Where do the Ultrasone Edition 10 fit in to the ranking of high end headphones? - Page 5  

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Originally Posted by n3rdling 

$3500-6000 is the estimate right now

I hope that includes an amp.

Heh, nope just the headphone.  I believe it is being released for Stax's 50th anniversary and is the most expensive headphone they've ever sold.  

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Originally Posted by n3rdling 

Heh, nope just the headphone.  I believe it is being released for Stax's 50th anniversary and is the most expensive headphone they've ever sold.  

Wow...they better sound absolutely amazing WITHOUT any issues at that price. Throw in an amp and you're looking at possibly $10k!

Early impressions are very promising, but we'll see. :)  It is interesting that despite the price, at least 10 people have told me they plan to get it at launch. 

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Originally Posted by buffalowings 

do these headphones have removable/replaceable earpads? I would think that after a while, even leather would need to be replaced

I can't say the number--I promised--but you never ever want to wear out those pads.  You won't like the bill.  Not at all.  Seriously.

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Originally Posted by Skylab 

There is no doubt that when you have the Edition 10 in your hand, you WANT to love it. It's absolutely beautiful. And then you put it on your head, and before the music starts, again you want to love it - the most comfortable high end headphone ever made, by FAR.

And then the music starts...and you want to take them off, and send them back.

At least, this was the case in the "bad pad" version.

There is only one headphone I find even more comfortable than the Edition 10s.  I'm not counting the Qualias--by far the lightest--because of the fitting issue, but if you happen to be in the right headsize, they are fantastic as well.  The one I refer to are the HE90s.

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Originally Posted by warp08 

I can't say the number--I promised--but you never ever want to wear out those pads.  You won't like the bill.  Not at all.  Seriously.

0-o...well, guess I'm lucky I couldn't afford one in the first place..or not

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Originally Posted by buffalowings 

0-o...well, guess I'm lucky I couldn't afford one in the first place..or not

 

I didn't say that, but it is not for the faint of heart for sure.  I wish I could tell you how I rank them but I still don't have them back yet from surgery (earpad replacement).  I'm hoping it'll get here by the end of the week...if I'm lucky, which would be a first in quite a while.

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Originally Posted by warp08 

I didn't say that, but it is not for the faint of heart for sure.  I wish I could tell you how I rank them but I still don't have them back yet from surgery (earpad replacement).  I'm hoping it'll get here by the end of the week...if I'm lucky, which would be a first in quite a while.

 

think it's worth asking ultrasone if pleather earpads borrowed from (insert <$100 phones) will fit the edition 10's or will they have a heart attack?
 

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Originally Posted by buffalowings 

think it's worth asking ultrasone if pleather earpads borrowed from (insert <$100 phones) will fit the edition 10's or will they have a heart attack?
 

 

I do not think that approach will work.  I was told by Randy Fuchs, that the Ed10s feature a unique, offset-driver design and the ear pads material, shape, etc., must be of exacting standards and material to calibrate the acoustics differential resulting from that design.  If that isn't done correctly, the Ed10s behave and sound like a badly tuned custom IEM.   This explains why those defective earpads have made such as negative impact on overall SQ for those unfortunate owners--including me--who got one of those units.

Either way, the issue is moot, because Ultrasone has been replacing those affected free of charge.  Should you buy one new from this point on should be OK.  But you must baby those airpads and store the headphones correctly.  If you need to service them later, it will cost you some serious dough.  However, that is the same case with other high-end cans as well and at least the Ed10 is still in production.

I'd like to see some close-ups of the newly replaced official "fixed" Edition 10 pads. Wanna see if the physical differences are easily visibly discernable from the "bad" pads.