Audiphile Headphone Steal Deal - Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX Headphones

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Mike A:
How can you afford 250 dollar headphones when you were just living in your van that was repossessed?

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on June 27, 2017, 01:12:00 pm ---If you pay more than 50 dollars for a set of headphones you've paid too much. For most people the 10-20 dollar sets at their local S-mart are good enough.
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Most people also don't give two shits about decent audio, so there's also that.

I will agree though that Beats are massively overpriced for what they are. Similar to Bose in that respect; pure marketing.

Mike A:
I am not super current on audio technology. I know that ten or so years ago many studio professionals preferred Sony headphones that were like 60 bucks. I cannot remember the model number.

pixel:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on June 27, 2017, 01:12:00 pm ---lol.... those crap headphones are "only" 250 bucks. Dr. Dre conned a whole industry into existence with his beats.

If you pay more than 50 dollars for a set of headphones you've paid too much. For most people the 10-20 dollar sets at their local S-mart are good enough.

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Uhh... No. Hell to Dah Noh.

Beats have like 5$ drivers in them, and are complete inaccurate rubbish.
They also use a generic form of fake-bass... thats totally distorted, untrue to the original audio. Its overpriced, marketing Hype, much like Bose.

When I brought over my HD 500's to a fellow collector friends house, he had a listen... and nearly wept. He had just paid out the nose for a brand new set by Bose.. and my Senns, priced like 1/5th the price or less... Mopped the floor with them.

Sennheiser's HD Audiophile line, is completely Opposite to the typical mass market cons. They are a German company, thats been around forever... making high fidelity equipment for Professional Entertainers, and far beyond. Their flagship headphone is something like $1500... and I believe they have something that is so expensive, that its not even worth mention.

Sennheiser does in fact make lower grade audio equipment... the low-grade stuff however, is priced as such. Cheap / Replaceable. They dont try to pass off 5$ drivers, in a fragile shell, for $300. They do not do mass advertising runs. Their quality has kept their customers coming back for more.

Furthermore... I do not think Bose nor Beats have replaceable cables. Which is the first thing that usually breaks on most Headphones.

Most people whom Ive handed my older model Senns to, were floored instantly. Just as I too, was blown away. We are so used to getting generic garbage... that when something of actual quality and precision comes along... it really hits home.

Lets put it this way... in Joystick terms... Bose / Beats are the sticks you might find on a Jacks TV game. Where as the Senns are the NOS Wico Leaf 8 ways - broken in, buttery smooth. Bose / Beats are the TV Golf game trackball (that barely rolls), while the Senns are the Happs standard 2.5". that glides like Ice, and spins for like 5 seconds or longer, with a good hard roll.

In this particular model... Sennheiser actually measures and hand matches pairs of drivers. Thats the level of precision and quality we are talking about here. You actually get what you pay for.. actually you get more than what you pay for. Something you never would have expected in you wildest imagination.

And no. Nobody is promoting $60 Sonys. Sony Speakers and Headphones are very poor, until you get into the headphone sets that are over +$600. Most headphones that compare to the audio detail, and range that the Senns produce in their mid level HD series, cant be matched pricewise by the competition. Which is why they are often said to be the best headphone one can buy, under the $1000 mark. And even if you got lucky in finding a similar or better driver set... (good luck) you are not easily going to find one that is actually comfortable, and durable, in addition to price / sound comparisons.

But hey... if you dont believe me... and have even mildly decent ears... Have someone local give you a taste of anything from model HD 500 or above. Most people here would probably be ecstatic with an ancient used pair of HD 500's... let alone something along these lines.

05SRT4:
Been rocking Shure SE535 for the last 10 years I love them and have them with me everywhere I go. I try to justify that its worth it but meh, who really cares.

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