Angrymut

Well i did hear them in store and i thought they sounded pretty damn good, but the environment around me wasn't exactly quite and they were playing a track i was unfamiliar with, i will probably head to the shop again in a few days find out what the song is, and listen to it in my own time so i know it. I will be keeping whatever headphone i upgrade over for a very long time, so even if the upfront cost is significant it for me would be worth it in the long run.

Hello, guys I am considering buying a HD 800 in the foreseeable future. I have found a seller in Australia my home country selling his used pair for 1100 aud, which still includes warranty and comes with a copper stand. The headphones i currently own are the Philips fidelio x2 which i really enjoy and the Bowers and Wilkins p7 which i mainly use at school and when outside. Recently i after auditioning a pair of ie800 in store i thought they sounded pretty dope and brought a pair online for around 300 usd which i though was an alright deal. I was wondering if the HD 800 would be the next suitable headphone to upgrade and buy into. A bit of background on my music preferences, i listen to a bit of edm and chillstep, a fair bit of rock as well as a decent amount of classical and epic music when at home. i like the sound of my fidelio x2 and my p7 but i sometimes feel that the vocals are a little recessed, and the p7's especially the bass a little bloated. My ie800 are yet to arrive but from my extensive 2 hour long auditioning of them they may have taken over my x2 as my favourites, but since i am overseas i cant really do a direct comparison. I have found a seller selling his HD 800 and i bidded on it, its seems like a good price and in pretty good condition but the seller did indicate that HD 800 are among the first batch ever made. I did read somewhere that some users think that the newer batches of hd800's sound better. For the hd800 that this seller is selling how much would you guys be willing to bid. Above i listed that a australian seller is selling his 6 month old hd800 for 1100 aud, which is around 760 usd, since the aud is in the tank right now. A guy from my school also has the audeze lcd 2's but since i am overseas i wont get a chance to try them for at least 3 weeks. So what are your guys thoughts are the hd 800 a worthy upgrade or are there other headphones out there that based on the music genres i listed above, are better suited for my tastes. Also i would prefer to buy the headphones used in good condition as it has saved me alot of money in the past. The x2 were the only hp i purchased new.

Hello there guys, while in japan on holidays i came across hd800 on yahoo. When i saw the price was 67000 yen i impulsively pressed the bid button. Turns out the reason they were listed for that price is that there are in quite bad condition. The cable looks quite bad, with very noticeable fraying on it. The airpads are also quite degraded, and one of them is to bad to even use i think. The sides of the headphones are also very worn, with the metal part around the earcups, quite tarnished, with the paint chipping and alot of scratches. The seller has alot of positive ratings on yahoo auction but doesnt offer returns or warranty, unless the product is dead on arrival. The serial number engraved on the top of the hd800 is 01348. I dont know much about yahoo auctions, but the site has a ranking system based on the condition of items. From a A to a J. These headphones are the second lowest rank. The seller states that sound works. So i want to know your guys opinion, should I try and pull out of this sale, or should i just go through with it and, and replace the ear pads and cable. Also i heard that the later versions of the hd800 sound better is this true or not.