Sennheiser HD 6XX vs Sennheiser HD 820

In fact, I'm so happy with the quality of the sound (which blows away my next nicest pair) that I'm already looking forward to finding something new. My setup is simple: Schiit Stack (Magni 3+ & Modi). I currently own: Audio Technica M50x (my first baby), Sennheiser HD 6XX, and the DT 1990s.

One question that should have arisen in your mind by now is, what exactly does the closed-back design add to the HD820s? I’ve been comparing their sound to open-back headphones because that’s what they sound like, though they’re technically different. Well, the HD820s do give you some of that promised sound isolation, but it’s not much. They’re really only semi-closed. Sound still leaks liberally out of them, and you won’t be able to indulge your audiophile hobby with your significant other sleeping in the same room

So if you've got a really big head like that, it'll, it'll actually still work for you. Now these do clamp on your head pretty tight. I'm a huge fan o...

All listening is done with my fully burned in OG 820 cable so that I don't have too much difference for my ears in the transition... (/s)

Overall though what I found was that the 4XX kind of was a little bit in no-man's land between the two. It didn't have the impact and bass of the DT88...

Now of course after listening with the HD 820s listening to Meze's Elite the Elite sounds very thick and warm and if you listen to the Elite on their ...

I used these things mercilessly for 15 years, gaming and even sleeping with them on. They still work like new. You cannot go wrong with Sennheiser HD6xx or 58x series cans.

Also, as my first purchase of high end full headphones rather than IEM's, I did not consider the leather pads (not being replaceable, to my knowledge) and getting ear sweat with extended usage. I use the headphones for 8-12 hours a day as a heads-down programmer, these are my work pair.

Decided noise cancellation was only nice on an airplane, and I preferred wired, donl't have to turn on or charge. If you have eyeglasses or hearing aides like I do, these are perfact. Yes I have expensive Sony noise canceling blue tooth, but the HD5XX are just in a different class, use all day, gaming, general listening. Plugged directly into Gigabyte Z690 Master mobo, no need for a DAC/amp here

So my conclusion is that if you are not using headset in noisy environment then HD800 would be better choice. Maybe HD820 suites office environment better.