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Sennheiser 12 HURT
STAX 8 HEAL
STAX 8 HEAL
Originally Posted by Chrysoberyl /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've listened to a couple of Stax headphones in a shop,and they didn't impress me at all.I don't know about the top of the line Stax,to be fair,but the difference in price is just ridiculous |
Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif * Stax SR-404 = $450 (Price Japan) <-> Sennheiser HD650 = $380 (Amazon). |
Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry, but I do not get this... * Stax SR-007MK2 = ~$1800 <-> Sennheiser HD800 = $1400. * Stax SR-404 = $450 (Price Japan) <-> Sennheiser HD650 = $380 (Amazon). A price difference, but nothing I would call ridiculous... |
Originally Posted by Sherwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sennheiser 13 HURT STAX 7 HEAL I can't stand by when people who have never even heard Stax vote them down. There are a number of excellent Stax systems, some of them as cheap as $100 (electret-energizer) Don't blame Stax for not racing to the bottom. |
Originally Posted by Chrysoberyl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are you including the price of the STAX amp? |
Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif No, the listed prices are for headphones only. Since both Stax and Sennheiser need proper amplification... |
Originally Posted by Gamerphile /img/forum/go_quote.gif Valid point |
Originally Posted by Chrysoberyl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not so valid,in my humble opinion,because you cannot choose what amp to use with the Stax earspeakers,and you can buy a Presonus HP4 for an HD600 and have a more than satisfactory sound,believe me or not.The two of them together cost about 470 $ in Europe. |