HD 500's for $300

[Hyydrah]

They arrived, so far they sound great but need to be fully burned in before I post my final thoughts (apparently that will take around 200 hours). So far the build quality is great, the shipping was very fast and arrived in 3 days for $10

[Hyydrah]

They arrived, so far they sound great but need to be fully burned in before I post my final thoughts (apparently that will take around 200 hours). So far the build quality is great, the shipping was very fast and arrived in 3 days for $10 CAD (hard to believe, eh?).

It's been some time now, and they seem to be fully burned in. They've really impressed me, I haven't heard a better sounding setup in my life as of yet. For some time I was using just the Realtek drivers until I decided to try Dolby Headphone (without the EQ adjustments [crystallizer, etc.]) and it made an ENORMOUS difference. Transparency is even further improved, the soundstage is astronomically better, and it made it much more enjoyable to listen to overall. Once I purchase the O2+ODAC I'll probably post an update, but even now I highly recommend that you purchase them especially at this price. There's nothing that comes close in price in this tier of headphones, at least from what I've seen

[ShearMe]

There's nothing that comes close in this tier of headphones, at least from what I've seen.

 

Except the Pioneer SE-A1000.  B)

[Hyydrah]

Except the Pioneer SE-A1000.  B)

I meant in terms of price  

[ShearMe]

I meant in terms of price. 

 

Price ain't important - audio quality matters foremost. Sure I can but $1k+ headphones, but they'd potentially sound worse than cheaper headphones.

[Hyydrah]

Price ain't important - audio quality matters foremost. Sure I can but $1k+ headphones, but they'd potentially sound worse than cheaper headphones.

Price to performance in that tier. Sorry for being a bit vague

[ShearMe]

Price to performance in that tier. Sorry for being a bit vague.

 

So, spending money just to spend it? 

[Hyydrah]

So, spending money just to spend it? 

Hmm?

[MayflowerElectronics]

Price ain't important - audio quality matters foremost. Sure I can but $1k+ headphones, but they'd potentially sound worse than cheaper headphones.

I know what you mean, but I'm going to argue anyway.

Sometimes you do get what you pay for. Bringing back the car thing, you can buy a $50k+ BMW x3 and it's a terrible car, or you can take the same money and buy an m3 which is a benchmark sports car.

Yes it's expensive but you get what you pay for. Not sure if you've ever listened to a pair of crazy high end headphones, but I feel the lcd2's should actually cost the price tag, same as the hd800's.

But I will give it to you that most expensive headphones are not worth it.

[ShearMe]

I know what you mean, but I'm going to argue anyway.

Sometimes you do get what you pay for. Bringing back the car thing, you can buy a $50k+ BMW x3 and it's a terrible car, or you can take the same money and buy an m3 which is a benchmark sports car.

Yes it's expensive but you get what you pay for. Not sure if you've ever listened to a pair of crazy high end headphones, but I feel the lcd2's should actually cost the price tag, same as the hd800's.

But I will give it to you that most expensive headphones are not worth it.

 

Oh I wasn't talking about good top-notch headphones like those, but there's bound to be some that are simply over priced for the sound they provide.

 

 

Hmm?

 

Words, Dave.

[Hyydrah]

I know what you mean, but I'm going to argue anyway.

Sometimes you do get what you pay for. Bringing back the car thing, you can buy a $50k+ BMW x3 and it's a terrible car, or you can take the same money and buy an m3 which is a benchmark sports car.

Yes it's expensive but you get what you pay for. Not sure if you've ever listened to a pair of crazy high end headphones, but I feel the lcd2's should actually cost the price tag, same as the hd800's.

But I will give it to you that most expensive headphones are not worth it.

Yeah, I agree that you'll usually get a better product when it's more expensive, but obviously this isn't always the case (as you already know with the equipment you sell  )

Anyway, the entire time I meant the price/performance ratio in that tier of headphones, so don't worry about it

[ShearMe]

[MayflowerElectronics]

 

Lmao..where do you find that crap?

[Hyydrah]

Lmao..where do you find that crap?

Hey, it's not crap!

 

I think he added the text to the gorilla image. It doesn't show up on any other site, according to Google

[ShearMe]

I just Google image searched "jimmies"

[MayflowerElectronics]

I just Google image searched "jimmies"

 

So that's how bored you are huh?