 

Oh, hello there.

I liked, but then I forgot how bad HD800s are, so I unliked.

They should be decent for SWBF though.

**BRENT**

They are legit, man. Your loss.

I met up with some buddies and did a little comparison of the 800S against a modded 800. I liked the 800S better as I thought the mod took a little too much away from the stock 800. That being said, the 800S it's still on the bright side of things and might benefit from a bit of lighter modding or some careful EQ to reduce the treble energy just a bit.

The 800S is a damn impressive headphone. I wouldn't buy them if I already owned a pair of modded 800s, but if I was choosing between a new 800 or 800S the S is the easy winner.

that's disappointing. i was hoping the difference was like night and day.

^This!

S is for 'sexy', not 'night & day'

 

Nothin' says sexy like big, dorky headphones on your head.

I can confirm

12 hours ago, EdipisReks said:

What would possibly have made you think that was a possibility?

HF have all the night and day reviews you could ever want. Yippee!

6 hours ago, EdipisReks said:

What I take from this response is that you're an idiot.  Seems about right.

it was tongue in cheek ya daft tit

Now this is interesting:

Nice to see Tyll's full review. So the HD800S is a fix to the HD800's most glaring (ha!) issue, but not necessarily an upgrade over a properly modded HD800.

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/sennheiser-hd-800-s-tweaked-and-delightfuland-french-diy-response#VuYqRTimQI3XdHvB.97