Sorry I'm 6 months late to the party, but I'm Dimitri Vasdekis, the director of
Headsonic. Feel free to ask me me anything about my service or the products I sell, but I doubt I could give better advice on products than the collective wisdom of this site.
In regards to what was said above, all our headphones now ship from Brisbane, and the warranty process is also as simple as returning the pair to our Brisbane office, and we'll handle the rest. Our prices have gone up slightly since the above was posted (for instance, our AKG K701 now sells for $409), but these prices include express courier shipping, and since they come from Brisbane with all expenses paid, there's no chance of getting hit with any random customs inspection fees or tariffs, and with our headphones using a real-time tracking courier service, we're yet to lose a pair since shipping from Brisbane, which means less delays for our customers. Also, we're desperately trying to finalize our contract with Beyerdynamic USA, and the references to the DT880 are from when we sold Australian stock.
Thus, as you may have picked up on by now, our products are U.S. stock, which is why our prices are so low, but in terms of the customer experience we believe our service is identical to stores that sell Australian stock. Should you need warranty cover (and most headphones don't) we cover the costs of sending the headphone back to the USA for a repair, and, once repaired, sending it back to you. Regarding the turn-around times for this service, we found that when sending a headphone for repair locally, the repairer would have to send away internationally for parts regardless, making the differences in waiting time minor. All our products are absolutely genuine, and what we do is completely legal.
Also, to clear it up once and for all, I thought up the Headsonic name before Headphonic was known to me, but admittedly possibly after Marcus created it. Headsonic sold direct to record artists and studios before selling to the public, and by the time I knew about Headphonic, Headsonic had gathered too much weight to stop and start again. The trademark office decided that we can co-exist, so co-exist we shall. Apparently he provides excellent service, so when people ask for headphones from an Australian distributor, I recommend Headphonic to them. Perhaps one day he'll do the same for me!
