[HarryH2O]

My forte X-CC arrived and it is new stock with new packaging ect.

Will post some pics later

 
Nice! My two H7s and Adagio III have the old logo and name. Frankly, I prefer the older, italic "final" etched to each of the phones. Are you saying your new PF has the newer styled "final" etched on each earpiece?

 

[sonickarma]

   
Nice! My two H7s and Adagio III have the old logo and name. Frankly, I prefer the older, italic "final" etched to each of the phones. Are you saying your new PF has the newer styled "final" etched on each earpiece?

Just the packaging is different and has the old style metal box

 

[sonickarma]

My forte X-CC arrived and it is new stock with new packaging ect.

Will post some pics later

 
The old style packaging was:
 

 
 
My one that arrives is below
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Sounds just a nice as when I had one before - expansive/immersive and very unique

 

[HarryH2O]

I'm glad they retain the italics "final" wording. The newer style just doesn't sit well with me.

 

[PinoNL]

I tried the T-200 before. A non-impressive experience. The InAirs 1 in L-Size are way better!

I'll keep those in mind, just in case I stop enjoying the TX-200's . For me they're still a good upgrade

 

[Idsynchrono_24]

   
The old style packaging was:
 
 
 
My one that arrives is below
 

I really do enjoy FAD's presentation aspect quite a bit. It's always a little kooky/kitschy but I appreciate that sort of goofy playfulness in the all too serious audiophile world - or maybe it's just that they lack any sort of self awareness - my point remains the same 

 

[Final Europe]

Dear Peareye,
thank you for your comment regarding Heaven V Sound Signature.
Please note, that Yamada san is not final stuff but used to work for final as one of our distributors in Japan (not anymore).
His comment on the mentioned Video is unfortunately incorrect.
You know, there are always comments about products which are not fully correct. As the French say: c'est la vie; and we have to live with this!
We are in a world of communication and transparancy, that is the beauty of the world wide web.
But I thank you very much for your kind comment.
Very best regards from final Europe - Christoph

 

[peareye]

 
Dear Peareye,
thank you for your comment regarding Heaven V Sound Signature.
Please note, that Yamada san is not final stuff but used to work for final as one of our distributors in Japan (not anymore).
His comment on the mentioned Video is unfortunately incorrect.
You know, there are always comments about products which are not fully correct. As the French say: c'est la vie; and we have to live with this!
We are in a world of communication and transparancy, that is the beauty of the world wide web.
But I thank you very much for your kind comment.
Very best regards from final Europe - Christoph

That was Rovopio! Not me! 

 

[dallan]

Just a heads up for all, If you are in U.S. at least, buying Final audio products from Amazon market place may be counterfeit from what i am being told and are not covered under warrantee. I was given a link to the only part of Amazon(Amazon itself) that is covered for warrantee and is authentic. Don't want anyone to get burned. 

 
 
Straight from Amazon itself is okay though, here is the link i have.
 
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=11616482011
 
This was an issue when the Audio techneca esw9 originally came around and the market was flooded with counterfeits, it was a total bummer because even buying used from head-fiers was a problem. Sound was discussed and the counterfeit items didn't measure up so people didn't get the quality control or what one another was hearing. Luckily it hasn't happened with other AT items recently but seems there have been problems with Final and knockoffs i guess.
 
Hope that is helpful info for those in U.S. looking.

 

[HarryH2O]

Just a heads up for all, If you are in U.S. at least, buying Final audio products from Amazon market place may be counterfeit from what i am being told and are not covered under warrantee. I was given a link to the only part of Amazon(Amazon itself) that is covered for warrantee and is authentic. Don't want anyone to get burned. :blink:  

Straight from Amazon itself is okay though, here is the link i have.

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=11616482011

This was an issue when the Audio techneca esw9 originally came around and the market was flooded with counterfeits, it was a total bummer because even buying used from head-fiers was a problem. Sound was discussed and the counterfeit items didn't measure up so people didn't get the quality control or what one another was hearing. Luckily it hasn't happened with other AT items recently but seems there have been problems with Final and knockoffs i guess.

Hope that is helpful info for those in U.S. looking.

$99 for the A3 seems a little excessive. I thought its MSRP is more like $65?

 

[dallan]

$99 for the A3 seems a little excessive. I thought its MSRP is more like $65?

Have no idea. I assume they are probably MSRP.
 
Like anything else, if you buy ebay or a third party(now Amazon marketplace) for any products you risk counterfeit or warranty problems. Guess it's up to the comfort level of the buyer. Touch of Modern deal was authentic and under warranty from what i have read. Just assume that the Amazon market place is risky and not covered under warranty from what i was told when checking. For me not worth it, your mileage may vary…….however at Canjam i was told that there have been a lot of cases where products were sent back for warrantee service that were not authentic so, well be wary. 

 

[rovopio]

 
Have no idea. I assume they are probably MSRP.
 
Like anything else, if you buy ebay or a third party(now Amazon marketplace) for any products you risk counterfeit or warranty problems. Guess it's up to the comfort level of the buyer. Touch of Modern deal was authentic and under warranty from what i have read. Just assume that the Amazon market place is risky and not covered under warranty from what i was told when checking. For me not worth it, your mileage may vary…….however at Canjam i was told that there have been a lot of cases where products were sent back for warrantee service that were not authentic so, well be wary. 

 
I think the knockoffs is from China. I saw knockoffs of Piano Forte series on the internet. I can't remember for sure whether I've seen the Heaven series (VII and VIII) knockoffs or not.

 

[HarryH2O]

Have no idea. I assume they are probably MSRP.

Like anything else, if you buy ebay or a third party(now Amazon marketplace) for any products you risk counterfeit or warranty problems. Guess it's up to the comfort level of the buyer. Touch of Modern deal was authentic and under warranty from what i have read. Just assume that the Amazon market place is risky and not covered under warranty from what i was told when checking. For me not worth it, your mileage may vary…….however at Canjam i was told that there have been a lot of cases where products were sent back for warrantee service that were not authentic so, well be wary. 

Got my A3 for $23 from Touch of Modern, so no complains from me.

 

[rovopio]

Got my A3 for $23 from Touch of Modern, so no complains from me.

 
If, by any chance, the H VII present doesn't work out... kindly let me know as I will snatch them up from you as soon as humanly possible.

 

[HarryH2O]

If, by any chance, the H VII present doesn't work out... kindly let me know as I will snatch them up from you as soon as humanly possible.

Haha, okay, I'll keep you in mind. I've been using the A3 more. Listened to the H7 just once so far so I'll have to evaluate it more before I decide if I want to keep it.