Originally Posted by Marcus_C /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I do have most of the parts for a mini3 sitting around somehwere, I might have to put it together when I have the time and see how they fare, having sold my full-size phones I might want them when not moving around occasionally.
The phrase strokes for folks comes to mind here, I tried the c751's recently and din't get along at all, they were too bassy for my liking, it seemed to be rather wide of the mark in the upper-mid range and the cable was rather noisy, good price on selling the w2's though that's only £15 less than I paid new!
Stupid replying function...from head-fi....starting to piss me off (Tried 5x to reply in the white area, rather than the grey shaded area....wow....)
Anyway, in terms of selling price Marcus, i did in fact sell them for £130. More so, considering i put in a £18 set of comply tips in there (Pack of 10) that would make it around £112 for me.
I realise that you could have bought them around 2 weeks ago for £150, but saying that, my earphones were just as brand new.
Only thing is that the warranty has been "used" by 2 months and the phones them selves for a week? (As they got replaced)
In terms of the 571's, i realise they are very bassy (to my needs), and do lack that sort of clarity, in way that the mids and highs are hidden so to speak. But in reality, it depends on what you want:
Bass or mids/highs. Bass= 571's, high's / mids = W2's. Well from what iv'e tried.
Then again factoring price into this:
Cheapest you will find the W2's in the UK at least is £150/170
Cheapest you will find the 571's in the UK at least £50 / 70
Just about £100 difference, and almost a 200% price increase on the 571's.
So you might think the W2's are good and what not, but compare the price range to their competitors...i feel like they are a little too expensive for what they offer.
At least that is what i thought.
I would place the W2's in the £100-120 price bracket, and not the £150-200 one.