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post #1276 of 3009
1/27/12 at 4:04pm

I prefer the design of the HD 800... with these i cannot tell if i like or dislike the design.

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post #1277 of 3009
1/27/12 at 4:53pm
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Sorry, but that's nonsense.


Kind of like Adam Smith being an English professor?   If you have new economic theory to suggest devalued currency has no impact on the price of foreign goods please PM me.  I'll return my Economics degree.

 

Back to the 700.

 

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post #1278 of 3009
1/27/12 at 5:33pm
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The HD 700 is in the same dealer agreement as the HD 800 - priced so dealers can demo properly without on-line stores pulling the rug from under them when the dealer does all the work and the on-line store gets the sale.

 


Perhaps online stores could advertise for a wee bit less but when you factor in the shipping, the purchaser would be still better off buying from the demoing dealer? This way, the compulsive buyer would grab the "cheaper" option and the dealers would still sell their wares to the smart shopper.

 

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post #1279 of 3009
1/27/12 at 5:38pm
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Perhaps online stores could advertise for a wee bit less but when you factor in the shipping, the purchaser would be still better off buying from the demoing dealer? This way, the compulsive buyer would grab the "cheaper" option and the dealers would still sell their wares to the smart shopper.

 



Why would they do that? 

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post #1280 of 3009
1/27/12 at 5:45pm
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Kind of like Adam Smith being an English professor?   If you have new economic theory to suggest devalued currency has no impact on the price of foreign goods please PM me.  I'll return my Economics degree.



I was talking specifically about the 40% price increase, not the broader-ranging issue of general pricing trends on import goods.  Is it your position that dollar value and debt load are responsible for the fact that the HD650 was $350 just three weeks ago, and now is $500?

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post #1281 of 3009
1/27/12 at 5:47pm

Holy heck. . . 

 

That really does look like Sennhesier.

 

 


Edited by Satellite_6 - 1/27/12 at 5:49pm
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post #1282 of 3009
1/27/12 at 5:52pm

Edit: nevermind.


Edited by Olias of Sunhillow - 1/27/12 at 6:43pm
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post #1283 of 3009
1/27/12 at 6:27pm
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^This.  And I'm surprised that most people here don't seem to care.  I guess one of the few positives is that resale price maintenance can help level the playing field for smaller retailers.  I generally prefer to buy audio stuff from retailers that are friends to this community rather than, say, Amazon.  And if resale price maintenance helps the smaller guys stay in business, then, to me, that is at least worth some consideration.


Even though I don't like it and think it flies in the face of a free market, I can see how the manufacturer can pull the product from the retailer should they violate the MSRP. But just a quick question, is it legal for the manufacturer to deny an individual who buys that product from that seller warranty services should they have their agreement violated?

 

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post #1284 of 3009
1/27/12 at 7:58pm
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Why would they do that? 

 

Why would who do what?

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post #1285 of 3009
1/27/12 at 8:34pm

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Voted for policies to weaken the dollar and amass debt.


Americans don't do that, their elected representatives do. It pisses me off that they then vote with their big-dollar donors and against the interests of said constituents but it's complicated and I'll stop there as we are veering from economics to politics.

 

 

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I was talking specifically about the 40% price increase, not the broader-ranging issue of general pricing trends on import goods.  Is it your position that dollar value and debt load are responsible for the fact that the HD650 was $350 just three weeks ago, and now is $500?


I like currency conspiracies as much as anybody but I don't see it re the "unadvertised street price" of headphones, it's much more likely to be seasonal supply and demand. But many retailers do have "unofficial" trade associations wink.gif

 

 

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Even though I don't like it and think it flies in the face of a free market, I can see how the manufacturer can pull the product from the retailer should they violate the MSRP. But just a quick question, is it legal for the manufacturer to deny an individual who buys that product from that seller warranty services should they have their agreement violated?


Not as long as the warranty requirements are met between the buyer and the retailer, it's a separate contract than the one between the retailer and the manufacturer.

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post #1286 of 3009
1/27/12 at 9:11pm
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Originally Posted by GiacomoHoldini View Post

I was talking specifically about the 40% price increase, not the broader-ranging issue of general pricing trends on import goods.  Is it your position that dollar value and debt load are responsible for the fact that the HD650 was $350 just three weeks ago, and now is $500?


Not talking about the HD650, thought I made my position clear on the 650 issue earlier.  Something else entirely not directed at your point, sorry for the confusion.

 


Edited by Anaxilus - 1/27/12 at 9:17pm
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post #1287 of 3009
1/27/12 at 9:13pm
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Even though I don't like it and think it flies in the face of a free market, I can see how the manufacturer can pull the product from the retailer should they violate the MSRP. But just a quick question, is it legal for the manufacturer to deny an individual who buys that product from that seller warranty services should they have their agreement violated?

 


Depends on the country.  

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post #1288 of 3009
1/27/12 at 9:23pm
OT @grokit (Click to show)

 

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Americans don't do that, their elected representatives do.

 

I'm not letting us Americans off that easy anymore.  It's time we all looked in the mirror and took responsibility.

 

 

 

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post #1289 of 3009
1/27/12 at 9:35pm

So, for anyone getting the HD700, does it still have the same plugs as the HD800, and will you use the same aftermarket (if you have one) cable?

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post #1290 of 3009
1/27/12 at 9:39pm
I remember someone saying the connector was different.
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