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post #46 of 69
9/2/08 at 1:49pm
Those red ones look gorgeous, maybe you could mod them with some Sen 650's?
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post #47 of 69
9/2/08 at 5:14pm
Well they are apparently for sale now...
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post #48 of 69
9/2/08 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by subtle View Post
Looks like they took a page out of the Ultrasone design book. "Titanium driver technology" and all.
I don't think its the Ultrasone driver per say, specs are not identical, but certainly they did take a page out of that book - titanium drivers that tend to be even bigger than any Ultrasones (50mm on the PS500, wtf? that's huge, probably offers bass-galore).
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post #49 of 69
9/2/08 at 6:29pm
I find the PS500 to be extremely interesting! I hope someone here post a comprehensive review soon.
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post #50 of 69
9/2/08 at 6:31pm
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Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 View Post
CNET is a nice place for Headphone jokes.

The way they review the headphones itself is funny...

and when they try to be authoritative..thats where the humour lies
There was like one sentence about the sound quality. The rest was all about how cool they looked
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post #51 of 69
9/2/08 at 7:25pm
Hmm...these look really nice...but what about the sound. I almost pulled the trigger before i noticed the y cable...not a deal breaker, but kind of annoying for home listening... Anyone else?
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post #52 of 69
9/2/08 at 11:57pm
do it for the children
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post #53 of 69
9/3/08 at 2:12am
They've been made available quicker for purchase in the USA, than in the Phiaton home, Korea. Maybe going after the US 'Bose' customer. They are listed on shopping search sites here, but no price availability.

I'll maybe pick up a pair of MS400 around Christmas time, short on cash at the mo. They'll offer an alternative to IEMs at hopefully a good price.

The won has been losing value against the dollar recently, so I wouldn't want to pay $250 plus shipping to Korea ($250 - 285,000 won). The Audio Technica ESW9 are about $239 here, so a cheaper option.
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post #54 of 69
9/4/08 at 2:57pm
Heh... I just got an e-mail from Phiaton's public relations people asking if I'd like a review unit of the MS 400 phones (I'm an editor in the B2B press). So I wrote back saying yeah, I'd like to try them out. We'll see what happens next.
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post #55 of 69
9/5/08 at 5:01am
The MS400 are now on sale in Korea. It's a korean company, they are made in Korea, so the company doesn't have to worry about import taxes, or transportation costs so I'd have thought the retail price would be better or similar to the USA price. But yet again, WRONG! These are 350,000 won! That's $315 US on today's exchange rate. Much more expensive than the list price on the website.

So often, Korean made products are much more expensive in korea than they are overseas. Even my dad's Samsung TV was 5 quid cheaper in London than in Busan, Korea.

The trouble is that the import taxes are high here for foreign goods, so Samsung and LG among others know they don't have price competition, therefore can get away with charging pretty much what they like. Also, koreans are very loyal to korean brands, which the corporations exploit (can't blame them, if people won't shop around and look at other brands).

I'd like to support a korean made headphones, Phiaton, but I won't on this occasion. I'll be buying the Audio Technica ATH ESW9 ($246 today), or wait for the ESW10 to hit the shelves. Better value I may even imagine.
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post #56 of 69
9/5/08 at 5:09am
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Originally Posted by kojebee View Post
I'll be buying the Audio Technica ATH ESW9 ($246 today), or wait for the ESW10 to hit the shelves. Better value I may even imagine.
Has there been an announcement about this model by AT, or is it just a guess? I'd love to have an even better make of my ESW9.
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post #57 of 69
9/5/08 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by sabatar View Post
Has there been an announcement about this model by AT, or is it just a guess? I'd love to have an even better make of my ESW9.
No guess, it exists.
IFA2008: new headphones! audio-technica, AKG, Sony! Infos on beyer etc. - Page 5 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Just wanted to say that a large driver doesn't automatically equal "lot of bass". Most audio-technicas have 50mm drivers but not all of them are bass monsters.

m00h
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post #58 of 69
10/4/08 at 10:34am
Any updates on these cans?
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post #59 of 69
10/17/08 at 10:06pm
Did anyone order a pair of these, or is everyone caught in the D7000 / ATH-ESW10JPN hype?
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post #60 of 69
11/27/08 at 4:42am
Cup shape is similar to my HFI-700DVD
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