[appar111]

Looking to pick up a pair of these again and wondered what the best price is?

I've heard some people getting them at Guitar Center for ~$60-65. Can anyone confirm this? Is it a matter of bartering, as many have done with the DT770/80?

Your help would be much appreciated, thanks!

 

[BowerR64]

Thats a good price, they would be a great deal at $60-$65 new. You would have to haggle em down right?

 

[appar111]

Well, I got off the phone with my local Guitar Center and haggled them down to $69 before tax. Should I jump on these (again)?

 

[BowerR64]

I have a pair i like em, i think they sound good.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Wow thats an awesome deal, $69 is an incredible bargain for the 240S. I'd pick them up in a second for that price if I didn't already have a pair. In Europe I believe the price is almost double that.

 

[lini]

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Originally Posted by highflyin9 In Europe I believe the price is almost double that.

Yup, it is - I just ordered a second one today (the old one is still alive and kicking, but I'd like to check for series variation and possible sonic impact of the MiniXLR cable version) for 112 Euro (including 16 % vat).

Greetings from Hannover!

Manfred / lini

 

[appar111]

Quote:

Originally Posted by highflyin9 Wow thats an awesome deal, $69 is an incredible bargain for the 240S. I'd pick them up in a second for that price if I didn't already have a pair. In Europe I believe the price is almost double that.

Yeah, normally it's $99 at Guitar Center (and pretty much everywhere I've seen online), so I may have to jump on it.

Also, I need to do some reading on how they improve when amped...

 

[MichaelFranks]

No stores within 100 miles

:/

 

[ReDVsion]

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Originally Posted by appar111 Also, I need to do some reading on how they improve when amped...

Greatly. You won't realize just how much until you do get a good amp for them. They're also very sensitive to amplification, moreso than any other headphone I've tried. Most of my cans didn't change much going from my receiver to a Gilmore V1; these did. Dramatically. Clarity and bass tightness improves by a large margin.

Despite this, I still enjoyed them unamped... initally, anyway. I couldn't go back now, though.

 

[appar111]

How's about through something like Drew's Super Mini Moy (dual OPA2227's, buffered, rail splitter, etc.)? It's gotta be a huge improvement over the headphone jacks on my Sony 100w stereo receiver and 50w Pioneer P.O.S. receiver....

 

[lini]

appar111: Sounds good to me - that should do, I guess.

Greetings from Hannover!

Manfred / lini

 

[ReDVsion]

Quote:

Originally Posted by appar111 How's about through something like Drew's Super Mini Moy (dual OPA2227's, buffered, rail splitter, etc.)? It's gotta be a huge improvement over the headphone jacks on my Sony 100w stereo receiver and 50w Pioneer P.O.S. receiver....

Should be fine... I'm not really sure what the "limit" is for the AKGs with amps.

 

[vasu]

woah the AKG 240S is $100 at Guitar Center retail stores before haggling???

I may have to get down there asap.

-vasu

 

[Jasper994]

That's a pretty good deal man... I paid $80 with tax.

 

[appar111]

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Originally Posted by vasu woah the AKG 240S is $100 at Guitar Center retail stores before haggling??? I may have to get down there asap. -vasu

Yep, $99.99 is their everyday price. After tax, I walked out with them for $74.73. Hopefully this time I'll hang on to them

(since I'll have an amp to use with them this time, although they sound pretty durned good without one).