[freedom01]

is it price at what the hd800 is price at now ?

i'm not familiar with headphone and audio gears back then , hence this question.

thanks.

 

[hawat]

I think in Europe the hd650 were at like 300 or 350 euro at their release.
In the us it seems their msrp was $499.

 

[Mescalamba]

Nope it wasnt, HD 800 are bit overpriced (bit too much overpriced considering they seem to sound like just a lot improved AKG 701).

Tough, Ive seen a shop selling it for 1200 USD (converted from my currency). Which isnt much better.. but still.

 

[rhythmdevils]

I wonder what the general attitude was towards, say the HD600, or HD580 when it first came out. They are highly praised and they've been out for a long time! I wasn't into hi-fi at that time

 

[MomijiTMO]

This Headroom review/blog entry was pretty interesting rhythmdevils. It's great to have guys like Tyll about. I was 3 in 1991

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[rhythmdevils]

That was interesting, thanks for the link!

 

[glitch39]

that is one cool post. 1991... wow! that's like eternity.

 

[Ypoknons]

On Tyll's blog he recounts he seeing Sennheiser working on the HD800 in 2005/06. I don't know the industry too well, but it seems to me that they're a relatively heavy R&D phone, Sennheiser had to develop that ring radiator and make it work.

 

[Romulus1]

That was a fun article, thanks for the link. We don't see as much history around here but it's quite interesting to read up on.

 

[logwed]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MomijiTMO /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was 3 in 1991 .

I had yet to spring forth into life.

 

[Uncle Erik]

1991 wasn't that long ago.

 

[MomijiTMO]

I say there should be more respect to those who have been in this hobby longer than us!

I'm trying to wonder what headphones will be like in 2020.

 

[K3cT]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mescalamba /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nope it wasnt, HD 800 are bit overpriced (bit too much overpriced considering they seem to sound like just a lot improved AKG 701).

Stop saying this nonsense.