DefQon
Headphoneus Supremus
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LOL.
Form vs Function
what is a headphone supposed to look like?
classic beyer style
or real hand built excellence
for that matter what is a car supposed to look like
or a watch
or ..... xx - the list is never ending
We each have our own preferences when it comes to what we like or dislike. I've noticed a repeating theme that the abyss headphones are described as ugly. Geometric or industrial are adjectives that come to mind but I don't think of the abyss as ugly. I haven't physically seen the final production version but the preproduction model had a real solid feel to them. In some way they reminded me of another favourite, the K1000.
I had asked Joe about the choice of design at RMAF and the form of the abyss was deliberate. The angular frame is said to reduce resonance , as with the aluminium cups. I think this is one of the reasons the YH1000 sounds as good as it does, solid milled cups.
I am looking forward to hearing these again
The K1000's or the abyss.
That's funny man. Do you really think $50k in the year 2013 would cover tooling for a finished product?
We spent nearly that on a fiber laser just to permanently engrave model/serial numbers on aluminum and do intricate cutting of fine metals. That doesn't include the month or so of set-up, tooling, and training just to be able to properly use the tool, then the learning curve that follows to implement it to the work. You should also consider that people get paid to do this, it's not a DIY function where there's no accounting for your time.
while I am not too keen on the looks, I am beginning to think that we are giving these cans a lot of bad press based on looks and price mostly.
I think the K1k looks pretty sexy.
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$4499.99..................Let the price wars begin!
The K1000's or the abyss.
You may notice that the Float is not exactly burning up the sales charts there
Even ugly girls find a date if they can sing well .I think the Floats are sexy.
Even ugly girls find a date if they can sing well.