[AudioDwebe]

I thought there were less than that.

I guess "discontinued" just added several hundreds of dollars to the previous going rate.

I'm surprised manufacturers don't come out with brand new, and already discontinued, headphones.

Imagine the price hike on those, huh?

 

[Covenant]

From what I recall, $1799 was the RRP even when the Ed9's were still in production.

Certain retailers were offering them for less than that, however.

 

[BigTony]

So that makes them $1399 overpriced!

 

[spinali]

With the release of the new Sennhsiser and Grado phones, it may prove helpful for the manufacturers to cut their prices. Ultrasones are going to be increasingly difficult to market, for various reasons.

 

[mopps]

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Originally Posted by spinali /img/forum/go_quote.gif With the release of the new Sennhsiser and Grado phones, it may prove helpful for the manufacturers to cut their prices. Ultrasones are going to be increasingly difficult to market, for various reasons.

Well, one of both mentioned manufacturers has with Ultrasone at least the high claim in engineer's power and product quality commonly.
But both have exclusively open-back high-end hp in the program which fulfil maybe not all needs and tastes.
To develop really good closed-back hp might be much more difficult and be more expensive therefore.
Also think that Ultrasone is as opposed to Sennheiser a very small manufacturer, like Grado.
Which of the three ones has now the best prices?

 

[kelvinz]

you can still get them new for $1100 they don't seem to be selling out anytime soon with the arrival of the HD800's and ps1000's

 

[slwiser]

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Originally Posted by kelvinz /img/forum/go_quote.gif you can still get them new for $1100 they don't seem to be selling out anytime soon with the arrival of the HD800's and ps1000's

Don't forget the Edition 8 is coming in and will take some of the market of the Edition 9.

 

[mbd2884]

And the new Edition8 took the price into account, it's being listed competitively with the HD800. And Mopps does have a point. My impression was that it's harder to design a closed headphone due to resonance issues than open back, open back cheaper for the same quality if sound. But there are many other closed back "luxury" item headphones, R10, W5000, D7000, DX700/DX1000, L3000 and so on.

 

[esien]

nope, but price doenst always represent value.

 

[krmathis]

MSRP and street price is two different things.
As these become more rare I am sure the stores adjust their price closer to or identical to the MSRP, since they will eventually sell anyway.

 

[kool bubba ice]

These must be the most disrespected flagship headphone ever..

 

[Canman]

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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice /img/forum/go_quote.gif These must be the most disrespected flagship headphone ever..

Probably second place with the Edition 7 taking the cake.

 

[kool bubba ice]

True.

 

[AudioDwebe]

Northern used to be discounted, but now they seem to be charging full retail prices. That's what made me think the "street" price had risen.

 

[kelvinz]

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Originally Posted by AudioDwebe /img/forum/go_quote.gif Northern used to be discounted, but now they seem to be charging full retail prices. That's what made me think the "street" price had risen.

They are still selling the ED9 for $1109