you know the wireless networks might be
crowded in here you might get a lot of
interference
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very good okay so listen I'm at the
Sennheiser booth right now checking out
their latest headphones Vista HD 820
this is the new headphone I think I won
an award did it not it's fun quite a few
quite a few or HD a twenty this is a
sort of the latest incarnation of this
headphone this is the 800 s but now it's
a closed back design so I'm gonna listen
to these two and kind of see the
differences but I'm gonna start out on
the edge alright yeah here we go this is
the the right kind of partner and this
is the HD v a 20 this is gonna give you
the right kind of juice of speed into a
headphone this caliber you know what's
crazy about these headphones is how
light they are the attention there's
like extended at home listening session
oh I find these to be more comfortable
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I think I'll take this one instead of
that one yeah exactly
war base maybe it's just to me in a
little more sauce they're gonna coexist
it's not like this replaces that one
one's better yeah you're right your
friends right right right
it's a different level right this is
that the coolest looking headphone
you've ever seen in your entire life
probably possibly I think so
that's Gorilla Glass right there and
this is a sealed off closed back version
of the legendary HD 800 in this case the
800s this was an open back design I mean
that has its attributes to it right
gives you that wise town stage an
alteration in this case is closed back
some thicker type of bass feeling to it
I have to say for me from my ears I'll
take this over this there's two options
here to suit different people's taste in
music I find this a little bit more
comfortable it's a little bit more
shallow and it's a single material there
that's a deeper cushion your ear fits in
there really nice but they're not heavy
that's the craziest part this is
probably the most exciting thing I've
seen here at CES for now okay so this is
sort of like an impromptu giveaway
scenario a bunch of extra headphones
here for you guys I guess for whoever's
here Webber can get here fast enough
we have PXE 550 wireless you want a
little bit more styling at the HD one
the momentum there's a code word I've
tweeted this out and now we're gonna
wait to see how quickly people arrive
all right we're gonna upgrade some
headphones today say that about mr.
Koller is PXE 550 or THD one what's work
Spencer HD one okay yeah all right
what's up
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it's easy right yeah cool okay cool but
do you know the code word though Jack
okay all right
that was quick look at this a lot of
people just got nicer headphones they
can enjoy music more who knows where
this is gonna go alright they're less
miserable with their lives now because
of the headphones that's what we're
doing we're out here helping people
alright
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this episode of unbox the Epis been
brought to you by mass drop and more
specifically the new HD 5 8 X from
Sennheiser
and mass drop in collaboration that's
the only place you can get this
headphone if you're unfamiliar with this
series of headphones you are looking at
an open back design so you get that
really wide soundstage this one comes in
this jet-black sort of colorway you see
the Sennheiser on the top right there
and the metal grills on the side this is
a very lightweight headphone and it's
also the most affordable in the range
this is only a hundred and fifty bucks
through this particular drop now often
the trouble with a pair of premium
headphones like this is that they're
difficult to drive that means you have
to plug them into an amplifier or some
sort of stationary setup to get the most
out of them this particular unit is
meant to be easy to drive so you can do
so with a device like this with a
smartphone got the velour pads
completely around the ear because it is
an open back design there's not the same
sense of isolation for people who are
just getting into headphones I always
tell them you know you've got to try out
some open-back headphones a totally
different experience
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all right so it's a new look on the
classic they sound great it's open back
it's audiophile quality without the
audiophile price 150 bucks but in
limited quantities I believe there's
only going to be 5000 of these so if
you're interested click the link down in
the description thanks to mass drop for
sponsoring this episode