[davidsh]

Haha, I will come to my senses soon enough
Better keep my ramblings on a minimum in this thread until then.. Prime concern is surely finding a place to live that's not my mom's nor an hour away from where I'll study.

 

[Music Alchemist]

Haha, I will come to my senses soon enough

Better keep my ramblings on a minimum in this thread until then.. Prime concern is surely finding a place to live that's not my mom's nor an hour away from where I'll study.

 
Yeah, hehe, I am paying rent and have roommates, but want to move into my own house before getting the SR-009.
 
I made a very funny post here that is only loosely related.

 

[Wildcatsare1]

I am in a position to get a B-stock 009 for 3500$ with 3 year warranty from a local hifi shop. My mum would KILL me if I pulled the trigger. Or something like that. Please, I need counsel 

Perhaps if I sell my HD800, HE-500 and Sigma.. Yet, I'd still fall at least 1500$ short! And the summer holiday is almost over, can't work for the money.. Unless I wait a year before beginning my studies, working instead  

What would you do?

Aside: I'm in EU, therefore I can't buy used (or new) from japan or US without paying massive fees.

OK, first I am old, so take this with a grain of salt.

Your studies will be with you and of value you entire life. The Stax headphone will be fun for a brief period. Enjoy what you have, the HD800 is a great headphone. Work very hard at your studies, get a great paying job, then buy any headphone you want.

Just a thought......

 

[richard51]

OK, first I am old, so take this with a grain of salt.

Your studies will be with you and of value you entire life. The Stax headphone will be fun for a brief period. Enjoy what you have, the HD800 is a great headphone. Work very hard at your studies, get a great paying job, then buy any headphone you want.

Just a thought......

i am also old... and i second this excellent and wise advise.....listen to it my friend...

Haha, I will come to my senses soon enough

Better keep my ramblings on a minimum in this thread until then.. Prime concern is surely finding a place to live that's not my mom's nor an hour away from where I'll study.

 

[Mach3]

  I am in a position to get a B-stock 009 for 3500$ with 3 year warranty from a local hifi shop. My mum would KILL me if I pulled the trigger. Or something like that. Please, I need counsel 

 
Perhaps if I sell my HD800, HE-500 and Sigma.. Yet, I'd still fall at least 1500$ short! And the summer holiday is almost over, can't work for the money.. Unless I wait a year before beginning my studies, working instead  

 
What would you do?
 
Aside: I'm in EU, therefore I can't buy used (or new) from japan or US without paying massive fees.

 
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Originally Posted by nepherte /img/forum/go_quote.gif

My advice? Buy things you can afford. The 009s will still be there next year and the HD800 is something I could live with all my life...and I actually do

My advice to davidsh, stay away from Head Fi You're wallet will be much more happy.

 

[masterfuu]

My advice? Buy things you can afford. The 009s will still be there next year and the HD800 is something I could live with all my life...and I actually do

well said I know that feeling when you get excited and really want it. But always buy what you can afford or you will quickly find yourself miserable for using the credit cards as soon as the new headphone smell wears off usually in day or two. HD800 is pretty much the king for many years you should hug them every day. Back to topic. Hope David can review some nodded headphones vs stock see where they measure up against the big boys.

 

[money4me247]

so I gotta ask you this why are you planning to sell ether and he1000 when they were just released ? Is the sound not of your liking. Just curious

also while chatting to you what is your main headphone of choice ?like that one headphone that you would never sell.

mmm... wasn't planning on specifically selling any particular pair of headphones. just have too many now, so would really only be selling since I only have one pair of ears. all the headphones I currently have I think extremely highly of.
 
probably no headphone off limits for sale, but the he-1k is my current favorite. the he-560 was my previous favorite. haven't decided which two or three flagship headphones to sell, but likely will definitely keep the he-1k. I think the he-560 and ether are the easiest recommendations due to their tuning and price point. I still think the he-560 offers the best value for flagship performance at a low price point. ether will likely become one of the most popular recommendations around here as it is quite capable in the sound/comfort/looks trifecta and measures quite well. lcd-x is probably the most colored pair of flagship relative to the rest of my collection and its weight makes it most likely the one I sell first. just personal thoughts and I can see individuals all having different preferences one over another for various sonic & budget reasons.
 
for comments on 'all,' yes, obviously not 'all.' i meant all the flagships i have in my collection are not currently covered in his review hahah.

 

[LFC_SL]

In the UK the HE560 are priced approx. 2.5 times the Sennheiser HD600 and HD650. In that regard the HD600 and HD650 remain an easier recommendation to jump into the world of 'big headphones'.

 

[bracko]

  In the UK the HE560 are priced approx. 2.5 times the Sennheiser HD600 and HD650. In that regard the HD600 and HD650 remain an easier recommendation to jump into the world of 'big headphones'.

Even more natural recommendation for jumping into the world of "big headphones" would be HE-400i as it is a bit better sounding headphone than both Senns and has many qualities of HE-560. I believe HE-400i is also less than half the price of HE-560 in EU.

 

[Wildcatsare1]

  Even more natural recommendation for jumping into the world of "big headphones" would be HE-400i as it is a bit better sounding headphone than both Senns and has many qualities of HE-560. I believe HE-400i is also less than half the price of HE-560 in EU.

x2 the 400i is an excellent headphone, I have the 560, and had the 650, prefer both Hifiman cans.

 

[KurtTennant]

While all those are great headphones, you can find good used HD600s for around half the price of the 400i.  That's what I did, and I am very happy with mine.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Even more natural recommendation for jumping into the world of "big headphones" would be HE-400i as it is a bit better sounding headphone than both Senns and has many qualities of HE-560. I believe HE-400i is also less than half the price of HE-560 in EU.

 
I also like the HE400i more than the HD 650, but only slightly. In retrospect, I thought my old modified HE400i sounded mostly as good as the HE1000 and had a similar sound.
 

  While all those are great headphones, you can find good used HD600s for around half the price of the 400i.  That's what I did, and I am very happy with mine.

 
I still need to try the HD 600. But if we're talking used here, I got my STAX SR-207 for $180 (normally $390) and prefer it over the four figure flagships. (Not counting four figure electrostats, which I have yet to hear.) Actually, that goes for the Yamaha HPH-MT220 as well. I get teased occasionally for liking those two headphones so much...

 

[richard51]

i prefer my sorbothane modified he 400 to my basic stax...... I am astounded that nobody give a dam about this mod that is reversible, not costly, easy to make, ( except to choose the right thickness and the right duro, for the hifiman he 400 1/8 inches, and duro 30 is great for me)

 
 
ALL headphone are plagued by vibrations, and no  headphone cie. is conscious to the simple solution of this problem. my he 400 are now superior to my monsoon mm 2000 and to my stax.... What if i modded the stax? its more complicated i must open them... I will not try it now

 
 
read this thread :
«Damping Mechanical Resonance Distortion of STAX phones with SORBOTHANE: LAMBDAS, SRXIII PRO, SR003, SR00, the SIGMA and various non-STAX »

 

[bracko]

While all those are great headphones, you can find good used HD600s for around half the price of the 400i.  That's what I did, and I am very happy with mine.

Still HE-400i is a better headphone than HD600 and easily worth it's higher price. I admit though that I love Sennheiser HD6xx.

 

[Pokemonn]

I recently noticed that headphone I need is have to be euphoric.
TH900 is my most euphoric headphone currently.
I really need a most euphoric headphone ever made ranking table.
Does anyone know the most euphoric headphone ever made? 
Thank you.