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Anyone compared Sennheiser HD800 S with Beyerdynamic T1.1?

Hej

I’m looking for a new pair of headphones with a bigger soundstage than my Beyerdynamic T1.1. I’ve read so much good about the Sennheiser HD800 S so I had to try them out. But I wasn’t impressed as I thought I would be. Okay, the soundstage was broader, but not that deep. Sometimes this broad soundstage felt too much and a little messy. The sound of the strings on acoustic instruments had a more natural and cleaner attack, but the instrument sounded like they lacked body. Sounded thinner.
Anyone else who felt this about the HD800 S?

Sorry if my English got a little weird here and there. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say😀
simna

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The headphone amp is a Feliks Audio Elise (tube amp).

I don’t find it lacking bass or being brittle. The problem is that especially acoustic instrument sounds as being recorded with a microphone very near the strings so it missing out the body of the instrument.

I’m used to Beyerdynamic T1 which is not bloated.
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