[Mi3zu]

Romania. We have an official reseller but they're about 120$ shipped.
We're in 2013 I don't understand why we have to pay 50% more for something just because we're not in the us

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[kvtaco17]

Export, shipping, distribution, and demand...
 
Low demand overseas + export and shipping costs + carrying a distributer, who has employees and his own over head = the consumer getting worked over like a happy meal at a Jenny Craig meeting...
 

 

[myears]

and...your government taxes you so that you don't import everything you want ruining your own economy. How old are you?
 
The price I paid for my grados in the UK is more or less the same price I would pay in Brazil, that's the way it is.

 

[joseph69]

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Romania. We have an official reseller but they're about 120$ shipped.
We're in 2013 I don't understand why we have to pay 50% more for something just because we're not in the us

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I understand your point, but these headphones are actually worth paying 50% more, you probably wouldn't find a better headphone for that price, or a lot more IMO.

 

[kvtaco17]

Regardless, even people in the US pay more for goods imported from other countries... Audio Technica models not sold here are super expensive to import... you at least have a distributor offering the product to you.
 

 

[jaywillin]

ahhhhhhhh, global economics , so mundane , yaaaaaaawwwwwwwnnnn lol
and i'm wish i wasn't having to spend $100 on a "power conditioner" that looks an awful lot like the power strip from walmart ! lol
but after spending most of the day with the ms2's, tonight its the dacIT>lyr> ps500's

 

[kvtaco17]

I started my day with PS500's... I'm onto my custom sr255i's now.
 

 

[myears]

talk about mundane...I was going to get some little dot but the dollar is so expensive these days that I will have to wait a little...and it comes from China.
 

 

[jaywillin]

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I started my day with PS500's... I'm onto my custom sr255i's now.
 

man, the 225, i'm gonna have to get another pair one day

 

[wje]

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ahhhhhhhh, global economics , so mundane , yaaaaaaawwwwwwwnnnn lol
and i'm wish i wasn't having to spend $100 on a "power conditioner" that looks an awful lot like the power strip from walmart ! lol
but after spending most of the day with the ms2's, tonight its the dacIT>lyr> ps500's

 
$100 for a power conditioner?  You were ripped off.  You should have paid a visit to TTVJ and picked one up for $8,999 on the "Deal of the Day" page.  

 
I wish someone would have a pair of PS500s at one of the next headphone meets.  I'm eager to give those a try, too.
 
My blasted RS1i headphones are in the mail and should arrive on Tuesday ... just after the long weekend.  

 
I've got my daughter's Alessandro MS1i headphones on at the moment.  Plugged into my Asus Xonar DX sound car.  Foobar and a slight (very slight) bit of EQ.  Lucinda Williams is actually sounding pretty good right now.

 

[jaywillin]

$100 for a power conditioner?  You were ripped off.  You should have paid a visit to TTVJ and picked one up for $8,999 on the "Deal of the Day" page.  

I wish someone would have a pair of PS500s at one of the next headphone meets.  I'm eager to give those a try, too.

My blasted RS1i headphones are in the mail and should arrive on Tuesday ... just after the long weekend.  

I've got my daughter's Alessandro MS1i headphones on at the moment.  Plugged into my Asus Xonar DX sound car.  Foobar and a slight (very slight) bit of EQ.  Lucinda Williams is actually sounding pretty good right now.

The ms1 will do that! Lol

 

[kvtaco17]

I always take my PS500 to meets! Its like a sexy model wife... everyone must see her with me!

 

[ferday]

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I started my day with PS500's... I'm onto my custom sr255i's now.
 

 
i'd love to hear what you think the 'differences' are between those cans
 
despite my HE400's being vastly superior in all technical aspects, i can't get enough of the grado sound (sr80i) on a few different genres...including metal which is the highest percentage of my listening.  i'm already dreaming of ps500 (anything further up is beyond my desire LOL)
 
i'll get a demo session when i can find some 500's but what kind of 'upgrade' are we talking from the 225 to the 500?

 

[BillsonChang007]

The current currency exchange rate is about 3.29. It has suddenly gone up o.o

O.o a few day ago I saw 1SGD / 1 BND = RM 2.59 at my local exchanger

 

[zeinharis]

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$100 for a power conditioner?  You were ripped off.  You should have paid a visit to TTVJ and picked one up for $8,999 on the "Deal of the Day" page.  

 
I wish someone would have a pair of PS500s at one of the next headphone meets.  I'm eager to give those a try, too.
 
My blasted RS1i headphones are in the mail and should arrive on Tuesday ... just after the long weekend.  

 
I've got my daughter's Alessandro MS1i headphones on at the moment.  Plugged into my Asus Xonar DX sound car.  Foobar and a slight (very slight) bit of EQ.  Lucinda Williams is actually sounding pretty good right now.

 
Hi Mr.Wayne, I see you spend more time with your Grado now. What happened to your hifiman?