Sennheiser HD 800 S: Are $1500 headphones worth it? 

Here is a list of some really great headphone options. HD800S included! geni.us/thebestheadphones

thought this was an austin video from the title

The problem with this review is that you have no frame of reference for other top of the line headphones and thus its difficult to really pin down how good these headphones really are. I mean you are coming from air pods. Next consider listening to a few TOTLs then you have a good frame of reference.

Unbelievable production quality. Great job

Actually, a really short but well-formed review, was a good watch. Thank you!

I miss your vlogs !!! They were great !

Excellent video! You deserve more views and subscribers!

I watched this video with my HD800S (not sure why) and I have to say, the sound production of your video is actually pretty damn good!

How the hell do you have only 18k subscribers!! you should have tonnes of subs mate :) , i love your videos :) . i hope you reach the 100k mark soon and then the million mark soon :) all the best

good simple review, straight to the point. I pair my HD800S with Chord Mojo.

i have hd 580 and now im considering the 800. i cant imagine listening to the music on any other headphones.

Wow!!! I'm getting this right away!!!! Can't wait and my Claritin 100 tablets box coming in two days from amazon!!! Thanks bro!!!!

Really nice clean video! I'm really surprised it has this few likes and views... :/

Great video. For these type of headphones you need a good amplifier as well to get the best soundquality.

I have them and your explanation of what they add in comparison to already good headphones (like $200-300 ones) is quite well said. For me one of the if not THE most important feature they add is that huge dynamic range (silent sound vs loud sound in the same song). If you want to hear what I mean: Listen to the "Save Theme" from the game "Resident Evil 1 Remaster" and you'll notice that the gaps are much quieter. Other features: - great realistic voices - great 3D locating in games I'm powering them with a Shiit Magni (€125).

How do these compare to the mx3 and new Bose?

I actually own the HifiMan Edition X, the HE400i and the E-MU Teak powered with the NFB 11.28

Just ordered my pair ☺️can’t wait to try em

yes, if you get the colorware customization, same price! They're obviously singular and worth hearing. I wouldn't make it my only headphone though.

I got the Sennheiser HD800S and the Focal Utopia (4000$). I got to say that the HD800S are the best headphone in the world if you take the price to performance ratio. They are incredible!!! Absolutely love them ❤️

Great video!

Hi Matt, if I was in the market for the best of the best, then ya, I would DEF pony up the cash for these cans. But they're outta my snack bracket. Plus I already have 3 sets of cans from Sennheiser; 1. Sennheiser Momentums [for when I want quality audio in a compact form factor] 2. GSP500's [ I'm a gamer and sound and mic quality in game is paramount for me ! ] 3. Mass Senns HD6xx [ this is as close as I get to putting down serious cash for sound ] And as you can see Matt, even the retail of these 3 added up still don't come close to the HD800's. Thanks for your review of these Rolls Royce of cans man !

Hi Matt, would the Sound BlasterX G6 be compatible with HD800S?

You can run high end headphones with the lg v20/30 smart phone The inbuilt dac/amp goses up to 600 inpedences!

YES. They are out of this world. There are more expensive planar headphones but my this is my endgame.

nice video mate..

I'm thinking of buying this headphone. It costs about 1700USD. Umm...I almost got HD800 last year. Since, I will sojourn on my research studies for a while, I might treat myself this! And I will be to pair it with a decent amp and dac. I'll get Schmitz dac?

Holy fuck yeah theyre worth it. Also ditch those airpods for the Sennheiser IE800s

"It might be hurting your ears but you can hear everything perfectly" That is, until the irreversible damage sets in and you can't hear everything perfectly ever again. Dont push that volume too hard!

They're definitely worth the price. Speaking in terms of classical and jazz listening which is what I use them for. I'm sure other genres would sound amazing as well. I don't know what silly comparative measurement I'd use between these and hd600, but they're not in the same class. Hd600 is great listening, but hd820S is magical. Sounds so nice on ak1000 dap without need of separate amp, but on more powerful headphone amp (I use MA9000) it goes from magical to stunning. I'm not actually sure if the difference is the McIntosh's dac or headphone amp power, but these are for me so worth the price. I want for nothing when i'm listening to these!

well done!!

I have about 20 RU-vid music lists with thousands of songs I have loved over the last 57 years. Am I correct to assume that listening to HD on RU-vid with the Sennheiser 800 is like using an atomic bomb to kill a rat? Or no? I don't want streaming online music, they don't have what I want, my lists on RU-vid are way too extensive to move over even if there was a way. Your Opinion? .,

nice video. I'm gonna buy the a6300

Hey Matt- This is the first video of yours, I’ve seen. Really nice job. Well done!

Are they worth it? Well when M1060's cost $ 300 and make audeze LCD 2 pointless and give the LCD X a run for their money.... Well you tell me. Just understand that again one costs $300 and is planar while the other is $1400-$1700 and is just a dynamic driver.

Why is it all tech youtubers always go for sennheiser there are other great brands out there too: mrspeakers, hifiman, not to mention stax...

What music did you use at the end?

I don't think anyone who watches this video is a little interested in audio.

Thank you to Sennheiser for sending these out... So a paid endorsement?

You can get crisp for a lot less than 1500$🤢

I like your pyjamas

As an audiophile/hifi enthusiast or whatever you want to call it, I think that top of the the line headphones are absolutely NOT worth it for 99% of people. It takes a trained ear to really appreciate the difference between some of the great mid-fi can out there right now (sennheiser HD-58X, Hifiman HE-4xx, Sennheiser HD-6xx, Monoprice M1060) and $1000+ headphones. I recently purchased a pair of Focal Clear Pros ($1600) and the difference between them an the HE-4xx ($170) is very subtle at first. It's taken me a week to really appreciate the difference, and it's not even better 100% of the time (like Bass slam) There's no doubt it's a more refined product, but would you rather have the 4xx and 10 years of Tidal Streaming or one pair of Focal Clears? Buy a great $200 headphone like the ones above and a JDS Labs Atom Amp with a Topping D10 DAC and use that until something breaks.

I have two pairs along with the Hdvd800 amp.

im stuck with hd 180 😢😢

with a such bad amp/dac WA7 Fireflies...

HD800S does not sound good with pop, however, it is the King of Classical Music

Easy NO since these should not cost more then $250 even only if ppl knew how much they trully cost Sennheiser to produce amd ship to store's plus giving of course the stores their cut well around $250 and with this price Sennheiser will be making from $70 to 100 on every pair

so expensive, couldnt they add some cool rgb shit?

Ive made these distort quiet easily, even did it in a Sennheiser store.

The feeling when a headphone costs more than your setup..

Yes, they are worth it. Be prepared to accept the fact your hi-fi stereo system will sound like crap after listening to these.

Made from plastic dude they’re made from high quality aluminium

WA7 is meh...

Their flagship from the mid '80's the HD540 surpass the HD800's in almost all ways - you can find them on ebay from $60 - $150. Technically the 800's are ok but no music sounds like how they present it, in real life. Since the early 1990's all the big companies have been going down hill. They peaked in mid 1980. and $1500?? - What a con - $4-500, maybe. With respect - "if you really care about headphones" you wouldn't buy these. To try an analogy - They sound like an over privileged hyper intelligent ignorant kid - sure they know a lot of things BUT they have no actual life experience to offer or any kind of maturity to speak off. Its not that they are intentionally a bad person - All the facts they can throw at you can be interesting but only for a while - I felt the 800's to a headphone that was constantly showing off - almost like every frequency they were saying 'can you hear this, did you hear that....over and over again. As i say, technically they seem good but life isn't a technical fact it is a rich involving peaceful organic thing...which these headphones, sadly are not...Oh and now Sennheiser puts a bit of plastic over the grill and announced their 'new' closed back headphone for $3,400 . What a joke

I'd just go with the 650, sound is personal preference but 650 sounds 90% as good as these amped properly but with more bass... And like 370 bucks right now

I mean it's nice that you got the headphones for a review, but from what I can see is that you know next to nothing about headphones or to put it more nicely, very little. They are good.... of course they are for that price, they have to be, but what do they compare to that they are better and therefore a "better" option for people to buy. It seems like a lot of people who bought (not counting you of course) HD800/s know nothing about headphones and just bought what the mainstream shows is best (unbox therapy, who also doesn't know much about headphones because he simply doesn't care as much as he does about phones and all the rest of youtubers and twitchers who have HD 800/s are the same, maybe there is one who knows but never seen a person who knows why he bought HD800 except that these are "the best" headphones, if these cost 500 bucks I bet most people wouldn't own them, people buy these because they are over a grand, talking about people who don't know much about headphones). Cool video I guess, but brings absolutely no information.

you say crisp to much, is that the word of the month? lol

Not worth it at all if there are headphones like the AKG 712 Pro that have the exactly same sound signature, details and resolution with the added extra bass dept that the HD800s is lacking. I have listened to both for hours with several amplifiers in a shop in Japan and the AKG 712 pro are just better in every way and they cost a fraction of the price. Before to buy an HD800s make yourself a favour and listen also side to side to an AKG 712 pro and you will be amazed.

Headphones that need to be plugged into an outlet and cost the same as a cheap car. Wonderful

Long story short, you managed to get HD800s for free.

Too bad Sennheiser fucked up the bass on the 800 S by adding second harmonic distortion in an attempt to make the bass sound warmer without actually improving extension.

Garbage review, you can describe the sound you just can't hear it

let me sum this video up for you: "Sennheiser sent me these headphones so I have to say all the stereotypical things about them that everybody else has said about them even though I really don't know what I'm talking about. I'm using a shitty amp with them and haven't even come close to the potential of these headphones. In fact, this amp/headphone combination is going to sound shittier than some cheaper headphones because of this shitty amp, but like I said Sennheiser sent them to me so I have to say all the standard superlatives." yes, they are superb headphones, but they are very finicky. they are super resolving and unforgiving of crappy amps and DACs. I trust this pudgy Millennial's uninformed opinion about as far as I can spit a rat.