HeadPhones: Best soundstage?


How about the Sennheiser HD 800's as the new soundstage champs? I need the sound to extend beyond the cans. Any other phones that do this well? thanks!!!
mythtrip
The only 'cans' designed specifically with that notion in mind were by STAX, electrostatics, The SR-Sigma I believe... they had the diaphram in front like a rectangular 'box' and the sound came from 'in front' of your ears...I think it would be very difficult to find a used pair but they pop up here every now and then and are usually immediately sold.
FWIW, I'm not particularly a fan of headphone's version of soundstaging - I think it's highly overrated and a bit disorienting in some cases. That said here's a few suggestions to check out:

HD800 probably are the dynamic champs
Stax (just came out with a brand new flagship)
AKG K1000 (only available used)

You might also want to look into Smyth Research
I believe binaural recording techniques have been used to create a different "soundfield" for headphone listening. You might want to investigate recordings as well.