Rauliki
100+ Head-Fier
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I suppose it will be mahogany cups, or other wood option this time?
Would you buy woody cans for them to make PX1i?
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Hopefully, I'll scour the Web some more over the upcoming break and see what other alternatives might be out there. However, in this hobby -- or this particular section of the hobby, it's always good to have one pair of your "reach for" headphones that stay constant or near constant, and are not in a state of flux like the "tweaker pair" of headphones where you mess with cables, cups, drivers, and headbands. If doing all of this with only one pair in ownership, that would be manic.
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No, I feel they should be dubbed the SennWjester
Amen. I have tried that before and it got ugly. Ditched a few builds and headphones I still regret losing and you lose your ear for what it is you're trying to achieve.
I think people are probably questioning my saneness with respect to what this offering from Sennheiser offers. People feel there is a slight risk involved by buying $42 drivers and then finding out they are not that good. Or, they might not have the tools to resolder the wire connections for the cable to uninstall the old drivers and install the new Sennheiser drivers.
Agian, your mileage may vary. Finally, is this this combination the "end game" for me? Not actually, but close. Keep in mind, I'm always a tweaker at head and having somehting locked down and finalized isn't in my agenda with this hobby.
Enjoy!
Additionally, as much as I like to plug the Magnum drivers for their improved performance over the standard Grado offering, my view of that scenario has changed. Instead of directly recommending the Magnum drivers, I feel that at the Sennheiser PX100 II drivers exceed the performance of that driver by quite a bit. And, the Senn PX100 II drivers are nearly down to 1/3rd the cost of the Magnum drivers.
Thanks for the write up Wayne, answers a lot of questions for me and worth a try. Are they the same drop in size as the Grado drivers? Do you have a picture of the driver?
Wow! JR has the HD 239s on sale for 39.95!
http://www.jr.com/sennheiser/pe/SEN_HD229BLK/
Your link is to the HD-229 for $39.99. The HD-239 is $79.99, and features a discount of $52.00
Link to the 239: http://www.jr.com/sennheiser/pe/SEN_HD239/