[TopPop]

Those look seriously comfortable.

 

[Oggranak]

I love how the number of headphones on the market increases each year. The more the merrier.

 

[Beyerfan70]

Owwww they look so uncomfortable,the cups are not wide enough at all.

 

[insyte]

Exciting news

Nice first post

 

[mnemonix]

Very interested to hear how these sound.

They do look... 'dated' would be the kindest thing to say, and I suspect they have been designed with the studio in mind, where aesthetics tend to be either of no importance, or a couple of decades behind consumer land.

I can almost imagine uncovering these in a cardboard box at the back of a second hand store, but throwing them back because they look neither modern nor outrageously ugly enough to pique my interest. I guess that makes me shallow.

 

[RallyMaster]

I'm guessing they'll cost around $400 just like their overpriced IEMs. Bleh.

 

[mnemonix]

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Originally Posted by RallyMaster /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm guessing they'll cost around $400 just like their overpriced IEMs. Bleh.

Not to stray off topic, but their top of the line IEM is the same price and sometimes cheaper than its direct competitors from UE & Sennheiser. Whether it's your cup of tea or not, it is generally accepted as every bit their equal too. If it does cost $400 - and there are 3 models to choose from so "it" won't cost anything - "they" will likely be competitive with other headphones in the same market. Your comment makes no sense.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Cool. I still like my e3cs, so I will absolutely check these out at CanJam. Here's hoping Shure brings out a line of reference open headphones, too. I think Shure can compete at the highest level.

 

[analogbox]

Wow. I think this is the biggest news I've heard ever since the introduction of HD800. Very interesting.

 

[boomana]

I've never seen reference quality headphones that fold, though I guess some people consider Ultrasones to be that. These seem like a more commercial offering, bose and sony competition, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It would be great if they could bring some sound quality to the market. Any hope of getting specs?

 

[vagarach]

So what category are these in? HD25-II maybe? They look very much like tool headphones, DJing, studio use, etc.

It will be interesting to see how they compare!

 

[BlackTaxi2d]

Quote:

Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've never seen reference quality headphones that fold, though I guess some people consider Ultrasones to be that. These seem like a more commercial offering, bose and sony competition, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It would be great if they could bring some sound quality to the market. Any hope of getting specs?

The only technical spec I've heard is that the frequency response of the SRH840 (flagship model) is the widest of the bunch (5 Hz to 25kHz).

I wish I was in Frankfurt yesterday to check them out !

And about Bose - is it just me, but I thought of this comparison today as I was passing a store...

"Cool" Guy -> Listening to Bose headphones
Buff Guy -> Shopping at a GNC store

They're both super overpriced and there's better out there !

 

[boomana]

Well, I take back my earlier comment about being bose or sony competition, at least as in looking at a consumer market. It looks like they're being marketed more for professional, studio use, which would make sense.

 

[analogbox]

I just realize that, if I look at them from the side, they look like the Sennheiser 380 Pro and, if I look from the front, they look like the Ultrasone Pro series.

 

[priest]

Very promising. This should shake the market up a bit.