[Music Alchemist]

  How does B&H Photo have these for $100 less than anyone else?

 
Why don't you ask them?

 

[Solduios]

   
Why don't you ask them?

Wow I got lucky then on mine I order through them for $145.00 but just looked today and says discontinued!!
 
My guess is they bought a bunch and they and they were not moving so to clear inventory they cut the price.
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1037615-REG/yamaha_hph_mt220bl_hph_mt120_studio_monitor_headphones.html
 
Holy crap only order them few days ago they must have had almost none left in stock lucky me.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Wow I got lucky then on mine I order through them for $145.00 but just looked today and says discontinued!!
 
My guess is they bought a bunch and they and they were not moving so to clear inventory they cut the price.
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1037615-REG/yamaha_hph_mt220bl_hph_mt120_studio_monitor_headphones.html
 
Holy crap only order them few days ago they must have had almost none left in stock lucky me.

 
That is lucky! I had no idea they were about to stop selling it. I probably won't add it to my collection again until a year or three from now, so even if I have to pay more, it's not a problem.

 

[Solduios]

Has anyone replaced the earpads on these things I got spare brainwave earpads but little leery as they are brand new headphones.
 
Any guides or photos would be great!
 
 
Edit:
NVM I figured it out comfort level much better now ... might even want thicker pads but dont want to change sound too much.
 
Also like the sound the thicker pads seem to give it more room to breathe giving it nicer sound to my ears.

 

[Aplle]

 
Wow I got lucky then on mine I order through them for $145.00 but just looked today and says discontinued!!
 
My guess is they bought a bunch and they and they were not moving so to clear inventory they cut the price.
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1037615-REG/yamaha_hph_mt220bl_hph_mt120_studio_monitor_headphones.html
 
Holy crap only order them few days ago they must have had almost none left in stock lucky me.

 
Ohh, I ordered mine the other day, just in time apparently. I wonder why it says discontinued rather than out of stock.

 

[appsmarsterx]

   
Ohh, I ordered mine the other day, just in time apparently. I wonder why it says discontinued rather than out of stock.

 
unfortunately MT220 is really discontinued.  I was also curious about this and asked Yamaha about it the other day. 
 
they replied me saying,

"Regarding the HPH-MT220BL, yes these are discontinued" ........

 
so the discontinuation is official 

 

[Arttt]

Wow.
I guess they are up to something and maybe something new is on the way to replace mt 220?

I bought 2 pairs of mt220 just in case )

 

[Lorspeaker]

hope the price will come down to 70bucks...
maybe a newer version with detachable cable, thicker pads, 70mm drivers ;P

 

[Arttt]

Yehhh and the alligator leather headband, to match my cowboy boots...

 

[Solduios]

Hmm which head phone dac/amp?
 
$64.99
http://www.amazon.com/SMSL-SD793-II-PCM1793-DIR9001-amplifier/dp/B00A2QLPJM/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435372603&sr=1-6&keywords=dac+headphone+amplifier&pebp=1435372619812&perid=17K6WYVVK16JBXGG195X
 
$104
http://www.amazon.com/Topping-Subwoofer-Amplifier-Digital-Headphone/dp/B00J4HMIS2/ref=sr_1_31?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435374549&sr=1-31&keywords=dac+headphone+amplifier
 
$73
http://www.amazon.com/Ha-Info-U2-PLUS-Headphones-Amplifier/dp/B006NQF4M4/ref=sr_1_64?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435375773&sr=1-64&keywords=dac+headphone+amplifier&refinements=p_36%3A1253505011
 
$89
http://www.amazon.com/Fulla-USB-Dongle-DAC-Amp/dp/B00UB5GK4O
 
I am pretty noobish when comes to dac/amp so bare with me hoping to find something right under $100 that is good.

 

[appsmarsterx]

  Hmm which head phone dac/amp?
 
  $89
http://www.amazon.com/Fulla-USB-Dongle-DAC-Amp/dp/B00UB5GK4O
 
I am pretty noobish when comes to dac/amp so bare with me hoping to find something right under $100 that is good.

 
I'd go with fulla.

 

[Solduios]

   
I'd go with fulla.

Only problem I have heard about that one is usb noise can sometimes be an issue but have no first hand knowledge. Of course the other ones with power might get noise from its own PS ...

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Only problem I have heard about that one is usb noise can sometimes be an issue but have no first hand knowledge. Of course the other ones with power might get noise from its own PS ...

 
I used to own the Fulla and used it with the MT220. Only experienced USB noise when music was not playing.

 

[Solduios]

   
I used to own the Fulla and used it with the MT220. Only experienced USB noise when music was not playing.

Well its got to be better then my on board atm is killing me when pushed the highs start to distort causing ear fatigue. As a test I ran it from my microsoft 640xl phone and sounded less harsh even at max. I might try another source see how it fairs.
 
Just fyi I prefer slightly laid back maybe little warm sound profile I dont know how much dac/amp will change that.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Well its got to be better then my on board atm is killing me when pushed the highs start to distort causing ear fatigue. As a test I ran it from my microsoft 640xl phone and sounded less harsh even at max. I might try another source see how it fairs.
 
Just fyi I prefer slightly laid back maybe little warm sound profile I dont know how much dac/amp will change that.

 
Yeah, it'll definitely improve the sound, considering what you said.
 
If you want to make the headphones sound warmer, I recommend using a parametric equalizer.
 
Oh, and there is another potential issue with the Fulla: when I moved the volume knob, there was USB noise sometimes too. Guess it depends on your system. The Magni 2 Uber and Modi 2 had no such noise, but they're much more expensive.