[Blitzula]

How many of you who can't get past the $400 stand price were fine with Abyss pads costing that much?

 

[Litlgi74]

How many of you who can't get past the $400 stand price were fine with Abyss pads costing that much?

If there were a dislike button... I'd press it.

 

[Blitzula]

If there were a dislike button... I'd press it.

Why? That's not a valid point?

I'm not trolling; the price on those pads was outrageous.

 

[Litlgi74]

Why? That's not a valid point?

I'm not trolling; the price on those pads was outrageous.

Sorry... I thought that might have been interpreted incorrectly. I dislike the price of the stand and the pads.

 

[Blitzula]

Gotcha, no worries.

 

[Litlgi74]

I am surprised Dekoni hasn't made pads for the 1266 yet.

 

[Tekunda]

Why? That's not a valid point?

I'm not trolling; the price on those pads was outrageous.

It's a shame that not not more people realise what rip-off the prices of some headphones are.
For the price of one pair of these pads you will almost get two pairs of KLH Ultimate One headphones, with gorgeous woodwork and great leather pads.

 

[GU1DO]

How many of you who can't get past the $400 stand price were fine with Abyss pads costing that much?

That's the real difference between companies philosophy and how they treat there customers after sale ,
For example the Raal Requisite SR-1A both drivers cost 350$ and here just the foam pads cost 400$

 

[Tekunda]

That's the real difference between companies philosophy and how they treat there customers after sale ,
For example the Raal Requisite SR-1A both drivers cost 350$ and here just the foam pads cost 400$

Anybody can look up the KH Ultimate One. They totally resemble the ZMF Verite.
If a company is able to sell a headphone for $289 with great looking woodwork, leather headband, etc, the cost of material in order to build such a headphone will be less than $100.
And they also have to pay for R&D.
That's why I personally believe that some companies charge obscene prices. And that is probably the reason, why it is not uncommon to buy a brand new hp with a 30% discount, because even the dealers feel that customers are being overcharged.
That's why people were able to offer a 2 months old Susvara for €3100 here recently in the forum sale section. I cannot imagine that a seller is willing to give such a discount for an almost brand new Susvara, if he paid the full list price.

 

[mulder01]

Just wondering if anyone who has placed their Abyss on a stand the 'normal' way (i.e. resting on the headband) experienced O rings getting stretched out or breaking as a direct cause? Like, you felt that storing them this way had a direct impact on this?

I kept mine on the justmobile stand for quite a while (a year?) and you get a couple of crease marks in the leather because the bit they sit on is flat, so I switched to the Woo one and it slowly went away.
When you consider how much those elastic bands are stretched already, you're probably not adding much to it by resting the headphone on it.

 

[FLTWS]

Woo double header stand (($80.00) and $3.00 worth of built up layers of 3M weather stripping from back when I compared the CC and TC, .

Apr 27, 2019 at 3:07 PM
Post #8142 of 8545

TC is in the front.

 

[tholt]

Why? That's not a valid point?

I'm not trolling; the price on those pads was outrageous.

+1

 

[jlbrach]

How many of you who can't get past the $400 stand price were fine with Abyss pads costing that much?

kinda of apples and oranges since the pads whether overpriced or not do positively impact the sound....

 

[cj3209]

Anybody can look up the KH Ultimate One. They totally resemble the ZMF Verite.
If a company is able to sell a headphone for $289 with great looking woodwork, leather headband, etc, the cost of material in order to build such a headphone will be less than $100.
And they also have to pay for R&D.
That's why I personally believe that some companies charge obscene prices. And that is probably the reason, why it is not uncommon to buy a brand new hp with a 30% discount, because even the dealers feel that customers are being overcharged.
That's why people were able to offer a 2 months old Susvara for €3100 here recently in the forum sale section. I cannot imagine that a seller is willing to give such a discount for an almost brand new Susvara, if he paid the full list price.

I'm not in the business of selling headphones but even I know that making items in-house and paying fair wages here in the US is vastly different from buying labor-cheap overseas products that take advantage of current US tariffs, ie Chinese products.

I couldn't give a rat's you know what about headphone stands; if you can't afford them, dont buy them. Just like I don't complain about my friends buying overpriced garbage cars from Germany, ie Mercedes S-class, etc.

Let's stay on topic here.

Thanks.

 

[JLoud]

For perspective, I had a great experience with Abyss customer service today. I emailed a question about the new TC drivers and they responded very quickly. Took the time to answer my questions. I am very pleased with their explanations. I have always been willing to pay a premium for top notch service. To me it is worth it. If it isn't to someone else then they are free to shop elsewhere. That's why there is a huge range of prices and services. To each his own.