[Schokolade bar]

Will there eventually be a closed successor to th alpha dog ?

 

[mrspeakers]

Will there eventually be a closed successor to th alpha dog ?

We have a "no comment" policy about future products.

 

[money4me247]

Will there eventually be a closed successor to th alpha dog ?

you aren't going to get any official word, but I would imagine that with the discontinuation of their fostex driver line-up, there will be quite a few large gaps in their product line that will need to be filled.
 
what I would like to see is:
1) a portable closed planar magnetic in the mid-fi $300-$700 price range (preferably in the $400-500 region which I see as a much more competitive price point) to compete with the PM-3 and EL-8.
2) Then perhaps a more affordable open sub-$1k type headphone.
3) finally, a flagship closed headphone, priced wherever it seems appropriate but imo should slot under their flagship open pricing wise.

 

[tingsam501]

I nearly shed a few tears when I got the email...
 
Then I shed tears of joy and pain as I clicked the buy button for the Alpha Dog Prime... =)  
 
Now I await with anticipation.

 

[money4me247]

  I nearly shed a few tears when I got the email... Then I shed tears of joy and pain as I clicked the buy button for the Alpha Dog Prime... =)  Now I await with anticipation.

you will shed eve more tears when you receive em & start listenin get your box of kleenx ready

 

[RUMAY408]

I tried the the Alpha Prime's at the Music City Meet and they are the real deal.
 
The same audio quality of the Audeze LCD-2 series to my ear, just a real bargain at the current price.

 

[GCTD]

No, because the costs were close to the same, but since the T50s were gone we bought the last of them...

 
Does this mean ya'll won't have anymore mod base products?

 

[MrSpeakersPeter]

   
Does this mean ya'll won't have anymore mod base products?

I'm not sure I understand your question but we will still stock our headbands, and alpha pads for the modders. We will also still be offering upgrades indefinitely. 

 

[noshortcuts]

Never Mind, editing because Alpha Prime link is working again.

 

[Selta]

Dammit. You got me, finally. Just placed my order for Alpha Dogs in Claret. I couldn't bring myself to spring for the Primes... wish I could swing it financially, but it just can't work out right now. I don't want to miss out on the sale... so settling for 2nd best.

 

[Law87]

  Dammit. You got me, finally. Just placed my order for Alpha Dogs in Claret. I couldn't bring myself to spring for the Primes... wish I could swing it financially, but it just can't work out right now. I don't want to miss out on the sale... so settling for 2nd best.

Alpha Dog is amazing, dont feel bad, there is always used market on here, someone bound to sell it.

 

[Schopenhauer]

 

  Dammit. You got me, finally. Just placed my order for Alpha Dogs in Claret. I couldn't bring myself to spring for the Primes... wish I could swing it financially, but it just can't work out right now. I don't want to miss out on the sale... so settling for 2nd best.

Alpha Dog is amazing, dont feel bad, there is always used market on here, someone bound to sell it.

And I would think the used market on here would have to lower their prices on these items in order to remain competitive. Could be interesting.

 

[Selta]

Yeah, I'm not exactly broken up about it. I have a pair of LCD 2 in the mail to me (used ones, non-fazors), these Alpha Dogs... then my small collection of HE-400s, AKG 553, AKG Q701 and Sony MDR7506s. Pretty sure I can stop there and be dang happy with what I have there. Eventually a better DAC/Amp setup, but I'm actually happy enough with my Schiit setup even, so I'm not eager to change that.
It will be interested to see what the used market does in the short and long term. I'd think in the short term (next couple of weeks) the prices would be depressed a little. Mid-term, probably will even back out to about where they are now... and long term, depending, they could go up or down, as the "flavor of the months" come and go.

 

[Klonatans]

Unfortunately $499 is not exactly €725.00 for Alpha Dogs here in Europe.

 

[vrapan]

  Unfortunately $499 is not exactly €725.00 for Alpha Dogs here in Europe.

Yes the markup of the dealer is quite extraordinary... it would be much much cheaper ordering from the states and dealing with the custom fees and import tax.