New Sennheiser HD820 are here

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I took advantage of a show special at RMAF and bought the HD820s. I had the dealer hold shipping until we got home from some extended travel, so they just arrived on Monday.
I’d been thinking about these phones for a while - I was looking for another pair of closed phones to reduce some background noise in the living room. I tried the various Audeze, ZMF, and the Focal Stellia. I already have MrSpeakers Aeon closed (which I love) in a bedroom system, but wanted to try something different. For sound quality, it came down to a choice between the Stellia and the HD820s, but for me none of the other headphones could match the comfort of the 820s - I find headphone comfort is a very personal thing. These are comfortable on my head for long sessions, and the sound is awesome - fuller, deeper bass than my HD800s, but still well defined, and great mids.