Okay this is head-fi and we all know the story behind the HD800 series of headphones. An acoustic feat of engineering, the HD800 purposely has thin ear pads as to not be involved in the the sonic signature of the headphone. At Dekoni we try fun ways to alter the way headphones sound and feel so...

Hello all, I would like to get input/help on purchasing a 3.5mm converter. I just picked up the Sennheiser HD 800s and I have both XLR 4-pin cable and 6.3mm cable. Which would provide the best quality? A XLR to 3.5mm or 6.3mm to 3.5mm? So far, I have only found that the XLR converter is more...

This thread is dedicated to discussion impressions of the new Sennheiser HD800 S.  There was a thread called Sennheiser HD800 S Unveiled! which contains some early impressions. http://www.head-fi.org/forum/newestpost/785577   But the purpose of that thread, to share anticipatory speculations...