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Thoughts?

No thanks?

No thanks?

kk, all done here, thread locked.

okay, due to popular demand, this thread has been unlocked!

In all seriousness a few comments:

• I can imagine that they'd be wicked fussy to get setup right given that no two heads are the same.
  
• Battery powered, no thanks! I think I read that you can use them sans battery but I wonder how that amplification is bypassed once you take the batts out.
  
• Pretty lofty entry price.
  

Battery powered, no thanks! I think I read that you can use them sans battery but I wonder how that amplification is bypassed once you take the batts out.

Yeah but if the amp goes hella loud, who gives a fuck.

Biggie.

I don't care how they sound. I'm a klutz. One look at that picture and I see myself jamming that tube into my ears. It would be almost sure to happen, so no thanks for me as well.

I dunno how that 003 kid could possibly think that it could be a K1000 killer.

Because he's in denial of the fact that if you want something good, you are going to have to pay. a lot.

Doesn't he own HP2s? Those had to cost him something.

Doesn't he own HP2s? Those had to cost him something.

and they were refurbed by Alex if i'm not mistaken

Doesn't he own HP2s? Those had to cost him something.

they were that super beat up pair that went for $700 on eBay. He did indeed get them refurbed by Alex.

It's a Sony. I've yet to hear a Sony that I like and I don't expect that trend to be broken anytime soon.

they were that super beat up pair that went for $700 on eBay. He did indeed get them refurbed by Alex.

Hrm I think juzminster or whatever was the guy that actually got those and had them refurbished.

I think he was asking 1200 for them maybe that's not what 003 paid but I'm sure he paid at least something in the order of ~1k.

Hrm I think juzminster or whatever was the guy that actually got those and had them refurbished.

I think he was asking 1200 for them maybe that's not what 003 paid but I'm sure he paid at least something in the order of ~1k.

Ah, okay. I remember someone putting them up for sale almost immediately after he had them refurbished, I couldn't remember if it was 003 and he took them off the market, or juzmister. I'm pretty sure your right though, I recall now if was juz.

BTW, did you get your name from the Malazan series of books? There is a character in there named Icarium.

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Thoughts?

Hell no

So I read few reviews of these things in Japanese, and most of them have been good (not great) to lukeworm about them. One constant has been issues with bass and overall thinness of the sound. Oh and they expected more from 55000 yen headphones.

EDIT - I tried to put the Yen symbol (?), but it showed up as ? mark after I posted.

juzminster bought them off of eBay and had them shipped directly to me. When I opened the box I started to :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( when I saw what condition they were actually in. The pictures on eBay didn't even begin to explain how bad they really were. After about $600 (including recable) they were back to better then new. I don't even want to think about how bad they were though. juzminster ended up selling them to 003 who sold them for whatever reason. I do see where these Sony phones can sound pretty nice, but I am willing to put my money on the fact that they are no K1000 killer. 003 has already contacted me about getting them recabled so we will see where all of this leads to.

-Alex-

I'm assuming juzminster didn't buy them new?

Wait, 003 sold the the recabled pair he bought from juzminster, only to buy another pair right after?

I'm assuming juzminster didn't buy them new?

Wait, 003 sold the the recabled pair he bought from juzminster, only to buy another pair right after?

juzmister bought them used from eBay for $600 or 700. Something like that because of how bad the condition was. The were shipped to me to get them all fixed up and recabled. 003 bought them from juzmister about 4 months later and sold them after owning them for about 2 months to be able to fund these new Sony headphones.

-Alex-

Oh wait, I got it now - you're talking about the HP-2's. I was confused for a bit.

Because he's in denial of the fact that if you want something good, you are going to have to pay. a lot.

Haha, but he has owned a K1000 as well as a Pass Labs amp to go with it.

He is definitely NOT worried about money. \

So?? He's still a clueless wierdo.

I guess there will be a set of these at the next Event in Chi. I am putting these on my top to listen list for sure! If i like them then I buy them, but Sony has not really wowed me in the past so I don't have high hopes..

willing to try them either way with a open mind.

So?? He's still a clueless wierdo.

You miss the point of my remark. The point is that he is worse than clueless in a sense.