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hey guys,

can you guys tell me if its worth upgrading my sennheiser HD820 from any other headphone 

if yes what headset should I get my hands on.

 

my last headset costed me near 2500 USD and for the new  headset I have a budget only of 1500 USD

 

 

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You're on the wrong forum with a question like that. 

 

I guess i'll humor you though I think this thread is bait.

 

What exactly are you trying to improve over your $2000USD pair of headphones?

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This is not the way. You need to tell us the rest of your audio gear. The AMP, DAC and everything else. Includes custom cables, pads, mods, ...

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Upgrading by downgrading the budget isn’t happening when you’re already into 4 digits on audio hardware.

 

1500$ isn’t going to get you anything definitively better than the 820’s, there are alternatives that have their own upsides and downsides, but nothing noticeably better

 

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1 hour ago, rickeo said:

You're on the wrong forum with a question like that. 

 

I guess i'll humor you though I think this thread is bait.

 

What exactly are you trying to improve over your $2000USD pair of headphones?

Agreed.  From the 800 series, the next notable performance leap has a 5-figure price-tag.  Not worth it, unless here to humble-brag.

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what about sennheiser hd 800 s which i was planing to buy by adding more money

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2 minutes ago, Linus william said:

what about sennheiser hd 800 s which i was planing to buy by adding more money

What about them? Do you have opinions of your own on your $2000 headphones? What you like and don't like and are looking to change? 

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aah!  you are right after think a lot and asking and taking advices from my friends Its like I just don't need to upgrade my headset there's nothing bad about this  headset and it also works fine with my AMP,DAC by the way  thank you guys for your recommendations.

 

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There is no such thing as "upgrading" in the price range you mentioned.

 

Not sure if this topic is serious or bragging but the people who spend those prices, have been on a path for a long time to get to know their preferences in audio, design, comfort and so on. From what I've gathered, the HD820 is an overpriced headphone but I can't tell anything myself because I'm not planning to spend that amount of cash. But like I said, the only one person who can tell wether it's an upgrade or not, that person is you. Audio is meant to enjoy, not "upgrading".

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7 hours ago, Linus william said:

hey guys,

can you guys tell me if its worth upgrading my sennheiser HD820 from any other headphone 

if yes what headset should I get my hands on.

 

my last headset costed me near 2500 USD and for the new  headset I have a budget only of 1500 USD

 

 

Personally I would say yes.
Having tried the HD820 I (and many others) feel that it does not deliver on quality for the price at all due to the uh....well unfortunately extremely wonky frequency response

Sennheiser HD820 – In-Ear Fidelity

Something like the HD800S for comparison:

Sennheiser HD800S – In-Ear Fidelity

If I were you, I personally would recommend selling and swapping to something like a Hifiman Arya if possible.

Or if you're happy to dunk more money into it, something higher maybe (though your DAC/Amp will be a bigger factor then)

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On 2/3/2022 at 2:45 PM, Linus william said:

hey guys,

can you guys tell me if its worth upgrading my sennheiser HD820 from any other headphone 

if yes what headset should I get my hands on.

 

my last headset costed me near 2500 USD and for the new  headset I have a budget only of 1500 USD

 

 

hd820 is a horrible headphone. Sell them to whatever fool will take them and start researching your next set properly.

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On 2/3/2022 at 3:04 PM, 8tg said:

Upgrading by downgrading the budget isn’t happening when you’re already into 4 digits on audio hardware.

 

1500$ isn’t going to get you anything definitively better than the 820’s, there are alternatives that have their own upsides and downsides, but nothing noticeably better

 

hah funny. I'm pretty confident a tenth of his budget will get him something better 🤣

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