chinsettawong Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Yea, their cable looks pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Sennheiser celebrates its 70th in May 2015 so there will be a new high end model. By that I mean high end, the 009 is dirt cheap compared to it. Actually, isn't the cup with a smaller diameter hole a helmholtz resonator to achieve eq target? The inner neoprene ring would be for setting the Q factor of the resonance (I assume it's tuned at 3-4kHz). The outer neoprene seals the edge of the driver against the cup, doesn't it? Arnaud With the SR-Omega the external screen is clearly there to add a bit of reverb and thus EQ. Here it's just that they want to make the more expensive H3 sound better with the more open area. They showed with the H1 that the dispersion pattern of electrostatics isn't something they truly comprehend as dumping this much backwave back through the driver will never sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 If true i wonder if it will be available with or without an amp and if it will be offered to dealers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 What I've been hearing is a combo deal and select "Orpheus Club" dealers only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali-Pacha Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 50k$. I'll stick to Stax's cheap crap and entry-level amp like BHSE. Ali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwmclean Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 It’s about time we added some $$$, let them high end speaker folk know we ain’t fucking round anymore. Hell ...a god damn decent power cable nowadays is around $10k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnaud Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 It's a positively reinforcing message they bring us there. If 50kUSD is what it takes Senn to release a flagship combo, then a 10kUSD source with BHSE / insert your fav stax phone here sounds like a dirt cheap plan arnaud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 5K for the headphones then the amp could be something to think about, but 50K seems way too expensive for a headphones rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Hell 10K$ for the headphones would be doable but this is insane. I bet the Icelandic distributor is kicking himself now for promising me the best deal possible when I ordered something next time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Birgir, for YOU, it's only $45K, not $50K....SUCH a deal! Edited August 27, 2014 by skullguise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 5K for the headphones then the amp could be something to think about, but 50K seems way too expensive for a headphones rig. didnt it take sennheiser >10 years to sell 300 sets of the Orpheus at $15k retail? i bet at $50k they can sell them twice as fast now that headphones are hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Hell ...a god damn decent power cable nowadays is around $10k. Uuuuuuuuh...nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubliss Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Sennheiser probably looked at that idiot from Poland's ebay Orpheus ads for $40k and went by that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3rdling Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'm sure the Chinese market will gobble them up no matter the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 if the price is high enough they will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Sennheiser probably looked at that idiot from Poland's ebay Orpheus ads for $40k and went by that... Oh you mean wiktor? He has had trouble selling some of his sets over the past 4 years at the prices he is asking. You know I may shoot him a message and ask what's the deal with him owning like multiple pairs of all the most high end headphones ever made. I prefer it if the next gen Orpheus be priced at $20k, at least something I can afford straightaway unless I get hitched then shit buh-bye headphones. The other question is, how many will Justin grab onto as stock? And will there be an Aristeus 2 if the bias is different and demand for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Senn should just start making the HE-60 again. It's better than the HE-90 in many ways, if you upgrade the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin gilmore Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 The only difference between the he60 and the he90 headphones is the stator material. the he60 uses fairly standard fr4, and the he90 uses some kind of plated glass. But otherwise identical in every way. Same size and shape stators, same diaphrams, same distances etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zum21 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Don't second user Orpheus with amp rigs go for $30k or so now? $50k for a new anniversary model may not be as excessive as it seems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 The only difference between the he60 and the he90 headphones is the stator material. the he60 uses fairly standard fr4, and the he90 uses some kind of plated glass. But otherwise identical in every way. Same size and shape stators, same diaphrams, same distances etc... The drivers are actually very different in size with the HE90 having a surface area that's roughly 50% larger. The HE60 uses some kind of plastic for the drivers which is then painted with the same gold paint as they used on the HE90 drivers to make them conductive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3rdling Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Don't agree that the HE60 > HE90 in any way. I much, much prefer the HE90. The HE60 sounds like a less veiled version of the HD600 but still pretty dry. The HE90 has a much bigger soundstage, is more resolving, has cleaner and harder hitting bass, etc. Best headphone ever IMO. The only difference between the he60 and the he90 headphones is the stator material. the he60 uses fairly standard fr4, and the he90 uses some kind of plated glass. But otherwise identical in every way. Same size and shape stators, same diaphrams, same distances etc... This isn't true...I've looked inside both and they're quite different. I have all the measurements down for the HE90 but didn't really bother to do the same for the HE60 because the drivers on them are pretty small. Even the hole shape on the HE90 stators is different and pretty damn clever. Edited August 28, 2014 by n3rdling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Don't second user Orpheus with amp rigs go for $30k or so now? $50k for a new anniversary model may not be as excessive as it seems? I think it's just going to be new colors for the Momentum Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Don't second user Orpheus with amp rigs go for $30k or so now? No? The only person selling used Orpheus systems for $25k+ is wiktor. The drivers are actually very different in size with the HE90 having a surface area that's roughly 50% larger. Sounds about right, remember that thread wiktor made on h-fi when he made a custom baffle to secure a transplanted HE60 driver into his spare HE90 enclosure? I was surprised the driver assembly was held down to the baffle by 4 rods and 1 big elastic rubber. Edited August 28, 2014 by DefQon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 The only difference between the he60 and the he90 headphones is the stator material. the he60 uses fairly standard fr4, and the he90 uses some kind of plated glass. But otherwise identical in every way. Same size and shape stators, same diaphrams, same distances etc... But it feels a bit lighter on the head, and the soundstage is much bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Spritzer here's one for you: http://www.buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/f138556228 Any idea's? Edited September 2, 2014 by DefQon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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