ATH-ESW10...any news on release?

[tk3]

I'm in the Netherlands too.
According to tracking, they cleared customs today, so I should expect them shortly.

I ordered them from pj.com though, not bluetin, as I couldn't find it on the bluetin website, and I've always had good experiences ordering from pj.

I'm not home til friday though, so I have to wait before I can try them.

 

[starscream]

I paid my customs fee over the phone today in England, so should have my headphones tomorrow

 

[electropop]

Aww man. I'm beginning to feel hectic!
Will they be around at christmas any longer??

Daamn. Plus the price is jumping at pricejapan; 20min ago it was 419eur and now after refreshing the page it's 430eur. Ghhhnnnnngggg

 

[slwiser]

As I noted on the other thread I took possession of mine yesterday and they do sound very good and look good as well.

 

[fureshi]

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Originally Posted by kugino /img/forum/go_quote.gif i'll try and pick up a pair while in japan...should still be available when i'm there in a few weeks, right?

i just picked up a pair tonight at the yuurakucho bic-camera in tokyo. seemed like they still have quite a few pairs left. you have to take the placard to the sales counter and they bring the cans to you. there were at least 5 more placards left. don't forget to bring your passport so that you don't have to pay tax.

like others have mentioned, they are gorgeous and sound great. wish i still had my esw9 to compare.

 

[phkd]

I am going to give them a shot too. See if they are worth the extra $ over my 9's. Is there a review for them yet? I searched but didnt find anything

 

[Rednamalas1]

I have no idea why there are ESW10 thread going on here and in portable headphone forum, but mine came today, but 2 minutes after I left the house... I'll go pick these up tomorrow.

 

[nauxolo]

Is the test coach better than the diet?

 

[grawk]

They're still better than the other cans in your collection, IMHO.

 

[paaj]

just do it

Still liking mine a lot.
awesome headphones and easily driven out of a portable player.
there is a comparison with the AD-2000 somewhere around, by Rednamalas1 i think. So you know a little of what to expect.

 

[scytheavatar]

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Originally Posted by nauxolo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does everyone still like these? Worth purchasing 2 months later? Would they be a good complement to my current cans? (see below)

I'll tell you now that the ESW10 is good... for a portable can. I am not sure how anyone can claim that they are better than the AD2000 or RS1.

 

[Lil' Knight]

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Originally Posted by scytheavatar /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll tell you now that the ESW10 is good... for a portable can. I am not sure how anyone can claim that they are better than the AD2000 or RS1.

Did you compare the ESW10 with those?

 

[grawk]

The ESW10s sound more like music to me. I think they're quite remarkable headphones.

 

[scytheavatar]

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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did you compare the ESW10 with those?

Yeah, and I think that the ESW10 is not a bad phone at all, but the limitations of the smaller portable can design is very obvious; the ESW10 just doesn't have the soundstage and bass extension to complete with most of the high end full sized cans. Nor can it complete with the other high end cans when it comes to comfort. Yeah, the soundstage and comfort of the RS1 isn't the good, but it does have a more slamming bass and better speed. So while I think it's fair to say that the ESW10 is a good phone, I don't think you can say that it's better than the AD2000 or RS1.

 

[grawk]

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Originally Posted by scytheavatar /img/forum/go_quote.gif So while I think it's fair to say that the ESW10 is a good phone, I don't think you can say that it's better than the AD2000 or RS1.

Oh, but I can, and I did. To me if you don't get the tone right, nothing else matters.