[Hifiearspeakers]

Don’t confuse these with normal closed back headphones. They’re basically open, with isolation. Sennheiser is reflecting frequencies into absorbers to make it perform like an open headphone but with isolation.

Versus a true closed back headphone which uses the cup design resonance as part of the actual speaker.

Sounds amazing to me if they can pull it off. I wish some CES people would post some impressions here.

 

[Mediahound]

Sounds amazing to me if they can pull it off. I wish some CES people would post some impressions here.

I don’t know if these are actually at CES.

 

[Hifiearspeakers]

I don’t know if these are actually at CES.

They are. TSAV Alan posted a picture of some guy wearing them there.

 

[Matrix Petka]

Now that is some 16X expensive plastic. For those of us with OCD, a small smudge on the inside of the plastic would be end-all annoyance I could not deal with. HD 660 and now this, hmmm. Perhaps I should not be so quick to judge huh?

You are too fast. You do not noticed the main improvement - glass

 

[Matrix Petka]

"The new HD 820 will be available from early summer 2018"

@Sennheiser 6 months wait?
Please, don't get me wrong, I love Sennheiser and definitely will be checking this new model, but why such a large wait time?

It looks that it is time to continue to mod till closed

 

[pearljam50000]

Waiting for the HD820's mod...
Step 1: take hammer.
Step 2 : break Gorilla glass

 

[Dobrescu George]

Waiting for the HD820's mod...
Step 1: take hammer.
Step 2 : break Gorilla glass

Isn't gorilla glass really hard to break though?

You'll require diamond hammers!

 

[YesThisIs]

Waiting for the HD820's mod...
Step 1: take hammer.
Step 2 : break Gorilla glass

Careful! Those transducers are delicate. You want to put black metal mesh over it to prevent any damages.... Oh wait....

 

[amartignano]

Exactly, I don't like it because I can't afford it.
It frustrates me that Sennheiser is not taking the average consumer into consideration.
Why is that so surprising?

Sennheiser is maybe the brand that most takes the average consumer into consideration.
My 70 euros Hd2.20S are incredible, my Hd599 is imho one of the most musically balanced headphone of its price range, the closed 569 is said to be very good, the 600/650 are current history, the 660S is discussed but imho astonishingly good sounding headphones, not mentioning the discussed hd700, now at about 400 euros and for me a beautiful symphonic orchestra headphone, incredibly comfortable and with incredibly construction. I've never gone beyond 450 euros/$ mentioning these headphones.

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

Isn't gorilla glass really hard to break though?

You'll require diamond hammers!

Not really, If it's the same strength as a cellphone screen it could break from falling on the carpet, like some of my cellphones in the past.

 

[EddieE]

Exactly, I don't like it because I can't afford it.
It frustrates me that Sennheiser is not taking the average consumer into consideration.

... they are? Sennheiser makes a product at pretty much every price point there is.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Not really, If it's the same strength as a cellphone screen it could break from falling on the carpet, like some of my cellphones in the past.

That's supposed to happen only if they meet something stronger than themselves on a durity scale. My phones never got a scratch with the same glass actually.

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

That's supposed to happen only if they meet something stronger than themselves on a durity scale. My phones never got a scratch with the same glass actually.

I only said what I said because I go through phones more than your average person lol.

 

[EddieE]

Not really, If it's the same strength as a cellphone screen it could break from falling on the carpet, like some of my cellphones in the past.

Depends on how thick the glass is. There are glass bridges that people walk over.

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

Depends on how thick the glass is. There are glass bridges that people walk over.

Very true, I'm certain it's going to be stronger than cellphone screens. It is a $2400 dollar product after all.