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Research summary

Why it scores 8.1.

Enormous stage, enormous price. Across 2 cited sources and 890 owner reviews, the Sennheiser HD 800 S rates strongest on performance and longevity, and weakest on price fairness.

Where it falls short

Costs more than most people's entire system
Ruthless with poor recordings
Enormous — no chance of portable use

Specifications

Battery	—
Noise cancelling	None — open back
Weight	330 g
Connection	Detachable balanced cable, 6.3 mm + XLR-4
Replaceable pads	Yes — pads and cable sold separately
Model	HD 800 S
Released	2016-02-01

Sources

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Sennheiser HD 800 S reviewSoundGuys · informs performance, price fairness
Sennheiser HD 800 S ReviewRTINGS · informs performance, build quality

Sennheiser · Headphones

Sennheiser HD 800 S

Model HD 800 S

Best for

The widest soundstage available at any price
Classical and orchestral
A final purchase

Avoid if

You have not already spent money on an amplifier
You want value for money

Best delivered price1.499,00 €

Price plus delivery at Thomann — delivery is free.

Worth Score

8.1/10

StrongMedium confidence

Backed by a few sources. Treat small score gaps as noise. Weighted from 6 factors across 2 cited sources and 890 owner reviews (4.6/5). Expand any factor below to see what it is based on.

Price fairness
20% of score

4.2

1 source for price fairness

Sennheiser HD 800 S reviewSoundGuys

Build quality
20% of score

8.8

1 source for build quality

Sennheiser HD 800 S ReviewRTINGS

Performance
20% of score

9.6

2 sources for performance

Sennheiser HD 800 S reviewSoundGuys
Sennheiser HD 800 S ReviewRTINGS

Longevity
20% of score

9.2

No published source yet — this rating is our own judgement.

Repairability
10% of score

8.6

No published source yet — this rating is our own judgement.

Support & warranty
10% of score

8.4

No published source yet — this rating is our own judgement.

Last updated 1 August 2026 · How we score products →

Price history

Not enough yet to tell you anything.

2 observations, recorded 28 July 2026. We have 2 observations over 0 days. We need at least 5, spanning at least 14 days, before a range tells you anything. Nothing here is a trend yet.

We have no price feed, so this fills up only when someone re-checks the listings by hand. We would rather show you an empty clock that started than a chart drawn from two points.

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Keep rate

No outcome data yet

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8.8 Worth ScoreMedium

Prototype data — prices and retailer stock are a fixed demo snapshot from 28 July 2026, not a live feed.

Sennheiser HD 800 S

Model HD 800 S

Best for

The widest soundstage available at any price
Classical and orchestral
A final purchase

Avoid if

You have not already spent money on an amplifier
You want value for money

Best delivered price1.499,00 €

Price plus delivery at Thomann — delivery is free.

Worth Score

8.1/10

StrongMedium confidence

Backed by a few sources. Treat small score gaps as noise. Weighted from 6 factors across 2 cited sources and 890 owner reviews (4.6/5). Expand any factor below to see what it is based on.

Price fairness
20% of score

4.2

1 source for price fairness

Sennheiser HD 800 S reviewSoundGuys

Build quality
20% of score

8.8

1 source for build quality

Sennheiser HD 800 S ReviewRTINGS

Performance
20% of score

9.6

2 sources for performance

Sennheiser HD 800 S reviewSoundGuys
Sennheiser HD 800 S ReviewRTINGS

Longevity
20% of score

9.2

No published source yet — this rating is our own judgement.

Repairability
10% of score

8.6

No published source yet — this rating is our own judgement.

Support & warranty
10% of score

8.4

No published source yet — this rating is our own judgement.

Last updated 1 August 2026 · How we score products →

Price history

Not enough yet to tell you anything.

2 observations, recorded 28 July 2026. We have 2 observations over 0 days. We need at least 5, spanning at least 14 days, before a range tells you anything. Nothing here is a trend yet.

We have no price feed, so this fills up only when someone re-checks the listings by hand. We would rather show you an empty clock that started than a chart drawn from two points.

Something wrong here?

Keep rate

No outcome data yet

We ask everyone who buys through us, 6 and 12 months later, whether they still use it. We’ll publish the answer here — including when it’s bad.

No one has told us how this worked out yet. No score on this page is affected by it yet.

Why it scores 8.1.

Where it falls short

Specifications

Sources

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Why it scores 8.1.

Where it falls short

Specifications

Sources

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