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post #16 of 40
3/27/11 at 8:30pm

Oh, I love to have that set including the original Sennheiser headphone stands

(the natural Fournier wood headphone stand set).  Wish I could afford that.

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post #17 of 40
3/27/11 at 9:47pm
Wow.

Perspective: down here, rental units (2 bed/1 bath) are running around $25k/unit. One of those will get you $600-$700 each month.

A HE90 would have to double in value every six years or so to keep up.
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post #18 of 40
3/27/11 at 9:51pm

Seems like they are for sale every month or so. Is it some kind of money laundering scheme? It says they were $12,900 back in the day and none of the other top headphones sell for much more than retail price.

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post #19 of 40
3/27/11 at 9:57pm
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Originally Posted by monsieurguzel View Post

Especially since the original HEV90 was known to not be the best of amps to start off with.  I was told the Aristaeus was based on the HEV90 but with much better parts used (and less gaudy styling wink_face.gif)
 



 

 

Well, the HEV90 is made for the HE90.  I would not talk down it unless you have auditioned the combo together.
 

 

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post #20 of 40
3/27/11 at 10:52pm
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Wow.

Perspective: down here, rental units (2 bed/1 bath) are running around $25k/unit. One of those will get you $600-$700 each month.

A HE90 would have to double in value every six years or so to keep up.

 

I wish I could get a unit for that cheap anywhere near where I live :(
 

 

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post #21 of 40
3/27/11 at 11:18pm
You should come up here to Arizona. Prices have been steadily falling since the bust. My father and I are closing in on an 3 bed/1 3/4 bath house listed at $49k, but think we can get it for $45k cash. It has a 12' x 15' bomb shelter in the back yard(!). It would make a very nice home theater/underground headphone dungeon. biggrin.gif
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post #22 of 40
3/28/11 at 12:34am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Wow.

Perspective: down here, rental units (2 bed/1 bath) are running around $25k/unit. One of those will get you $600-$700 each month.

A HE90 would have to double in value every six years or so to keep up.


It is amazzing how property prices varies in different areas. A 2 bed appartment in Cupertino where I used to live will set you back $500k. Where I am now in London is even worse. Many 2 bed flats are selling for 400k-500k (pounds). Unfortunately some of us can't choose where we live. :-(
 

 

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post #23 of 40
3/28/11 at 10:24am

It's back on. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1306495438&/Sennheiser-he-90-+-hev-90-Orph

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post #24 of 40
3/28/11 at 10:45am
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Originally Posted by johangrb View Post

It's back on. http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1306495438&/Sennheiser-he-90-+-hev-90-Orph


I think the same gentlemen is selling this item on ebay as well.  He got a perfect feedback on ebay though, 200 plus feedback too.

 

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post #25 of 40
3/28/11 at 2:43pm

He's a member here.

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post #26 of 40
3/28/11 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Wow.

Perspective: down here, rental units (2 bed/1 bath) are running around $25k/unit. One of those will get you $600-$700 each month.


Wow.  Nice weather sure is expensive.

 

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It is amazing how property prices varies in different areas. A 2 bed appartment in Cupertino where I used to live will set you back $500k. Where I am now in London is even worse.


It's always comforting knowing that there is someone worse off than yourself- the perspective thing.  Still, London is nice.

 

Orpheus- definitely not an investment.  None of this stuff is or should be.  Toys are meant to be played with- otherwise they just take up space and capital.
 

 

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post #27 of 40
3/28/11 at 7:57pm

also, just b/c an item has a price doesn't mean it sells for that price.

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post #28 of 40
3/28/11 at 7:59pm
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Originally Posted by El_Doug View Post

Sure it's believable!  Perhaps it was the same setup as ~6 months ago?  An Orpheus rig with 2 headsets was definitely posted on the 'gon for somewhere around $35k, and iirc is did actually sell



There was a set of 2 headphones and the amp for about the same price on Ebay last year, I do believe.

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post #29 of 40
3/28/11 at 8:08pm

I think the last Orpheus (headphone) sold on ebay was around 12000$

There was another orpheus (headphone only) on ebay appoximately at the same time

was sold before the auction ended, that one was set at around 15000$ but we don't know what

price it was sold.

 

 

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post #30 of 40
3/28/11 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Sam-Fi View Post

I just watched a Sennheiser Orpheus sell on Audiogon for $32.5k that's a lot of money! It was gone in about 20 minutes this morning. Crazy.


 

 

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where i live you could easily build a very nice house with that money.

 

well, hope he enjoys it as much as i enjoy my 99$ ms1 tongue_smile.gif

 


 

 

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