AKG K1000 on eBay - for a price

[spinali]

I have to admit, this looks appealing - but I don't have the need for the K1000 at this price point. But it's awfully tempting.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-AKG-K1000-HE...QQcmdZViewItem

It's on a Buy it Now, so I'm probably not making price competition any stiffer by telling you about this.

 

[Mercuttio]

I've seen that picture before. I'm almost positive that that particular picture was used on an earlier eBay for a K1000.

 

[thrice]

You are indeed right Mercuttio. Same seller, I believe he had a number of NOS K1000 to sell.

 

[Firevortex]

yeah his been selling a few of those...must be making a killer profit

 

[tmarshl]

I know that this may seem like a high price to pay, but IMHO in comparison with other offerings on the market (eg: STAX Omega IIs for much, much more) for an NOS version K1000, they are worth every penny!

 

[Mercuttio]

Yeah, given what the K1000 offers, I wouldn't think that even $1500 would be out of the question in the future as a fair price.

 

[Firevortex]

all we need now is for Patrick82 to finish his k1000 mods and compare it against a HE90...then make the owner feel sorry for ever buying that thing. i'm sure the price of K1000 would inflate exponentially

 

[tmarshl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercuttio Yeah, given what the K1000 offers, I wouldn't think that even $1500 would be out of the question in the future as a fair price.

Yes, the K1000 is often ranked as one of the best three headphones of all time - with the other headphones costing a multiple of the K1000

 

[Uncle Erik]

If something happened to mine, yes, I would pay that amount for another pair. They're still the best thing I've ever listened to, speakers or headphones. And compared to speakers, they're a bargain even at this price.

I just wish AKG would bring them back, or maybe come up with a K-2000 around $700-$800. They would own a big piece of the high-end market if they did that.

 

[J-Pak]

I too would pay that price if something happened to my pair. They're getting harder to find, and I'd much rather have a 10k-11k serial than an older version.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firevortex all we need now is for Patrick82 to finish his k1000 mods and compare it against a HE90...then make the owner feel sorry for ever buying that thing. i'm sure the price of K1000 would inflate exponentially

I don't think too many people here take him seriously

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firevortex yeah his been selling a few of those...must be making a killer profit

Theres no doubt that he is. I wish I jumped on a new pair from a Boston hifi store for $950 just as AKG announced they're not making them anymore. Most stores didn't sell them over MSRP.

 

[SimpJee]

I bought from that seller. The company that runs the place is great, amazing customer service and support. It did seem like a lot, but seriously only 6 months before they were selling for something like $800 bucks new, and then they discontinued them and all of them just disapeared, so I had to act fast before the prices REALLY got insane. I was already kicking myself for not buying them when I had a chance when they were still in production, and if the price rose higher I'd be even more desperate ... I wanted to have the K-1000 that bad!

I also don't really like buying used headphones, because I want to experience every change in sound due to upgrades, tweaks, etc. So that was seemingly the only place to find a new K-1000 with a later serial number (mine is #11,056).

I can't wait to really get into this setup with upgrades, I love the sound now, and I don't know how it could get better. But from all of the threads about upgrades for it, I know it can get insanely better than stock(patrick82 has shown me the way!)

 

[Spare Tire]

I don't know if my memory is failing but i have this flashback that i saw some K1000 on ebay ending at 200$ back when i didn't know about their reputation, that was a couple of months ago... If i had known then, i'd have bought them, but then again i have no amp, no source, no nothing to drive them, eh.

 

[babyoh]

I sold mine for $400 and change.

But then they are very overrated IMHO. I'll take a pair of electrostatics for that price any given day.

 

[tmarshl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by a529612 I sold mine for $400 and change. But then they are very overrated IMHO. I'll take a pair of electrostatics for that price any given day.

That's what I thought, until I changed out the cabling and drove them with a decent amp - then they came alive.

 

[Shoewreck]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik I just wish AKG would bring them back, or maybe come up with a K-2000 around $700-$800. They would own a big piece of the high-end market if they did that.

Did you mean these?

http://www.akg.com/products/powersla...nguage,EN.html