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post #16 of 698
3/12/10 at 10:56pm
sadly I do not see the attraction, perhaps they are nicer in person but from the images they remind me of a number of vintage cans which were not particularly comfortable.

I do like B&W speakers however and thus hope they live up to their namesake in sound.

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post #17 of 698
3/12/10 at 11:28pm
Vintage look might have been their goal? Those pads look like pillows.
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post #18 of 698
3/12/10 at 11:59pm
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Originally Posted by dBel84 View Post
sadly I do not see the attraction, perhaps they are nicer in person but from the images they remind me of a number of vintage cans which were not particularly comfortable.

I do like B&W speakers however and thus hope they live up to their namesake in sound.
They remind me of the Bang and Olufsen Form 2 headphones that came out in the early 90's. Looked neat but sounded not so neat.

But I would imagine B&W would enter the market with something good, not just simply for the sake of participating.
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post #19 of 698
3/13/10 at 12:09am
Nice bit of kit.
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post #20 of 698
3/13/10 at 1:06am
I don't have a good feeling about this headphone.
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post #21 of 698
3/13/10 at 2:33am
These headphones are meant to be mobile. As per David Baker RSM of B & W group. I liked them when i listened to them.
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post #22 of 698
3/13/10 at 5:02am
Can you compare the sq to bose on ear and sennheiser hd 238?
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post #23 of 698
3/13/10 at 5:48am
They look horrible uncomfortable I have to say.
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post #24 of 698
3/13/10 at 5:52am
Waiting for your impressions patiently.
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post #25 of 698
3/13/10 at 6:02am
they look beautiful, but they also made me associate them with two stethoscopes laying on the desk.
any info on how much they would be?
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post #26 of 698
3/13/10 at 6:07am
I have no beef with B&W going after the (consumer?) portable audio market, it's a very big market and not a very crowded scene with Audiotechnica making stylish good stuff (ES and ESW series) as well as Sennheiser with the HD25-II and the Shures (and yes, Bose and Dr. Dre). Hopefully that memory foam is an improvement in comfort.

But wouldn't you want B&W to tackle the home audiophile market as well, with the same attention to detail and build quality? Of course we'll have to see how these sound first.
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post #27 of 698
3/13/10 at 6:12am
Sexy can indeed. I wonder how much it would cost.
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post #28 of 698
3/13/10 at 7:00am
Ugly retro 70s look....I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
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post #29 of 698
3/13/10 at 7:19am
Beautiful crafted headphones. Stylish and clean in metal and leather.
That say nothing about their comfort or sound qualities though.
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post #30 of 698
3/13/10 at 7:33am
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Sexy can indeed. I wonder how much it would cost.
£249.95, available now.
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