Gorefiend
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Is the ATH-CKM50A the one with the rare earth drivers, better than the Monoprice 8320's? Reason I ask is that I just picked up a bunch for a really good price.
Is the ATH-CKM50A the one with the rare earth drivers, better than the Monoprice 8320's? Reason I ask is that I just picked up a bunch for a really good price.
Why do we in the US get ripped off on the ATH earphones? The ATH-CKM33 for example sells for around $18.70 (1543 yen) on Amazon Japan. The ATH-CKM99 is 10,701 yen($130).
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://kakaku.com/item/K0000124781/&ei=78FfT8TtFcry0gH1692aBw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CGIQ7gEwCQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DATH-CKM33%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1202%26bih%3D718%26prmd%3Dimvns
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Yes. Though I wouldn't say better just different. The CKM50 has more of a fun sound signature over the more balanced Mp8320. Bassy music sounds fantastic on the CKM50 for example.
Everything AT is cheaper in Japan. The CKS77s go for $69 or so. I was thinking of using a buying agent to get some stuff from japan. After shipping it all ends up being around the same price. Better to get them locally at least you can send something back if there is an issue.
I really like the red CKM50 that I got. Excellent value. After hearing them, it made me wish that I had bought the two other colors.