LAST UPDATE: 5/29/2012
Hello all. A couple of months ago I started on a little project. I wanted to list the most expensive headphone or IEM sold by every such brand right now. Below is the result, but first, the rules:
I took into account only headphones that had no fold-out microphone (eliminating headsets), did not include can-amp combo kits (such as those offered by JH Audio and Westone), and attempted to find the top can of each company, excluding sub-brands (such as Technics, which is part of Panasonic). All prices are in USD, either taken directly from a manufacturer's site or, failing that, from an average of factory-endorsed retailers' prices.
This list is a definitive but fluid list hosted on a spreadsheet on my computer, and can be modified at any time. As I originally post this RMAF 2011 is going on, so I have already updated the list in the past 24 hours before publishing it to include new offerings from Audio-Technica and Final Audio Design.
Go ahead and post updates on this thread to keep it easily accessible and up there on the boards. Barring errors, enjoy!
| $8,000.00 | Final Audio Design Muramasa VIII | Closed Over-Ears |
| $5,200.00 | Stax SR009 | Open Over-Ears |
| $2,749.00 | Ultrasone Edition 10 | Open Over-Ears |
| $2,030.18 | Fostex TH900 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $2,030.16 | FitEar Private C435 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,957.53 | TakeT H2+ | Open Over-Ears |
| $1,945.00 | Audez'e LCD-3 | Open Over-Ears |
| $1,799.95 | Sennheiser HD800 | Open Over-Ears |
| $1,799.00 | HEAUDIO Jade | Open Over-Ears |
| $1,695.00 | Grado PS1000 | Open Over-Ears |
| $1,649.22 | AKG K3003 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $1,400.00 | Fit-Ear Q-5 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,363.44 | Spiral Ear SE 5 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,350.00 | Ultimate Ears 18 Pro | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,299.00 | Hifiman HE-6 | Open Over-Ears |
| $1,298.03 | Audio-Technica ATH-W3000ANV | Closed Over-Ears |
| $1,295.00 | Beyerdynamic T5P and Tesla T1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $1,223.13 | Earsonics EM6 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,149.99 | JVC HP-DX1000 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $1,149.00 | Jerry Harvey Audio JH16 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,099.00 | Heir 8.A | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,092.20 | Hitition New Tears 6-PRO | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,092.08 | Canal Works CW-L31 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,082.40 | ACS T1 Live! | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,050.00 | Sensaphonics 3MAX | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $1,050.00 | Starkey SA-43 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $999.99 | Denon AH-D7000 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $999.99 | Koss ESP 950 | Open Over-Ears |
| $999.95 | Altec Lansing A3 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $973.93 | Gui Ling CX8 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $966.84 | Precide Ergo A.M.T. | Open Over-Ears |
| $950.00 | Westone Elite Series ES5 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $943.75 | Rooth LS8 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $929.00 | Unique Melody Miracle | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $900.00 | Futuresonics mg6pro | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $748.62 | Audio Interu EXH-313 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $699.99 | Sleek Audio CT7 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $699.00 | Alessandro Music Series Pro | Open Over-Ears |
| $669.00 | Wan Xuan i9 Pro | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $650.00 | Shure SE535 Special Edition | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $599.00 | Phonak Audéo PFE 232 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $595.00 | Prada Over-The-Ear Headphones | Closed Over-Ears |
| $589.00 | Fidelity Quads | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $569.96 | Kozee Infinity X3 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $550.00 | Thunderpants TP1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $540.00 | Thousand Sound TS842 | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $525.00 | 1964-Q | Custom-Fit IEMs |
| $499.99 | Sony XBA-NC85D | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $499.95 | Monster Cable Miles Davis Tributes | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $499.95 | Beats Audio Beats by Dr. Dre Pro Detox Edition | Closed Over-Ears |
| $480.00 | Etymotic Research ER-4S | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $450.00 | Molami Pleat | Closed Over-Ears |
| $445.00 | Fischer Audio FA-002W Karelish Birke | Closed Over-Ears |
| $400.00 | Aerial7 Royale | Closed Over-Ears |
| $400.00 | PSB M4U 2 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $399.99 | J-phonic K2 [all versions] | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $399.99 | Kenwood KH-K1000 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $399.95 | Symphones Magnum | Open Over-Ears |
| $399.00 | Pioneer SE-DIR800C | Closed Over-Ears |
| $399.00 | Spider Moonlight | Closed Over-Ears |
| $369.00 | CharterOak SP-1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $350.00 | Bose Quietcomfort 3 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $350.00 | Able Planet Clear Harmony NC1000CHA118 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $349.99 | Klipsch X-10i | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $345.95 | TDK TH-ECBA200BBK | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $329.00 | Ortofon e-Q7 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $325.00 | Phiaton PS 500 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $300.00 | Bowers and Wilkins P5 | On-Ears |
| $299.99 | House of Marley TTR Destiny EM-DH001-IO | Closed Over-Ears |
| $299.95 | Soul By Ludacris SL300 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $299.42 | German Maestro GMP 250 PRO | Closed Over-Ears |
| $299.00 | Goldring NS-1000 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $299.00 | Phillips Fidelio L1 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $299.00 | Aurisonics ASG-1 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $275.95 | Focal Spirit One | Closed Over-Ears |
| $269.99 | LTB Audio System Q-Home-FX | Closed Over-Ears |
| $259.95 | Jays Q-Jays | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $249.99 | Skullcandy The Mix Master | Closed Over-Ears |
| $249.99 | Scosche IEM856m and IEM856md | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $249.95 | Fanny Wang 2001 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $249.57 | Atomic Floyd Minidarts and Airjax | Multiple |
| $249.00 | Microsonic EPIC JC and EPIC X | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $230.00 | V-Moda Crossfade M-80 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $229.99 | Yuin OK1 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $225.00 | DD Audio DXB-02 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $224.00 | Roland RH-D30 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $217.05 | EOps H1 Shadow | Closed Over-Ears |
| $217.00 | Vsonic GR07 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $215.00 | Brainwavz B2 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $200.00 | Creative Aurvana X-Fi | Closed Over-Ears |
| $200.00 | Bang and Olufsen A8 | Clip-On Earbuds |
| $200.00 | Nixon RPM and Master Blaster | Closed Over-Ears |
| $200.00 | Moshi Clarus MFI | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $199.99 | Panasonic RP-DH1200 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $199.99 | Harman Kardon EP 730 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $199.95 | Yamaha HPH-200 and EPH-100 | Multiple |
| $199.00 | Amphony Digital Wireless Headphones Model 2500 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $199.00 | Allen & Heath Xone XD-53 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $188.00 | Aircoustic Studio Monitor | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $187.00 | WeSC Bassoon | Closed Over-Ears |
| $180.00 | Edge Tech Corp GX400 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $180.00 | DBI Pro-700 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $179.95 | M-Audio Studiophile Q40 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $179.00 | Munitio [M] | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $179.00 | CrossRoads HR1 | Sitting Earbuds |
| $169.95 | Direct Sound EX29 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $158.90 | JBL Reference 220 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $156.47 | TFT Acoustics TFTA-2100-2V1S | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $150.00 | Radius HP-TWF11R Pro | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $150.00 | HiSoundAudio PAA-1 and Crystal | Multiple |
| $149.99 | Motorola HT820 | On-Ears |
| $149.99 | Numark ElectroWave | Closed Over-Ears |
| $149.95 | Kicker HP541TJ | Closed Over-Ears |
| $149.00 | KRK KNS8400 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $149.00 | Eskuche 45S | Closed Over-Ears |
| $149.00 | RedGiant AO3 Ossicle | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $148.76 | Xears Impulses X1200PRO and Giant Force XGF500PRO | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $146.08 | Nakamichi NEP-XT1 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $140.00 | Vetted Idea | On-Ears |
| $139.60 | Jamo in40i wEAR | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $137.00 | Califone NC500TFC | Closed Over-Ears |
| $131.00 | Audiovox Acoustic Research AWD210 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $130.00 | Jabra Halo2 | On-Ears |
| $129.99 | Lenntek Sonix Roots | Closed Over-Ears |
| $129.99 | PureSound ClarityOne | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $129.99 | SOL Republic Tracks HD | Closed Over-Ears |
| $129.99 | MB Quart QP805HS | Closed Over-Ears |
| $129.99 | Steelseries 7H | Closed Over-Ears |
| $129.99 | Rocketfish Atmos | Closed Over-Ears |
| $122.77 | Urbanista Copenhagen | On-Ears |
| $120.74 | LINDY Premium Hi-Fi Headphones | Closed Over-Ears |
| $119.00 | Marshall Major | Closed Over-Ears |
| $114.00 | Dunu-Topsound Hephaes | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $102.00 | Sunrise Audio SW-Xcape Impressive Edition | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $101.00 | Vic Firth Stereo Isolation Headphones | Closed Over-Ears |
| $100.00 | ECCI PR401 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $100.00 | Asus NC1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $100.00 | Clarion WH204H | On-Ears |
| $100.00 | Genius BT-O3A | Clip-On On-Ears |
| $99.99 | Thinksound Rain | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $99.99 | Elago E7 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $99.99 | Rockford Fosgate PP15mm | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $99.99 | Alesis AHP1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $99.95 | Earjax Lyrics | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $99.00 | Jaybird Sportsband | On-Ears |
| $99.00 | Equation Audio RP-21 and RP-22X | Closed Over-Ears |
| $99.00 | Storm Cyclone PR2 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $98.00 | MARC BY MARC JACOBS Miss Marc | Closed Over-Ears |
| $97.90 | Dealextreme Designer's On-Ear Folding Stereo Headset | Closed Over-Ears |
| $91.99 | Digital Silence DS-321D | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $90.53 | 多摩電子工業 (Tamadenco) ING Sound Labo S1210HR | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $89.99 | MEElectronics Clarity Series CC-51P | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $89.99 | Takstar TS-660 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $89.00 | Maxell NC-IV | Closed Over-Ears |
| $89.00 | Velodyne vPulse | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $88.00 | Feels Pro 900 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $87.98 | Sentry HO500 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $86.00 | GE JASCE99002 | On-Ears |
| $80.00 | Music Valley SP1 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $80.00 | Pyle PHPW2 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $80.00 | DUAL Electronics EXH44 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $80.00 | Farenheit HP-900S | Closed Over-Ears |
| $79.99 | Blue Ever Blue 868B | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $79.99 | iFrogz Frequency | On-Ears |
| $79.00 | Woodees IESW100L | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $79.00 | Nuforce BT-860 and UF-30 | On-Ears |
| $79.00 | Apple IEM | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $79.00 | Hippo VB | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $79.00 | SonoCore Cindy | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $79.00 | Sherwood SE-777 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $77.70 | Vestax HMX-1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $75.00 | Hauppauge Xfones PC-2400 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $74.99 | Thermaltake Shock SPIN | Closed Over-Ears |
| $74.44 | Muse MU-EXEC | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $70.00 | Aiptek NC-8000T | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $69.99 | Ankit To Live, To Love | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $69.99 | AUVIO Stereo Wireless Headphones | Closed Over-Ears |
| $69.99 | Brookstone Clear | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $66.00 | Ed Hardy Stereo Headphones | Closed Over-Ears |
| $62.61 | Ministry of Sound MOS006 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $62.46 | Visang VS-R03 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $60.00 | Urbanears Plattan | Closed Over-Ears |
| $60.00 | Kensington K33084 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $59.99 | H20 Audio Contact Waterproof | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $59.99 | iLuv iHP615 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $59.99 | Razer Orca | Closed Over-Ears |
| $59.99 | Zalman ZM-RS6F | Closed Over-Ears |
| $59.95 | Jlab Audio Q1M | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $59.00 | Mustek MTB-SA120 | On-Ears |
| $54.00 | NextBase Dual-IR | Closed Over-Ears |
| $53.98 | Pure Sound PUR-1000 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $53.98 | Wicked Little Buds Wi-2303 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $50.00 | Q:Electronics ANC 778 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $50.00 | Coby CV 290 | Clip-On On-Ears |
| $50.00 | Soundmagic PL-50 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $50.00 | dB Logic HP-100 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $50.00 | Cyclone PR1 Pro | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $50.00 | Zune Headphones V.2 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $50.00 | Lear Le01+ | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $50.00 | Alcatel NSRX3C2ALC | Sitting Earbuds |
| $49.99 | iHome NB464 | Headband On-Ears |
| $49.99 | dB Logic EP-200V | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $49.95 | Superlux HD668B | Open Over-Ears |
| $49.95 | Arctic Sound E461-BM | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $49.95 | PADACS Aksent | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $49.95 | Alpine SHS-N205 | On-Ears |
| $49.90 | Coloud R2-D2 | On-Ears |
| $48.49 | Grundig 562 Swingphone | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $46.00 | Aiwa HP-AJ123 | Headband On-Ears |
| $45.00 | Miu-Audio MR2 Pro | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $45.00 | Sumajin Earphone | Closed Over-Ears |
| $42.45 | Gavio Metallon Sgull | Clip-On On-Ears |
| $42.19 | Merkury Innovations MB-HL2EB | Closed Over-Ears |
| $40.00 | RadioPaq Duo | Closed Over-Ears |
| $40.00 | Blox M2C | Sitting Earbuds |
| $39.99 | Radio Shack Wireless Headphones | Closed Over-Ears |
| $39.99 | Sylvania SYL-WH930GB | Closed Over-Ears |
| $39.00 | Hosa Technology HDC-800 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $39.00 | Nike Vapor | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $38.67 | JESTTAX RE-368 | On-Ears |
| $38.32 | Astello Radiance+ | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $38.00 | Gemini DJX-05 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $36.30 | Axes AH-G100 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $36.00 | Compucessory CCS55230 | On-Ears |
| $36.00 | Howard Leight Sync | Closed Over-Ears |
| $35.99 | SkunkJuice FG | On-Ears |
| $35.00 | Behringer HPS 5000 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $35.00 | Memorex DJ100 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $34.99 | PointMobl In-Ear Stereo Headset | Sitting Earbuds |
| $34.99 | Bounty Hunter Teknetics | Closed Over-Ears |
| $34.49 | Kanen KM-880 | On-Ears |
| $34.44 | Vivanco Teccus TA-915 | On-Ears |
| $33.50 | Bravo IH O2A | On-Ears |
| $33.41 | Garrett Electronics Master Sound | Closed Over-Ears |
| $30.00 | Cube F1 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $30.00 | A4Tech G-Cube iChat | On-Ears |
| $30.00 | Emerson HP-1050 IR | On-Ears |
| $30.00 | Freestyle Waterproof | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $30.00 | Hasbro 75782 | Headband On-Ears |
| $29.95 | KonoAudio Retro | On-Ears |
| $29.95 | Jewel Buds [all models] | Sitting Earbuds |
| $28.91 | Cresyn CS HP500W | Closed Over-Ears |
| $28.00 | IOGEAR GBMH211W6 | Clip-On On-Ears |
| $26.00 | Boss HP-10 | On-Ears |
| $25.50 | Monoprice Foldable NC Headphone | Closed Over-Ears |
| $25.17 | Maximo ip-HS1 imetal | Sitting Earbuds |
| $24.99 | Cyber Acoustics ACM-7002 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $24.96 | Micro Innovations MM705H | Sitting Earbuds |
| $24.54 | Kinyo KY-2701 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $24.00 | Jensen OEMHP1 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $23.00 | Digicom IP-206 | On-Ears |
| $22.00 | Earsquake PIXI | On-Ears |
| $22.00 | Macally TUNEPALPRO | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $20.03 | Brightonnet BI-RACKEAR | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $19.99 | Nerf N889E | On-Ears |
| $19.88 | Zenex DGL WH1005 | Closed Over-Ears |
| $19.67 | EarHugger EH-240 | Sitting Earbuds |
| $19.00 | Griffin Tunebuds | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $18.00 | AudioSource NCHD1AS | On-Ears |
| $16.00 | Digital Blue DIB-685 | On-Ears |
| $13.00 | Body Glove EarGlove Sport | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $10.02 | AudioComm HP-500N | On-Ears |
| $9.99 | Labtec C-110 | On-Ears |
| $7.00 | Garmin Monoaural Headphones | Sitting Earbuds |
| $7.00 | Magnavox HL-125 | On-Ears |
| $6.00 | Maike MK-EL5031 | Universal-Fit In-Ears |
| $2.99 | Compaq 0002EB | Sitting Earbuds |
Edited by ssrock64 - 5/29/12 at 10:01am
