Live Q&A Sennheiser HD 820 vs HD 800S Headphones

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Published May 29, 2025

On Thursday September 13th 2018 @ 4:00 PM EDT we will be comparing and answering your questions about the Sennheiser HD 820 and how they compare to the HD 800 S Headphones.

Sennhieser HD 820
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sennheiser/hd-820

Sennhieser HD 800 S
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sennheiser/hd-800-s

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Starting - introduction 00:44
Open back vs Closed back/breathability 01:30
Build quality 04:05
Cables 05:39
Size of the drivers 06:35
Sound difference 07:30
Frequency response consistency (no screen share) 09:10
Suggestion to test sensitivity 09:35
Frequency response consistency (screen share) 11:14
Sound test explanation 12:15
Sound files 13:15
It seems that the HD800 was tuned to produce bass with leaky pads, but the HD820 has leather pads to get a seal for an improved bass response, right? 17:00
Measure on Marc 18:44
Measure on Marc without glasses 19:45
Measure on Sam 21:08
Measure on Sam With glasses 21:40
Question adding with glasses results 22:32
Soundstage 24:14
Soundstage 800S 26:30
Leakage 26:50
Which one do you recommend when noise isolation isn’t an issue 29:00
EQ 29:20
How do you feel about EQ and DSP 30:13
Open questions 31:33
Pads. 31:50
What in ear microphones are we using 32:58
Plans on reviewing Focal Utopia? 33:44
Pads Leather vs micro fiber / breathability 34:13
HD800S vs Hifiman Ananda 36:26
How we smooth frequency response 38:32
Difference between sound level and frequency response amp Discussion 38:50
Smooting 40:55
Wrap-up 41:55
Asko PuumalainenIn your opinion is there sound difference between running HD800S balanced or unbalanced? (XLR vs 1/4 TRS) 42:37
Conclusion 43:37