[kool bubba ice]

Personally, I wouldn't have bought my 650's for 550.00..If I could get Grado's top of the line for 400.00 or less I would have bought those instead..Mind you, I'm new to all this..Started in June..If you could buy Grado's for 30%-40% off retail I'm sure they would be king of this forum IMO..

 

[Jussei]

Ive got a pair of HD650's and I definately would not have paid full retail for them (I got them used here on head-fi). They are worth every cent of what I paid ($235), but thats more than 1/2 off of retail.
With high end audio (headphones in this case), I find it very rare that I ever think something is worth full retail. The only pair of headphones that I think is worth 100% retail cost (THAT IVE HEARD/OWNED) are the Etymotic ER4S's at $299.99. Im sure there are plenty of others out there and that's not to say I havent paid some insane full retail prices for some pairs of cans...

Jussei

 

[kramer5150]

As far as this forum goes... I don't think retail prices would deter folks from buying them. If youre a fan of THAT sound, and theres no other place to get it, you have no choice but to pay retail.

I know retail pricing didn't deter me from the RS1. It does things, and produces sounds that no other headphone can do, and continually (after nearly a year) puts a

on my face. That makes it worth every penny.

 

[jdimitri]

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Originally Posted by Jussei Ive got a pair of HD650's and I definately would not have paid full retail for them (I got them used here on head-fi). They are worth every cent of what I paid ($235), but thats more than 1/2 off of retail. With high end audio (headphones in this case), I find it very rare that I ever think something is worth full retail. The only pair of headphones that I think is worth 100% retail cost (THAT IVE HEARD/OWNED) are the Etymotic ER4S's at $299.99. Im sure there are plenty of others out there and that's not to say I havent paid some insane full retail prices for some pairs of cans... Jussei

How bout grados

Never seen them heavily discounted (cept for that site for a while)

 

[Jussei]

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Originally Posted by jdimitri How bout grados Never seen them heavily discounted (cept for that site for a while)

That's what I was eluding to with the smilies. I paid (almost) full retail for a pair of RS-1's and I did recently pay full retail for GS1k's. Were they worth full retail? I still don't know yet. Ive since sold the RS-1's and I enjoyed them while I had them. I really love the GS1k's currently and I guess I shelled out the money for them so they are 'worth' the retail price to me.
I guess what I was saying with the Ety's was that if my pair of ER4S's broke tomorrow, I wouldnt think twice about dropping full retail price to replace them. With my Grados, Id have to think hard about it even though I do love them dearly. If I could only replace my HD650's for full retail, I would make the easy decision not to buy another pair.

 

[Woosh]

i bought my K81DJ for retail price and im more than happy with it.

 

[Jussei]

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Originally Posted by Woosh i bought my K81DJ for retail price and im more than happy with it.

Good. That's really all that matters.

 

[jdimitri]

Lol, i paid 1.5x retail price for my KSC-75 and i still think i got my money's worth

I think it's much harder to make it 'worth it' the higher the price (id say over $200)

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 As far as this forum goes... I don't think retail prices would deter folks from buying them. If youre a fan of THAT sound, and theres no other place to get it, you have no choice but to pay retail. I know retail pricing didn't deter me from the RS1. It does things, and produces sounds that no other headphone can do, and continually (after nearly a year) puts a on my face. That makes it worth every penny.

It's stopping me.. That & the fact that I don't know where to audtion them at in my area..& don't feel like previewing them, ala, buying them, then returning them..But yes, if The RS1's melted my brain & ear drums, full price wouldn't be too bad..

 

[nikongod]

there have been comments made about certain headphones that are "supposed" to cost a given amount, but have never sold for that.

something about a headphone looking good when it has a high retail value, but is on sale....

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by nikongod there have been comments made about certain headphones that are "supposed" to cost a given amount, but have never sold for that. something about a headphone looking good when it has a high retail value, but is on sale....

Yeah, it's like a high for me..I saved 300.00 or so on retail..But again..paying a 1,000 for phones puts you in a very small class, which is cool IMO.. Not so much on this forum, but in general..

 

[basb]

I don't know the official retail price of the hd600, but i would certainly pay it if necessary for a replacement. OTOH, I wouldn't buy a grado even if I could get a 80% discount

, the value of a headphone is very subjective.

Bas

 

[Andrea]

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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice Personally, I wouldn't have bought my 650's for 550.00..If I could get Grado's top of the line for 400.00 or less I would have bought those instead..Mind you, I'm new to all this..Started in June..If you could buy Grado's for 30%-40% off retail I'm sure they would be king of this forum IMO..

Buy what you like and it ends there.

I wouldn't buy the RS1, not even for something like 300 euro. For that price I would buy me a new HD650.

 

[Andrea]

If all sorts of headphones cost their retail price, then I bet I would be listening to an HD595 right now. You wouldn't see a trace of a Grado over here, nonetheless.

 

[Mercuttio]

If you really love a sound, sometimes you just gotta have it.