9.9 out of 10

Sennheiser HD800

First seen: 31 january 2009

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  • User Score (13)
    9.5 9.5 from 13 reviewers
  • Expert Score (15)
    8.9 8.9 from 15 reviewers
  • Value for money (2)
    7.6 7.6 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good well defined bass, comfort is excellent, highly accurate sound, especially on the ears, technological advancement
  • • everything, lack truly astonishing realism, slight spillage, confrontational design, openness and insight

More than 60 years of ingenious headphone engineering has been applied into the new HD 800. Incorporating Sennheiser’s most advanced driver technology, these open, circum-aural dynamic stereo headphones redefine what reference-level audio is all about. You will form an altogether new height of sonic perspective as you experience a high-fidelity natural hearing experience. Do take note that presently, no other manufacturer has been able to come up as close  as the HD 8…

Manufacturer's Specs

  • Frequency response (headphones)
    6 - 51,000 Hz(- 10 dB)
  • Frequency response (headphones)
    14 - 44,100 Hz(- 3 dB)
  • Transducer principle
    Dynamic, open
  • Nominal impedance
    300 Ω
  • Sound pressure level (SPL)
    102 dB (1kHz/1Vrms)
  • THD, total harmonic distortion
    ≤0.02 % (1kHz/1Vrms)
  • Contact pressure
    3.4 N (± 0.3 N) approx.
  • Ear coupling
    Circumaural
  • Weight w/o cable
    260 g
  • Jack plug
    ¼ - (6.3 mm)stereo jack

Release Date

  • First seen
    31 January 2009

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