[Dobrescu George]

@Sennheiser You gotta realise that there's gotta be a limit to how much awesome stuff Senn can produce

Can't wait to hear HD820, I've been trying to find a closed back HD800S for ages now!

Really glad to see that they also look so freakin sleek!

 

[draytonklammer]

Nice! Haven't really cared too much about any new high-end headphones/flagships lately. That all changed today...

This ^

Tried all of the latest and past flagships, and currently settled on the Abyss Phi.

This interests me A LOT though. HD 800 was my first flagship ever and I always liked it. Curious if I'll end up as an owner of an 820 within the next year or so.

 

[vrln]

That would be music to my ears!.

Bass extension is the only major issue I have as a HD 800 S owner - if they keep most of the soundstage/resolution while delivering on the closed headphone bass potential they have a huge hit on their hands. Bass extension* is the weak point of all open headphones, it´s just physics.

One of the (if not the) main selling points of the entire Focal high end lineup is that they managed to extend the bass by quite a lot in an (semi?) open design which was until then more or less unheard of. It was done by designing a speaker like driver with more excursion than usual. This is another approach at the same goal, but doing deep bass in a closed design is going to be a lot easier than in any open one. It´s the same as with in ear monitors: if you break the seal the sub bass is the first to go. An open headphone is basically like an IEM without a good seal.

* And bass distortion too as the drivers have to be driven really hard to provide any decent amount of low bass.

 

[Beagle]

Too expensive. More greed at work from headphone companies. But who cares, right?

 

[kubig123]

I love how it looks and I hope it will sound good too, because of my kids I use only close back headphones, and I'm really looking forward to try them.

 

[kubig123]

I wonder if they will be easy to drive? Here's hoping

I have a Hugo2 that is getting ready for them!

 

[FastAndClean]

I have a Hugo2 that is getting ready for them!

i have magni 2 that is charge to the bone for the summer

 

[thefitz]

Can't wait to see the measurements (that don't reflect flaws found in every measurement on every other site)!

 

[Satir]

n/a

 

[MattTCG]

I'm sorry but I have to giggle just a little when I hear folks pining for more bass response from Senn hd800/S. These have some of the very best bass in the game with just a simple bit of EQ.

 

[VandyMan]

Too expensive. More greed at work from headphone companies. But who cares, right?

That is a funny comment from someone who just bought a 3K "portable" headphone. I kind of agree though. Let's hear how they sound before we judge.

 

[conquerator2]

I was hoping for a baby Orpheus.... Too soon I guess. Oh well, still something to watch

 

[protoss]

Kudos Senny. Looks great !!

Ether C Flow Vs Z1R Vs HD820 . I wonder who will win this

 

[Vitaly2017]

or better bass extension

Yea well I love bass though I was able to make hd800s rumble on my head with a jds c5d with the bass boost on 6 db

 

[MaceHane2]

They certainly look the part. I think it’s a shame that they’re so expensive as I really thought they would be pitched around the same price as the 800S. I just have the feeling that they could earn their keep around €1400, and not taking the big leap towards 2400, joining the rapidly expanding roster of other totl ‘phones.
I haven’t heard the AKG 872, but I’d be interested how these two compare.
Back to my HD800S!