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Oct 5, 2012 at 8:14 PM Post #17 of 63
How helpful of Axel!! :S

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 When will the HDVD800, HDVA600 and IE-800's be released in Canada/USA?  


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 Autumn this year ;-)  


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Oct 6, 2012 at 8:56 AM Post #21 of 63
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extrabigmehdi said:
The purpose of that interview was more about advertising than truly informing.
Unnecessary.
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I think he did well considering how these things usually turn out.
 
Management doesn't want him to divulge business/product strategy.
 
Lawyers don't want him to say anything offensive/incorrect about the competition.
 
Sales don't want him to steer people towards certain products, it's their job.
 
I think he spoke as freely as he possibly could being from such a large company, this is sennheiser we're talking about after all.
 
You have to read between the lines a bit but that's to be expected, very nice interview I think!
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Oct 6, 2012 at 12:52 PM Post #22 of 63
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happy camper said:
Can he end the hockey lockout?
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I wish somebody could! I'm having a hockey/canadiens withdrawal :(
 
At least I have music and two good rigs 
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Oct 6, 2012 at 1:03 PM Post #23 of 63
cbf- said:
Doesn't the Sony XB1000 have 70mm drivers?
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Yes. And the MA900. And there's also a Koss from ages ago that had ~77mm drivers, and a Lafayette that had ~80mm drivers. But with possibly the exception of the MA900, those are not "current production" models.


twoears said:
I think he did well considering how these things usually turn out.

Management doesn't want him to divulge business/product strategy.

Lawyers don't want him to say anything offensive/incorrect about the competition.

Sales don't want him to steer people towards certain products, it's their job.

I think he spoke as freely as he possibly could being from such a large company, this is sennheiser we're talking about after all.

You have to read between the lines a bit but that's to be expected, very nice interview I think! :cool:
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This. It was an interesting read to say the least! :)
 
Oct 6, 2012 at 5:40 PM Post #24 of 63
Assuming his experience would be accepted as the final word, Axel Grell settled two debates I have had with fellow Head-fiers that I didn't even think were debatable and supported what I thought:
 
1.  Driver size does matter
2.  The driver is the most important part of the headphone
 
Oct 6, 2012 at 6:08 PM Post #25 of 63
i wonder though why a lot (or almost all) of the dynamic headphones have 40mm drivers, what's so special about this figure? ( i did ask this at the Q/A but got no answers)
 
Oct 6, 2012 at 7:46 PM Post #29 of 63
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craigster75 said:
It seems like most of the next gen headphones have 50 mm drivers- AKG, Yamaha, V-Moda, Sony, Velodyne, Ultrasone, etc.
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bigger drivers generally have better bass response and lower distortion i guess?
 
Oct 6, 2012 at 7:50 PM Post #30 of 63
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eddiee said:
 
Probably the price-to-performance sweet spot. 
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Ultrasone HFI-780 40mm
more expensive than
Ultrasone HFI-580 50mm
 
shure srh940 40mm
more expensive than
shure SRH550DJ 50mm
 
you have to take also in account the material used by the driver, the magnets ....
And I  guess bigger driver would also mean lower performance on the treble,
otherwise why most speakers would need two drivers ( tweeter, and subwoofer)
 
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