[goldendarko]

These gonna be available single ended or balanced only?

 

[No_One411]

  These gonna be available single ended or balanced only?

Removable cables, and they finally switched away from the god awful coax connectors. 
 
So probably has the option of balanced...

 

[goldendarko]

Cool, may look at this to go with a high end tube amp like the Studio Six. May want to try their amp, but it's just so ugly looking, hopefully they improve the way it looks before they release it

 

[coinmaster]

Imagine a world where flagship headphone prices were in the normal consumer range 

 

[kazsud]

+1 for vertical bars.

 

[Articnoise]

  IMO and based on listening to the Abyss in a meet environment they are more open and dynamic with better speed and punch.

 

Sorry I didn’t get which one you mean. Is it the Abyss or the HE1000 that has better speed and punch?

 

[potkettleblack]

This looks like it's gonna be the beats solo 2 beater I've been dreaming of. The real question is, does it come with apple stickers and a zippable pouch?

 

[Yoga]

+2
Time will tell if HE1000 can beat the Abyss in the Bass Department and Soundstage. I only feel Mids and Highs can be improved over Abyss. Let us see...

The mids with the Abyss + 430HAD are mind blowingly delicious imo!

 

[figaro69]

3K! Oy vey ist mir.  Like Bocelli once so eloquently put it, "time to say goobye".  Foggeddaboutit!

 

[Beagle]

  Imagine a world where flagship headphone prices were in the normal consumer range 

 
The hi-fi industry will eventually kill itself the direction it's headed, or been heading for a long time. From the sublime to the ridiculous++
 
 
++In life, things that are noble and magnificent are never far from things that are trivial and laughable. This saying has been attributed to both Napoleon Bonaparte and the French statesman Talleyrand.

 

[goldendarko]

Yeah 3k is a bit crazy. Serious investment no doubt

 

[money4me247]

Here's to hoping for a future model between the 1000 and the 560.

there will be.

 

[goldendarko]

Is that a guess or has another headphone been announced.

 

[money4me247]

I'm terrible at sarcasm. the whole point of my response was that the he1000 will cost the equivalent of three current flagship headphones, each of which is terrific in its own right. I certainly want to listen to the he1000 but it would have to be spectacular x100 to replace all of those headphones.

ya it's quite pricey, but a lot of really serious people here have both the hd800 + lcd3 which ends up being much expensive than he1000. really only can get x2 flagships as most flagships average $1.5k. considering you only have one head, i think a single superior product is always a better investment. of course, superior is a subjective term, so shld try it out prior to investing that kinda dough, but they are quite impressive.
 
of course in the hobby, diminishing returns are ridiculous, but hey for the pursuit of the best sound possible right? honestly going over $200 you already hit crazy diminishing returns & you have to be an enthusiast

 

[money4me247]

Is that a guess or has another headphone been announced.

not officially announced, but definitely in development. release date currently unknown, but for people getting itchy with this price tag, don't worry, there will be something else out there for you eventually.
 
remember this is supposed to be a statement product competing with the Stax 009... not even directly fighting against the normal sub-$2k flagships. hence the pricing.