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Features
| Warranty length | 2 Years (10 Years on registration) |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sennheiser Headphones |
| Product Award | What HiFi Award 4 Stars |
Tech Specs
- Freq response: <10Hz to >100kHz
- Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.001%
- Power consumption Nominal: 12W
- Power supply: 100–240V~, 50–60Hz
- Gain Adjustable 14 dB, 22 dB,
- Unbalanced input/XLR: 4 output
- BAL input/XLR-4 output: 16 dB
- Dynamic range: >115dB @ 600Ω load
- Voltage: 100 – 240 V ~, 50 – 60 Hz
- Crosstalk Min: 93 dB @ 1 kHz
- Dimensions: 224 x 44 x 306mm
- Weight Approx: 2.25 kg
Product Description
Sennheiser HDV 820 Headphone Amplifier perfectly complements audiophile level headphones thanks to its high-calibre digital design.
This sleekly designed model is defined by its high-end digital-to-analogue converter, powerful amplifier and a wide selection of connectivity options, allowing you to enjoy your music through your headphones in an entirely new way.
This headphone amplifier is one of the very best we've ever heard at any price, making it a comparative bargain compared to very high end options from esoteric manufacturers. Indeed, we've never heard HD800 and HD800S headphones sound this good.
Take advantage of our 30 day money back guarantee and try one at home with your headphones - although you'll have the option to return it, we doubt you'll want to send it back once you've heard how good your headphones can truly sound.
Enhance Your Headphones
The HDV 820 will uplift and enliven the performance of your headphones. Thanks to the HDV 820 headphone amplifier you will be able to pick out the nuances in your music that has previously remained unheard, from the timbres of instruments to the subtleties in a singer's voice. You will experience sounds that you did not think existed.
Perfect for Reference Class
There are two things that mark a quest for perfection: It is never completed, and it has the potential to bring out the most extraordinary things with the power to shape the future within its field. Enter the HDV 820, which will surely change the way you listen to and experience your music. That is, if you are lucky enough to possess headphones capable of turning the extremely high-quality audio signal delivered by the HDV 820 into an aural quality just as supreme.
Unparalleled DAC Technology
Thanks to the higher-level technology utilised by this model, you can also enjoy a richer and deeper emotional experience when listening to music. The new HDV 820 is based around the brilliantly high-performing ESS SABRE32 DAC that exceeds its predecessors with an impressive 32 bit resolution and 384 kHz sampling rate. DSD256 files reaching up to 12.3 MHz can also be played on this amplifier.
Understated Aesthetic
The HDV 820 is a treat for your eyes as well as your ears. It's adonized black finish combines with white LED lights to match with the brand's flagship pair of headphones, the HD 800s.
Versatile Connectivity
The HDV 820 showcases an array of outputs including the 6.3 mm-, 4.4 mm Pentaconn socket, XLR3 and XLR4. This means that connecting your headphones is easy and convenient. The model connects to digital sources via USB, both optically and coaxically, and also offers balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA analogue inputs. A handy country-appropriate power cable also comes includes with the model.
Press Reviews
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'The HDV 820 is a smooth, sophisticated performer and a pleasure to use… refined, informative presentation, fluid dynamics, fine build and finish.' (What Hi-Fi Magazine January 2018)
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'The Sennheiser has a crisp, precise delivery that sounds wonderfully refined. It’s revealing enough to show the limitations of the recording, but also insightful enough to demonstrate some of the reasons the album is so revered in the first place. There’s plenty of detail, and it’s rendered in an understated rather than overt manner.' (What Hi-Fi Magazine January 2018)
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'The stereo image is expansive and stable, positioning the choir and instruments with conviction and stability. There’s a pleasing dose of outright scale too, making it easy to gauge the recording venue’s size. Large dynamic shifts are delivered with composure, the ’820 showing plenty by way of force and power.' (What Hi-Fi Magazine January 2018)
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'There’s much to like here. Admire, even. The HDV 820 is well made, nice to use and has an unusually precise and fluid sonic balance… The HDV 820 may not shout about its talents but that doesn’t mean it can be ignored.' (What Hi-Fi Magazine January 2018)
