[Phos]

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That's what I am waiting for, AH-D8000 with natural looking mahogany cups.To me Fostex TH900 is so ugly I will pass, .

Ya sure you're basing that off the production TH900s with the small channel and not those prototypes with the weird lip?  

 

[Ahzari]

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Ya sure you're basing that off the production TH900s with the small channel and not those prototypes with the weird lip?  

I actually liked the weird lipped prototype - more unique look.. but I like the current one as well (just not as much)

 

[Canadian411]

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Ya sure you're basing that off the production TH900s with the small channel and not those prototypes with the weird lip?  

 
Hey if you find TH900 pretty then who cares, I am just saying I don't like it. End of the story.</br>
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[TobbeL]

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Wow, that's new. Honestly hadn't heard that yet.

Same here!..

 

[IEMCrazy]

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Same here!..

 
Beautiful as the lacquer is, I never was fond of the red headphone either...

 

[Phos]

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Hey if you find TH900 pretty then who cares, I am just saying I don't like it. End of the story.</br>
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I'm not saying you're wrong or weird, just that no one really seemed to mention the change so you might have missed it.  

 

[Taowolf51]

Could I see what changed? I looked up images of it and all I saw was the funky lip.

 

[Phos]

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Could I see what changed? I looked up images of it and all I saw was the funky lip.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/595683/fostex-th900-impressions-discussion-thread
 
The first picture is the preproduction style, the second is the final.  

 

[Taowolf51]

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http://www.head-fi.org/t/595683/fostex-th900-impressions-discussion-thread
 
The first picture is the preproduction style, the second is the final.  

 
Oh, cool. It still has a lip, but a nicer looking lip.
 
I actually much prefer the final style.

 

[1974]

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It only costs $2300.

Christ, is there an actually reason they're charging THAT MUCH for a pair of phones? I think it alienates a lot of consumers. It's not like they're using zebra hair and diamonds for the construction. I doubt the TH900 raw materials are vastly different from the D7000s?

 

[Canadian411]

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I'm not saying you're wrong or weird, just that no one really seemed to mention the change so you might have missed it.  

Is it me but I don't see any differences between the 1st and 2nd pictures, other than that pretty Asian girl.

 

[Canadian411]

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Christ, is there an actually reason they're charging THAT MUCH for a pair of phones? I think it alienates a lot of consumers. It's not like they're using zebra hair and diamonds for the construction. I doubt the TH900 raw materials are vastly different from the D7000s?

 
Yape, all headphones prices are insane, HD800, Ultrasone ed10, Grado PS1000, ed8 SE, LCD3, etc.
I am thinking I should have invested "more" in real estate instead.

 

[discretesound]

Is it me but I don't see any differences between the 1st and 2nd pictures, other than that pretty Asian girl.

The first picture has a much bigger flat area compared to the 2nd one.

 

[Taowolf51]

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Christ, is there an actually reason they're charging THAT MUCH for a pair of phones? I think it alienates a lot of consumers. It's not like they're using zebra hair and diamonds for the construction. I doubt the TH900 raw materials are vastly different from the D7000s?

The red finish on them is actually pretty expensive to produce, it's a specific japanese finish that I can't remember the name of made from a poisonous plant and takes tons of work to create.
 
I do really wish they released a varnished wood version for a few hundred less, though.

 

[mclover]

Urushi, it's featured on very expensive Japanese fountain pens and other fine oddities.