Listen up, audiophiles! Save over £500 on the five-star Sennheiser HD 820

The likes of the Sony WH-1000XM6 and the Bose QuietComfort Ultra are great for consumers who love smart features and excellent ANC. But what if you want the very best precision-engineered sound and are happy paying for it?

Well then, you need the Sennheiser HD 820. Retailing at £1799, the five-star headphones from Sennheiser are now a slightly more palatable £1239 at Peter Tyson.

As some of the best wired headphones we've reviewed, you're guaranteed a robust, full-bodied and detailed sound alongside an outstanding build quality. They're expensive, but given that they'll last a lifetime, we think the price can be justified.

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Sennheiser HD 820: was £1,799 now £1,239 at Peter Tyson

There's no getting around it. Even at this sale price, they're expensive. But if you want the very best that Sennheiser has to offer, then this is what it costs. With outstanding comfort, dynamic sound, and excellent build quality, it's five-star performance through and through.

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If you are after serious audiophile headphones for home listening, we would normally point you in the direction of open-back models, such as Sennheiser's own HD800S.

But this superb HD 820 model has an eye-catching closed-back design that uses curved Gorilla Glass to cover the driver.

This design reflects the sound coming out of the back of the driver towards sound-absorbing chambers to combat some of the downsides of a typical closed design.

The result is the HD 820 deliver an impressive sense of scale and dynamic punch, with a sense of roominess that we get in traditional open-back designs.

As we said in our original Sennheiser HD 820 review, the headphones have "a smooth, full-bodied tonal balance that trades the last ounce of transparency and sonic agility for the kind of sound that’s easy to listen to for hours on end despite the quality of the recording".

Voices are delivered with crispness and a natural sense of expression, while the headphones have a tremendous ability to organise even the most complex recordings.

The durable build quality and comfortable earpads help too, and while they may look bulky, the HD 820 are surprisingly lightweight and roomy. If you enjoy long listening sessions, these Sennheisers – partnered with an appropriately talented source and headphone amplifier – will be great company.

These are premium audiophile headphones that are always worth considering if you have the budget at your disposal.

But with this significant £560 saving at Peter Tyson bringing the price down, it could be time to take the plunge.

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