I got them almost 3 weeks ago and are still working on getting 100 hours playtime on them. For the most part, I am impressed. I’m still forming impressions based on past experience compared the current setup and how they differ. As you can see in my signature I don’t have much to compare with but the L800’s are the best I own and surpassed my previous favorites the LSiM 707.
The SDA has certainly got me hooked on playing as much music as I can. After all its about the experience and one track in particular has really caught my ear. Sweet Jane by Cowboy Junkies, this track has me feeling like I’m in the room where it was recorded in. Second is the bass, while they can dig deep, I am playing without sub and this track is not bass centric but certain nuances are lost when playing on speakers which don’t have a solid deep foundation. I can hear the subtile ambient foot stomp of them keeping time.
Also as a comparison, I drive daily about 6 miles and listen to z100 Elvis Duran and the morning show. Occasionally they play music like Graveyard by Halsey, I had no idea what I was missing in my car when I tried playing Graveyard at home. WOW. You also don’t need to play them loud to hear the bass extension. It seems effortless and I’m playing them totally flat with no EQ.
