[lindrone]

Part of it is the novelty.. A900 is sooooo pretttty....

Another reason, A900 used to be my office headphone. Now I'm using either my 2X-S or UE-10 at work. Neither of them is quite as convenient, although they do sound a whole lot better.

However, the A900 gets a lot more looks from my co-workers, and a lot more questions about "How much did that cost?". Understandably, no one quite understand why a custom IEM costs so much, but everyone can relate to the cost of headphone a little more easily. Of course, that's already something that's hard to explain to start with.

Lastly, neither 2X-S or UE-10 is something that can be just taken out of your ear in less than a second. A900 is much more fit for the working environment. There's also never anyone that'll attempt to talk to me through the headphones, unlike when I have the 2X-S, a lot of times they don't even realize I'm wearing something, and just start talking to me.

 

[wolfen68]

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Originally Posted by lindrone There's also never anyone that'll attempt to talk to me through the headphones, unlike when I have the 2X-S, a lot of times they don't even realize I'm wearing something, and just start talking to me.

....and of course if you're already busy.....that gives a good excuse to ignore them

 

[vorlonix]

im thinking about replacing my hd-590's with these....hmmmm

 

[pnrgi]

It took my pair about 50 hours before stopped playing them non stop, The bass got alot louder, and more controlled. I'm still impressed with them after having them for a month.

Great headphones!

 

[PYROTAK]

after approx 36 hours of burn in. the bass is less poopy now and everything seems a bit tighter yay!

 

[Lostlamb]

Hopefully I'll have a set of these A900s myself soon! Can't wait.

 

[furiousgeorge]

hope you enjoy yours as much as i enjoy mine

im looking for an amp now. im torn with how much to spend because ive heard different things on how much an amp can improve the a900s.

 

[PYROTAK]

im just using the mint that i made.

 

[dustinshell]

Hello everyone.
Yes I'm enjoying the a900's very much! I love them so far. I think they were a wise purchase and significant upgrade from my sony mdr v6's. I'll keep you guys posted with further thoughts towards the a900's.

-Dustin

 

[deviant03]

Hmm, are these worth the extra money over the A500? I didnt see much of a difference from the specs so I went with those instead.

 

[dstyslpr]

Thats the endless question isn't it. A500/700/900??

Deviant3 you might be interested to know that Lindrone posted in a comparison thread that he felt that for a non-audiophile listener the 500 was 99% the can of the 900. Try the search button - it is quite good these days

There doesn't seem to be a definitive answer on the A700 though - but I'm tempted by it because of the slightly lower impedence and by the fact it probably wont benefit from an amp as much - therefore less to upgrade

"Wallet safety is my middle name"

 

[grox]

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Originally Posted by deviant03 I didnt see much of a difference from the specs so I went with those instead.

specs don't mean a lot where it comes to audio. up to a point at least. not many audiophiles would consider buying an amplifier with say 10%THD or even probably 3% (or 1% for that matter). most equipment has THD less than 0.01%THD, but a difference can still be heard between amps or headphones with similar specs! this can be put down to things such as design, construction and so on. also different headphones/speakers will have respond differently to a given signal eg. one may take longer to decay after a drumbeat than another. so basically trust your ears... specs can only really tell you whether the thing has potential to begin with.

disclaimer: i'm not very good at explaining this and i might be wrong so please... be nice when you correct me.

 

[Valnoren]

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Originally Posted by deviant03 Hmm, are these worth the extra money over the A500? I didnt see much of a difference from the specs so I went with those instead.

I had the same question but you beat me to it.

Also I'm a asking cause I dont know but the AT's on audiocubes site are they the only place those can be found? on AT's English web site there is no mention of the cans at audiocubes. Are these being specially shipped in from Japan?

 

[thrice]

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Originally Posted by Valnoren Are these being specially shipped in from Japan?

Yes, I think they are. I bought the A1000s from Audiocubes and they were postmarked from Japan.

 

[kyrie]

Actually, the A700 is supposed to have a different sonic signature from A500/A900, from what I've read.