Sennheiser HD 800S Headphones
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Product Summary
The Sennheiser HD 800 S is a statement open-back headphone for customers who want a truly expansive, highly revealing and reference-grade home listening experience. It is built for the kind of listener who wants scale, separation and insight in a way that feels closer to a high-end loudspeaker system than a typical pair of headphones.
What sets the HD 800 S apart is the sense of space and precision it can create. The large ring radiator transducers, carefully controlled resonance behaviour and open acoustic design all work together to make recordings feel unusually wide, airy and precisely layered. Rather than sounding boxed in or overly intimate, music opens out in a way that makes stereo placement, ambience and fine detail much easier to appreciate.
It is also a headphone for customers who want something genuinely special to build a system around. The 300 ohm design rewards high-quality amplification, the balanced cable option adds further flexibility, and the overall construction is aimed at serious long-term ownership. For customers wanting a true flagship-style headphone with immense soundstage, exceptional resolution and real audiophile pedigree, the Sennheiser HD 800 S is an excellent choice.
Key Benefits
- Reference-class open-back design is intended to deliver an exceptionally spacious and natural presentation
- 56 mm ring radiator transducers help create outstanding scale, separation and low-level detail
- 300 ohm impedance makes it especially well suited to serious headphone amplifiers and high-end hi-fi systems
- Acoustic absorber system is designed to reduce masking effects and improve clarity
- Open, angled driver presentation helps produce a more speaker-like sense of image and soundstage
- Balanced and unbalanced cable options add useful system flexibility straight from the box
- Luxurious microfiber padding helps make long listening sessions more comfortable
- 2 years manufacturers warranty
Technical Specifications
Headphone Details
- Product Type: Wired open-back over-ear headphones
- Ear Coupling: Circumaural
- Transducer Principle: Dynamic, open
- Transducer Size: 56 mm ring radiator transducers
- Frequency Response: 4 Hz - 51,000 Hz
- Impedance: 300 ohms
- Sound Pressure Level (SPL): 102 dB (1 V)
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): Less than 0.02% (1 kHz, 1 Vrms)
- Cable Length: 3 m
- Connections: 6.35 mm unbalanced plug, 4.4 mm balanced plug
- Magnetic Field: 10.5 mT
- Colour: Black
Weight & Dimensions
- Weight: 330 g
What’s in the Box
- Sennheiser HD 800 S headphones
- 3 m cable with 6.35 mm plug
- 3 m cable with 4.4 mm balanced plug
- Product documentation
