[AppleheadMay]

   
So this:
 
 
 
looks more expensive to you than this?:
 
 

 
Nope.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Nope.

 
Same here.

 

[nicholars]

Ergh I don't understand how people like brown leather on headphones.

 

[AppleheadMay]

  Ergh I don't understand how people like brown leather on headphones.

 
Green is so much better!
 

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Ergh I don't understand how people like brown leather on headphones.

 
You don't think this looks gorgeous?
 

 

[Ofir]

Though the simplicity, I'm absolutely in love with the sleek looks of the SR-009 but the most expensive looking to me are probably the Noble CIEMs, they are magnificant.

 

[Rhamnetin]

   
So this:
 
looks more expensive to you than this?:
 

 
Yes.  I've seen both in person too.  They recently announced the HE1000 is $3,000, making it $500 less than the SR-009 is currently.  Obviously I would make a poor contestant on The Price is Right.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Yes.  I've seen both in person too.  They recently announced the HE1000 is $3,000, making it $500 less than the SR-009 is currently.  Obviously I would make a poor contestant on The Price is Right.

 
The SR-009 is about $2,850 if imported from PriceJapan (as opposed to the current $4,450 US retail price), but requires an electrostatic headphone amplifier, which can go from $400 all the way up to $10,000+. On the other hand, as I have demonstrated here, the HE-1000 is very easy to drive. I'd still take the 009 if I had to choose one.

 

[TooCas]

My Audeze LCD-XC and my Shure SE846... (beautiful vs super hightech [magnafied view])
 
Tc

 

[biggbenn74]

My Pickering OA-7's look so expensive. They're honestly the most beautiful and timeless headphones I've ever owned. In my opinion, of course.

 

[nicholars]

 
My Audeze LCD-XC and my Shure SE846... (beautiful vs super hightech [magnafied view])
 
Tc

 
Want to swap headphones?

 

[riposte]

IMO...
Fostex TH900 and TH600
Audio-Technica Woody series
 
for earphones...
FitEar MH335DWSR and universal prototype (with look-a-like machine gun bore), and latest prototype MH3610QWSR.

 

[Redcarmoose]

4k still I bet they smell good?

 

[Redcarmoose]

Dolce & Gabbana headphones from the Autumn/Winter 2015 collection.


Price to be announced?

 

[nicholars]

Just... no