[BucketInABucket]

At the end of the day, the prejudice against high-end headphones does work against us. Not many people know of the value an Orpheus holds.

 

[Arsenal]

What is the serial number? Those it have special marks on it? Maybe this could help when I spot this device in the future.

 

[MuZo2]

25000- 30000 Euro Theft.

 

[biggysmalls]

Crazy bad news! Hope they stole it carefully so it's in good nick when you catch them!

 

[shigzeo]

  Wow.  Yes serial numbers would be helpful as these will probably flow into the second hand market.  Though seriously, I don't know how the thief is planning on selling this without getting caught.  

You can't steal the Mona Lisa. 

 

[VGoghs earfrmsc]

As sennheiser shared these TOTL HPs with the masses, theres every chance that they will get them back.  People will know well what they look like, as they had worn them and heard them. So hopefully by having shared them they will get them back

 

[vcoheda]

these thefts are bad for the hobby. discourages loaner programs (the HE1000 incident) and discourages people/sponsors from bringing high-end gear to meets or shows.
 
what is the answer -- better security or just sit at home and horde. don't know.

 

[raypin]

  CCTV camera ? this thief should pay for his/her action, jail for 10 years !

 
 
Mmm.....no. That is too lenient. Life sentence without parole, while listening 24/7 on a Beats headphone. Which one? Does it matter?

 

[richardlu]

That's aweful. The thief must be punished by law.

 

[fiascogarcia]

This website has a great network of members around the world.  We just all need to keep our eyes and ears open to someone trying to sell this.  Fortunately, it is a fairly rare bit of equipment, so sale will not be as easy.

 

[catspaw]

  This is website has a great network of members around the world.  We just all need to keep our eyes and ears open to someone trying to sell this.  Fortunately, it is a fairly rare bit of equipment, so sale will not be as easy.

This.
Selling an orpheus will be very hard for a thief as there are probably tops 5 of those in the world trading hands. Also the thief's greed will eventually be his downfall, as he will try to sell it for a price at least in the realm of the expected one, making it an attention draw for head-fiers.

 

[Smugsie]

I could imagine it would be extremely difficult to track this headphone in Germany though...

 

[Ultrainferno]

Always sucks to hear stories like this. If I was the thief and I knew what I stole, I would enjoy the Orpheus myself and never sell it though.

 

[velvetx]

Yah sucks to see this type of thing happening more often.  Sorry to hear about the theft.  
 
In regards to preventing theft I would bring an extra body that is dedicated to watching the demo units.  
 
I know that may not be ideal but ultimately it will prevent theft.
 
Another shocking thing is that they don't have any type of security watching the trailers or even cameras that can help catch what was taken.

 

[GL1TCH3D]

There's no way that they'd want to sell them. The only reason they'd probably do it is to have it for themselves. Such an expensive and rare item would have to be sold very carefully and to either someone unknowing of the fraud or to someone who would just want a cheap one. Doesn't hurt to post the S/N though and everyone keep a lookout.