Yelov t1_iycfq6j wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:48 AM

>to the point where you could never go back to the 560S' under any circumstance once you have listened to the 800S' for a while

I don't think you'd prefer the HD800S for literally everything. For example, HD800(S) is fantastic for orchestral music etc, but it's not that well suited for metal, rap etc. You could however EQ them and probably get a sound where you enjoy them for more genres.

At the same time, HD800 is the most comfortable pair of headphones I've tried and it's the only one that has made me go "wow, this is a different class of audio quality". Specifically the perceived detail and soundstage is amazing. The tonality is hit or miss though, that's why I mentioned EQ. Trying them out yourself is the best thing you could do.

Lapralapso OP t1_iydfc5j wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:06 PM

I’d say I like EQ’ing. I’ve EQ’d my 560S’ with the oratory1990 presets and heavily enjoy that, so I have no issues with EQ’ing the 800’s. Though, I’m now considering the HD8XX since that’d save me $500 where I live (Canada). Not sure if $500 is worth the marginal change in sound quality though.

Yelov t1_iydhiyo wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:21 PM

I've heard some bad things about the HD8XX. You can try looking for used HD800.

NoDonut9078 t1_iydq8og wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:17 PM

With eq the 8xx’s can get pretty much the same sound as 800s; or you can go risky and remove the stickers.