Thanks for your suggestion. Well I like the vtg and the 650, however would it be a good deal right now to trade my 650 + cash for w5000 just so to try another new headphone?

Meanwhile cd3000 and w11jpn are on my list of wanted list.

Sounds like a good trade to me. At worst, you can just sell off the W5000, if its' sound or fit doesn't jive with you. I definitely dug the W5000 in the year or so I owned them.

*makes mental note to ask you to hear VTGs next time*

Yeah, I am curious too. The only A-Ts I have run into that I cared for thus far were the ESW9/10.

(makes mental note to try and remember where VTGs are)

Apparently, the new W1000X is a pretty kick-ass sounding headphone and the price doesn't break your bank account too. A friend has it in his house and he compares it favorably with the HD800.

Does anyone have any idea what the w5000 is worth at this moment? will the price of it drop once the w1000x come out?

-Double post-

Edited January 28, 201016 yr by wrecked_porsche
Double post.

A used W5000 is worth about five fiddy or so. And the W1000x is ALREADY out btw.

A friend of mine has the W1000x, and has owned the W5000 in the past. He says the W5000 sounds better overall because its more refined + better details. He says they are kinda cut from the same cloth though. I really want to hear the W1000x.

Isn't she a beaut?

Yeah, sooner or later, I'd probably succumb to its beauty and buy one just for that. Must resist.

It looks (almost) as good as the W2002/W11jpn.

I love that orange color.

Yeah, I am curious too. The only A-Ts I have run into that I cared for thus far were the ESW9/10.

You might like Simone through the VTGs. When I first got mine, Opeth's Watershed album was still pretty hot, and, as flawed as the album is overall, the first track sounds pretty great when the chick comes in (through VTGs).

Grandioso seems like a really stupid name for headphones.

Merriam agrees:

Main Entry: gran

You might like Simone through the VTGs. When I first got mine, Opeth's Watershed album was still pretty hot, and, as flawed as the album is overall, the first track sounds pretty great when the chick comes in (through VTGs).

I am definitely curious about those and the w11jpn. Never got into Watershed at all, its the most disappointing album I have bought in a long time.

Anyone got the w2002 or the w11jpn who wants to trade?

I've been looking for the w11jpn, however cannot find any...

It's going to take a while. They don't come up all that often. Just be patient and haunt auctions.yahoo.co.jp...

As an owner of a W11JPN, I wonder how are the new W1000X compared to them ?

It looks like a W5000 or similar.

The latest HP from AT which I really liked were the ESW10JPN, which I think sound really good.

If they could only make a bigger version of it, it would be a killer.

Grandioso seems like a really stupid name for headphones.

Merriam agrees:

Main Entry: gran

It's from Italian ( like the W5000 Raffinato). Grandioso meaning grand

grandioso - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano WordReference.com

Heh, you really must think al's a dumbass...

I have to admit, I was thinking Aye-talian, also, but that's because I'm a musician. I do not think Al is a dumbass, but I have to admit to not knowing if he was serious or not.

Who gives a fuck if it's Klingon, it's still a stupid name for a headphone.

Who gives a fuck if it's Klingon, it's still a stupid name for a headphone.

No it's not -- why is it stupid if it means "grand", Mr. Panties-in-a-knot?

No it's not -- why is it stupid if it means "grand", Mr. Panties-in-a-knot?

Because its corny sounding. Wanna listen to my grandiosos? Nope, gonna reach for the Omegas.

Still way better than "Alpha Pro Excellent."

Doesn't sound corny to me, is all I'm sayin'.

Wow, W1000x, looks.....shiny!

I still prefer the more chill look of the W5000.

It isn't so shiny in real life, the photo makes it more reflective.

I don't think anyone ever refers to the W5000 as the Raffinato, nor would anyone talk about their Grandioso. That would sound stupid.

What's really stupid is talking about "my Omegas" plural when referring to only one headphone. What about when you're talking about two headphones? The whole pair of headphones, pair of pants thing is stupid, it's one single piece isn't it?

It isn't so shiny in real life, the photo makes it more reflective.

I don't think anyone ever refers to the W5000 as the Raffinato, nor would anyone talk about their Grandioso. That would sound stupid.

What's really stupid is talking about "my Omegas" plural when referring to only one headphone. What about when you're talking about two headphones? The whole pair of headphones, pair of pants thing is stupid, it's one single piece isn't it?

There are two legs on a pair of pants and two cups on a pair of headphones.