[kstaken]

These "look" interesting? What is the technology behind them that justifies the weight and price? Or are these just a luxury product designed for visual bling and price exclusivity to appeal to the more dollars than sense crowd? 

 

[FinBenton]

Shut up and take my money!

 

[Thenarus]

That's...ridiculous.  Even if these sound good, there's so much high-caliber competition at that price that these end up being more of an artsy novelty than anything.  

 

[CEE TEE]

The weight does not "matter".
 
They will post mass specifications because they are for use in space.

 

[ardgedee]

I don't want to criticize the quality of something without being able to inspect it myself, but I really hope that 1.3 kg is a typo.

 

[brat]

They look like something made in a prison workshop.

 

[Nick01]

400,000 yen = $5,245 USD

wow....stax much?

 

[nakamur-A-mon]

The whole metal is stainless steel there are two drivers one of them is 8mm the another one will be 40mm....and final audio states that they took years of research of making it as it will be their first overhead type headphone
 
 

 

[wilzc]

I was hoping more of a fullsized version of the gorgeous Fi-Ba-SS.
 
But this is more like a franken Piano Forte...
 
Orait guys..  brb gonna head to the gym to workout my neck muscles..
 
But in order to afford these..  I need to cancel my gym membership....
 
 
 
 
catch...  22...
 

 

[evolutionx]

it will be like having 2 small speakers next to your ears......great stuff!

 

[Xymordos]

If you drop it you'll snap the cable...as well as your neck.
Probably bullet proof too, and can kill burglars when they come to your house

 

[kjk1281]

On a somewhat related topic, I didn't realize until now that S'Next, the company that OEMs Final Audio Design's headphones, is a subsidiary of Molex.

S'Next is a subsidiary of Molex, the world's largest maker of electronic connectors. S'Next designs and manufactures world-class audio products utilizing its R&D partner, Final Audio Design. Final Audio Design is a premium audio development company established in 1974 by Kanemori Takai, the CEO of S'NEXT Co., Ltd. S'NEXT brings together the high-precision manufacturing of Molex and the leading acoustic capabilities of Final Audio Design.

http://www.phileweb.com/news/audio/201110/21/11379.html

 

[project86]

Anyone else see the resemblance to the vintage Pioneer SE L40? 
 
 

 
 
I'd say they were "heavily inspired" by the Pioneers at the very least.

 

[Audio-Omega]

Look at the width of the headband, it should be able to hold that weight.  

 

[Loevhagen]

Exiting stuff. 2 drivers at each ear. Nice.
 
BTW; here's the prototype: