DavidMahler
Headphoneus Supremus
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I've had ideas about opening an Audio Salon where people pay an hourly fee to listen to good audio gear with an extensive library of CDs.
And we are talking about Sennheiser, who made the Orpheus I.
I've had ideas about opening an Audio Salon where people pay an hourly fee to listen to good audio gear with an extensive library of CDs.
Which sounds noticeably worse (or less good), to me, than the SR-009 by no small margin. That's why I'm so skeptical.
The second reason behind my skepticism is the gimmiky design of the system that screams "Hey, look at me I'm premium so I should cost more." True luxury products like my uncle's Rolls Royce appear more understated, and only veer into the obvious when necessary.
The design of the Orpheus II seems premium for the sake of it, and even the marketing brochure seems very Astell and Kern in nature.
Lastly, look at the price. We are fast approaching the ridiculous, if we're not already there. Suddenly, the $3,500 AK380 DAP doesn't seem so pricey anymore. It's just crazy to watch and see how we're becoming used to such pricing in audio.
hey hope to see a new battle of flagships soon. With Orpheus 2.
It's just one ESS9018 chip with 8x internal DACs (one per channel)...
Which sounds noticeably worse (or less good), to me, than the SR-009 by no small margin. That's why I'm so skeptical.
i hope so too! probably won't be from me though. The value of those headphones is more expensive than every headphone I own combined. I'm sure they're great. I wish they were limited edition to make the resale value an option for those who even consider splurging. One of the great things about headphones of that kind is unlike a car where you spend 20k, the value increases in time. I am not sure that is going to happen here if Sennheiser continues to produce them, so forking out 50k and having it turn to 30k in 2 years seems unwise to me. My justification for years on the money I spent was that for the most part, anything expensive was worth more when I sold it.
im sure it will go out of production one day and when it does, it may very well be worth more than 50k, but without a set number, it will be approached differently by most of the people I know who buy ridiculously expensive audio. I'm sure they will still sell quite a few. I would guess it may sell between 300-400 easily.
Wow, this is sick. I hope SOMEDAY I will be able to listen to these...