Who is the Sennheiser - HD 800 S for?
Solid mid-pack headphone. The 73.6 score lands in B-tier (68-77) — competent across the board with one or two specs holding it back from a higher tier.
Right buy if pricing matters and the trade-offs the formula penalizes don't affect how you use the device. Worth comparing against the A-tier picks in our best headphones list.
Mars Score is computed from 16 measured specs against the transparent formula for the headphones category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Sennheiser - HD 800 S: advantages & disadvantages
Measured against every headphone we track, here is where the Sennheiser - HD 800 S pulls ahead — and where it gives ground.
- ▲A driver size of 56 mm — among the best headphones we track.
- ▼A battery life of 0 h — among the weakest in the headphones category.
- ▼No active noise cancellation — a feature most stronger headphones include.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Driver size
- 56mm
- Battery life
- 0h
- Weight
- 330g
- Type
- over-ear
All specifications
Design
- Type
- over-ear
- Weight
- 330 g
- Water resistance
- none
Audio
- Driver size?
- 56 mm
- Sensitivity?
- 102 dB
- Transparency mode
- false
- Spatial audio?
- false
Battery
- Battery life
- 0 h
- Fast charge?
- false
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Frequently asked
What is the Mars Score for Sennheiser - HD 800 S?+
Sennheiser - HD 800 S scores 73.6 on the transparent Mars Score formula for headphones, computed from its published specs against the category's weighted normalization.
What category does Sennheiser - HD 800 S belong to?+
Sennheiser - HD 800 S is a Sennheiser headphone catalogued in the Headphones category.
When was Sennheiser - HD 800 S released?+
Sennheiser - HD 800 S was released on 2015-11-04.
What is the driver size of Sennheiser - HD 800 S?+
Sennheiser - HD 800 S has a driver size of 56 mm.
What is the battery life of Sennheiser - HD 800 S?+
Sennheiser - HD 800 S has a battery life of 0 h.
What is the weight of Sennheiser - HD 800 S?+
Sennheiser - HD 800 S has a weight of 330 g.
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