[Fairbanks]

Head-Direct.com

 

[Scott549]

Which one should I buy?

PK3 $49
PK2 $79
OK3 $89

I listen to mostly rock and like the Grado SR-60 and the Koss KSC75. Help would be appreciated.

 

[unique_loy]

pk1

 

[fatman711]

pk1 needs an amp.

 

[Fairbanks]

If it helps I recently got the PK2's and they sound great but I don't listen to rock.Maybe someone else could chime in.

 

[Scott549]

I'm going to try the PK2's. I read the recent threads and the comparison to the KSC75 sounds good. I'll report when I get them.

My hunch is that the OK3 is almost the same as the PK2 but costs $10 more because of the extra accessories and ability to convert to IEM, which I'm not interested in.

 

[4saken]

Read Tony's Big Yuin Comparison for a comparison between the PK2 and OK2.

 

[Scott549]

OK2 is much more expensive, so I was more interested in the OK3/PK2 comparison.

 

[4saken]

I think Tony has one of those too

 

[Tb311]

From an early review of the OK3 they said it was just a tad better than the PK3 and I know the PK3 are known to have better bass than the PK2.

 

[blehmann]

I am waiting to hear more about the OK3/PK2 because they are at the same basic price point. If the OK3 is just the PK2 with the add on canal feature, then it makes sense to pass on it. If it is sonically different --- and it sounds like it is not so different from Tony's brief comparison --- then the $10 might be worth it.

 

[filipelli]

The ok series just looks wierd to me. The half way between IEM and bud... I don't know. But I guess if it sounds good, then whatever right?

 

[faichiu]

I think head direct is making a lot of profit here.
OK1 is selling at $1200RMB in china. (retail price)
It is around $173 in US.
He is selling it at $230.

 

[4saken]

Supply is low as head-direct is the only worldwide exporter. There is also a fair bit of buzz generated by reviewers regarding the OK line. Hence he can price accordingly. If he raised prices by $10 I'm sure people would still buy them seeing as they've been pretty much labeled as the best thing since sliced bread (in terms of earbuds). Also, the head-direct prices include worldwide shipping.