Description
If your workflow lives in the studio rather than the club, the Sennheiser HD 800 S earns its keep as a reference monitor for mixing, mastering, and serious home listening. This open box unit gives you the full-fidelity experience of Sennheiser’s flagship circumaural design at a lower entry point, so you can hear exactly what’s happening in your tracks before they ever hit a system.
Inside each earcup sits a 56mm steel-encased transducer — the largest dynamic driver Sennheiser has fitted to a headphone — angled to project sound naturally rather than straight into the ear canal. The result is a wide, accurate soundstage that makes it easier to judge stereo placement, low-end detail, and top-end sparkle during mix decisions. An open-back architecture keeps resonance low and the tonal balance transparent, though it’s worth noting this design leaks sound and won’t isolate you in loud or shared environments, making it better suited to a treated studio space than a mobile rig.
Comfort matters when sessions run long: the lightweight aerospace headband and handmade microfiber earpads keep clamping pressure minimal for extended monitoring stretches. Sennheiser Absorber Technology helps clear highs stay clean at any volume, and the included 6.3mm and 4.4mm cables let you match the HD 800 S to a range of headphone amps in your setup.
- Open-back circumaural design, 56mm steel-encased drivers
- 4Hz-51kHz frequency response, 300 ohms impedance
- 0.02% THD at 1kHz/100dB for uncolored playback
- Detachable 9.8 ft. straight cable, dual 6.3mm/4.4mm plugs
- Matte black finish, 0.73 lbs., open box unit
- 2-year manufacturer warranty
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