[lutwey]

as may know ill be getiing several cans in the next few months. but what really bothers me is my wrong timing for buying cans. if i decided to start this a couple months ago i could have gotten the top 3 beyers(770,880,990) for around 400. the problem is amazon just jacked them back up to normal price if not higher than normal. so do you think they will do it again. i already bought the 990 but still want to try out its cousins.
before buying anymore beyers ill be getting hd650 or k702 or hfi 780
im not in a rush, ill probably get them 3-4 months form now, if the prices fall that is.

btw i didnt put any of my source or musical preference........ ill just want to know your ideas about amazon's pricing scheme

 

[QQQ]

poll?damn...

 

[lutwey]

oh is that too much.

it just really bothers me that i miss out on that opportunity.

 

[hifidk]

You will never know. Who knows if they will sell them for half price during Christmas season? Even if that happens, I wouldn't wait to get them.
But it doesn't mean that I will buy them at whatever price they throw at me. I would check many places for best price + used on FS section.

 

[GeckoSlayer]

In my opinion, when waiting for a pair of headphones to drop in price, you have to set a target price that isn't too ridiculous and just wait for that price to be met. If they go down the week after you buy them by $10, you can't complain because you got them at the price you were willing to pay.

On topic, though, I'd like to think Amazon will reduce the price, if they do I might happen to get another set. However, I don't think they will until newer models come out in the same price bracket...

 

[milkweg]

I see Amazon is using a different supplier for beyerdynamic headphones now and that is probably partly why they cost more now. Their last supplier were dickheads. I should know because I bought DT990pro through them and made a complaint to Amazon about the companies poor treatment over a screw up they made in my order.

 

[tintin47]

Amazon changes prices very fluidly depending on stock and other factors. It is actually incredible that they can run that kind of business efficiently on such a huge scale. The upshot of that is that, yes, the beyers will drop in price eventually. You won't be able to tell how much etc, but they will drop.

 

[cyberidd]

I've heard that the only difference between the 880 and the 990 is a piece of felt, does anyone know how to do this? It would be a lot cheaper that buying the 880 as well.

 

[ferraro25]

Try eBay, instead. New DT770 Pros (80 ohm) are $150 with free priority shipping from a seller with extremely good feedback. I just ordered Thursday night and the headphones were shipped early Friday.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by ferraro25 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Try eBay, instead. New DT770 Pros (80 ohm) are $150 with free priority shipping from a seller with extremely good feedback. I just ordered Thursday night and the headphones were shipped early Friday.

These are not new 2005 Premium line, sound very different with a lot of bass and recessed mids.

 

[leeperry]

get the 600Ω from moonaudio, they're far better than the 250Ω and well worth the price

 

[lutwey]

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT /img/forum/go_quote.gif These are not new 2005 Premium line, sound very different with a lot of bass and recessed mids.

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Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif get the 600Ω from moonaudio, they're far better than the 250Ω and well worth the price

for rightnow i will only be pairing them with the cantate. so i really dont want a power hungry cans.

 

[leeperry]

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Originally Posted by lutwey /img/forum/go_quote.gif for rightnow i will only be pairing them with the cantate. so i really dont want a power hungry cans.

this? Meier Audio

it looks very capable of running 600Ω, the beyer's have a low 86dB sensitivity...they're very easy to drive, and a major leap forward from the 250's, ask Skylab

I'm listening to some lossless 24/96 atm, these things just sound astonishing

 

[mbd2884]

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Originally Posted by cyberidd /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've heard that the only difference between the 880 and the 990 is a piece of felt, does anyone know how to do this? It would be a lot cheaper that buying the 880 as well.

TBH, it goes further than that. You can find a thread that pretty much confirmed that DT770, DT880 and DT990 all used the same drivers. It's just the construction, materials and design that is different. All those factors make a huge difference in the sound though.

 

[cyberidd]

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Originally Posted by mbd2884 /img/forum/go_quote.gif TBH, it goes further than that. You can find a thread that pretty much confirmed that DT770, DT880 and DT990 all used the same drivers. It's just the construction, materials and design that is different. All those factors make a huge difference in the sound though.

I just remember reading that if you put a piece of felt in the right place in a pair of DT990s then you get the same sound as with the DT880, and vice versa, so I wouldn't mind giving it a shot. Unfortunately I don't know where or how to attach the felt, so I'm kind of stuck for now.