[meldswaysea]

Buy.com has issued a refund for $101.59 to your MASTERCARD xxx-xxxx . Please note that the refund may not appear in your credit card account for several days.
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Order Details - Sep 22, 2007 15:19 GMT-05:00
Google Order #150488593555555 - Buy.com Order #35185555
Shipping Status Qty Item Price
Not yet shipped 1 SENNHEISER LITE WGT STUD MONITOR HEADPHN NIC - Marketplace Item -- Shipped by: Twister $102.12
Shipping & Handling (Standard: 3 to 9 business days) : $9.47
Tax (WI) : $0.00
Google Checkout & Buy.com $10 Sign-up Bonus - Bonus may not appear on Buy.com's web site or emails. -$10.00
Total : $101.59
Sep 26 Refund : -$101.59
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[meldswaysea]

Pffff, buy.com just sent me a refund. I guess they oversold. Sucks, it was a great deal.

 

[paulb09]

Quote:

Originally Posted by reds /img/forum/go_quote.gif The lowest I can find from any online retailers is £120 I was going to get a pair tommorrow but now ....

Sorry, I should have been more clear on that, because what I really meant is I have never seen one under £100. I guess at the time I said "hard pushed" because I had done very little research on the price. However, Dolphin Music do them at £115 with £7 postage, but they're out of stock currently so a lot of use that is. I know £5 difference wouldn't be worth the wait for me

 

[musicmaker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent Kang /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was just curious about the sound signature, which can be heard by a brief impression. Burning it in is fine, critical listening is fine. But all of that won't change the sound signature.

They sound quite nice actually even with the stock steel cable. Definitely on the brighter side but again they haven't been burnt in at all. I like their sound signature. Balanced, nice mids, treble a tad on the brighter side but still nice and good bass. I can't wait to change the cable, burn these in and hook them up with the corda move !

Comfort wise, they do clamp tightly. I haven't switched to the velor pads yet.

These are initial right-out-of-the-box impressions.

 

[reds]

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulb09 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry, I should have been more clear on that, because what I really meant is I have never seen one under £100. I guess at the time I said "hard pushed" because I had done very little research on the price. However, Dolphin Music do them at £115 with £7 postage, but they're out of stock currently so a lot of use that is. I know £5 difference wouldn't be worth the wait for me

I meant £120 including postage
By the way do you know if the hd25 on dolphin music is the version that comes with case and velour pad??

 

[blessingx]

Correct model arrived here.

 

[Schalldampfer]

So... they're refunding money for the orders they can't fulfill?

 

[paulb09]

Quote:

Originally Posted by reds /img/forum/go_quote.gif I meant £120 including postage By the way do you know if the hd25 on dolphin music is the version that comes with case and velour pad??

I cannot be certain but as far as I am aware the Mark II always comes with those as specified on the Sennheiser site.

 

[happyhifibasten]

Luckily, my order was already on the way (even though it takes some time)

 

[ak40ozKevin]

I got mine today as well. Switched to the velour pads first thing and one of them was the biggest pain in the ass to put on while the other one was cake. My hands freaking hurt now!

I really want to get a new cable but these phones don't sound bad at all with the steel cable IMO. One thing I just noticed though is on the right headphone where there is supposed to be two screws holding down this little clip that holds the wire in place there is only one screw. Probably just a mistake and doesn't really affect anything but I feel like I should find another screw.

Initially I like the sound. It's a lot smoother than my ES7 but the separation isn't as nice and there is no soundstage whatsoever.

 

[blessingx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ak40ozKevin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Initially I like the sound. It's a lot smoother than my ES7 but the separation isn't as nice and there is no soundstage whatsoever.

Yeah a few years ago these were regularly called the "closed Grados" around here. No soundstage.

 

[3x331m]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah a few years ago these were regularly called the "closed Grados" around here. No soundstage.

From your comments, I don't see why these are better than the ES7.

 

[Daroid]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3x331m /img/forum/go_quote.gif From your comments, I don't see why these are better than the ES7.

Now i don't take Blessingx's comments as a any kind of 'reference' anyways, because i din't agree at all with his earlier review

Why he decided to rebuy them is beyond me

 

[Andrew_WOT]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3x331m /img/forum/go_quote.gif From your comments, I don't see why these are better than the ES7.

There were other posts, that I remember, favoring ES7 over HD25-1.

 

[musicmaker]

People are entitled to their own opinions. At the end of the day, it comes down to what your ears like. I purchased the ES7 a while ago. They were so pretty with the mirror finish but I sold them off promptly. They weren't comfortable and didn't provide isolation. Not a good combination.