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Gold turbines are a buck 50 at amazon

Out of curiosity, what regional expression does buck stand for $100?  I thought a buck = $1 in US...

im from the south...though dont act like it...i just figured it was a national thing....i also don't get out much so....

Two pair of returned HifiMAN HE-500s from Head Room @ $599, each.  In this case, they still provide you with the warranty, too and this price is a bit below what some of the "nearly new" HE-500s sell for, or ask for in the forum here.

http://www.headphone.com/support/b-stock-outlet.php

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Originally Posted by wje 

Two pair of returned HifiMAN HE-500s from Head Room @ $599, each.  In this case, they still provide you with the warranty, too and this price is a bit below what some of the "nearly new" HE-500s sell for, or ask for in the forum here.

 

http://www.headphone.com/support/b-stock-outlet.php

I can't believe they're still there 3 1/2 hours after your post.  I looked all over when I bought mine recently (at list price) and could find absolutely no discounts / returns / B-stock anywhere. This is the finest headphone I've ever heard, better than my Beyer T1 IMO ....  If your budget can swing it, I would run, not walk and grab one before they're gone.

I can't believe they're still there 3 1/2 hours after your post.  I looked all over when I bought mine recently (at list price) and could find absolutely no discounts / returns / B-stock anywhere. This is the finest headphone I've ever heard, better than my Beyer T1 IMO ....  If your budget can swing it, I would run, not walk and grab one before they're gone.

Now I'd say thats a bit harsh. I too owned them. They are bassy, but that's the point. At what they do, I have found few better. Yes, the specialize in rap and mainstream stuff like that. And yes it's a "fun" sound sig but that;s not to say an audiophile can't enjoy that. Remember, what we do is all about the music.

sorry for the derail

Gold turbines are a buck 50 at amazon

When I had them I loved them but it's only after being in this game for a little bit that you realize how trivial accentuated bass is, and how superior more detailed headphones are to those headphones that just crank up the bass. 

I find myself increasingly wanting less bass because music just sounds so much more complete when you can hear everything else. 

When I had them I loved them but it's only after being in this game for a little bit that you realize how trivial accentuated bass is, and how superior more detailed headphones are to those headphones that just crank up the bass. 

I find myself increasingly wanting less bass because music just sounds so much more complete when you can hear everything else. 

I think it's because you have to call to order and they're only open Mon-Fri for certain hours.  Otherwise, yeah, they'd probably be gone by now.

What? lol. The HE-500 are far from accentuated bass headphones. In fact, they are probably one of the more neutral orthos right now. Not sure what you mean by "cranking up the bass" but the HE-500s are just not at all what you describe.

We're talking about the XB700s. My point being, I find that I was incredibly naive when I first got into this stuff because my idea of good music used to be pounding bass. I didn't realize how inexperienced and ignorant I was. Not saying that everyone who likes bloated-bass headphones are ignorant but that's my personal characterization of how my musical tastes used to be. 

And it's a big issue, cause, I think it really affects your perception of music. If you have bass-heavy headphones, and place value on bass over clarity, it will definitely be more difficult to appreciate certain genres of music.