Both the E-mu Teak and E-mu Walnut are available directly from Creative Labs Singapore site at discounted price: http://sg.creative.com/p/headphones-headsets
I think the discount will end in 6 days.
Hi borrego,
Wanted to buy the E-MU TEAK and curious what discounts you found on the site.
Could only register as a "standard member" on their site (in link), trying to register for the "xtreme privlige card" fails for USA phone numbers.
The site shows a general price off listed $999 retail to $799 which I think is way too high - double their worth.
Feel these should price at $400 new & E-MU are outpricing themselves.
Not sure what sound signature these have (ex: v-shape, neutral, u-shape, mid-centric, basshead, etc).
Feel if E-MU (Creative) wants to gain market entry foothold in mid-fi to higher-end models, they need to come into the field with an attractive price.
New Fostex TH-X00 (biocell) at $399 and Audio Technica ATH-W1000Z (Teak wood) at $479 may be seen as baseline models with opposite sound signatures, but with similar characteristics to E-MU TEAK.
With big names like Fostex & Audio Technica, and thousands of headphones sold over decades, the names command a pedigree price.
Hopefully, E-MU will offer a reduced price to establish an initial customer base, maybe greatly reduced thru MassDrop, as we've seen the E-MU Walnut model sell there for $99.
The Walnut lists on site for $199, sells at $149, and MassDropped at $99.
If same percentage, the Teak lists $999, sells at $799, and at same percentage off list price should MassDrop at $499.
Would like to see the E-MU TEAK MassDrop at $400 to remain competitve as a relatively newcomer in the field of headphones, branded e-mu.
Just curious if you found E-MU TEAK for anything lesser than $799 so far ?
And have you found if the "xtreme privlige card" offer reduce the E-MU TEAK down from $799 at all ?
Appreciate the heads up, have been waiting for when these would be available - believe today is the first day.