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Name your worst impulse buy! (Headphone wise)

post #1 of 144
10/16/04 at 3:14pm
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Name your worst impulse buy!

Ever see something at the store that looks so appealing you just must have it?

My worst impulse buy would be these $44 (retail) noise cancelling headphones. Lucky for me, they were on sale for $22. Still regret it... Couldv'e got KSC-50's for the money... Oh well...
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post #2 of 144
10/16/04 at 3:44pm
Koss TD/61's. They really, really suck. I got them for $20 at Wal*Mart. Thankfully after that I discovered Head-Fi and got some PortaPros.
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post #3 of 144
10/16/04 at 4:02pm
The K501's. I read some positive posts in regards to them here, so I decided to "pull the trigger". They just weren't the right headphones for me, no big deal because at least I got to find that out for myself, no harm done though because TTVJ has a 30 day refund policy if you decide to return them.
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post #4 of 144
10/16/04 at 4:04pm
traded my px100 for some sony ex71.
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post #5 of 144
10/16/04 at 4:10pm
Koss The Plug



I'm starting to think these ER-6i were a bad buy as well. WAYYY too much hype. I'm 100% certain that I have a good seal, and still there is absolutely no bass. The sound is so thin and flat.
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post #6 of 144
10/16/04 at 4:29pm
Panasonic RP-HDA100
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post #7 of 144
10/16/04 at 4:50pm
HD 265 - because I needed sealed phones and loved senns. Best impulse buy: HD25sp - for similar reasons.
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post #8 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:23pm
Probably my purchase of the Sony CD-3000..

I succumbed to the 'collectivitis' syndrome, paid almost full price for the CD3Ks.. only to realize that none of the amps I had were upto snuff to tame the highs of the CD3K..

Though I enjoyed them occassionally, depending on the source material, I ended up selling them for a loss not proportionate to the amount of use I got on them..

Yeah, they probably were my worst impulse buy.. yet

[EDIT]: On a related note, I guess my best impulse buys were the Senn HD650 along with the Zu Mobius.. and the Ety ER-4S (probably my best 'phone investment to date !!)
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post #9 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:29pm
Sony EX71's, I saw them in a store one day for a decent price, I had remembered reading about them here, so I picked them up. I should have bought a couple of new cd's instead!
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post #10 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:30pm
Grado sr-200. I heard so much great stuff about them, bought the only pair I could find (paid to much) which wasn't in good shape. Ended up liking the sr-225 more. Then after owning them for less then a week one of the drivers died.
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post #11 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:32pm

PX200

Impulse buy at the airport. I didn't like the sound (even after burn in, the KSC35 sounded better to me) & couldn't feel comfortable with the positioning. Sold them off at a loss. Live & learn.
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post #12 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by raaj
[EDIT]: On a related note, I guess my best impulse buys were the Senn HD650 along with the Zu Mobius.. and the Ety ER-4S (probably my best 'phone investment to date !!)
On a note related to your related note but unrelated to the thread (:P), how do you find the SR-71 with the ER-4S?

OT: Definately HD490s. Right intetions, no research. Oh well.

jesse
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post #13 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:49pm
Sennheiser MX500

Am listening to them right now and I really don't regret it. Well, sort of, considering that the MX550 only recently came out. But I've had worse CD impulse buys.
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post #14 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:59pm
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Originally Posted by jesse_w
On a note related to your related note but unrelated to the thread (:P), how do you find the SR-71 with the ER-4S?

OT: Definately HD490s. Right intetions, no research. Oh well.

jesse
Sent a PM..

Suffice it to say here,

The SR-71 and ER-4S combo r0x0rs !!!
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post #15 of 144
10/16/04 at 5:59pm
Philips HP550.

Long time Head-Fiers would remember it as flavor of the season around 2001 - early 2002. I read so many positive reviews and ordered a pair on eBay. It was utter crap. Not only was it the most uncomfortable headphone I've ever wore (apart from those airline headphones, of course), but the sound was flatter than a cutting board. I ended up giving it to my ex-girl friend.
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