hew Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Me, I am celebrating the end of the long dry spell. It's nice to pick and choose from among this new crop of high-end headphones. Now if only we could get a new dynamic from ATH and maybe an electrostatic from Sennheiser.
Torpedo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 I thought the simple act of putting a pair on your head accomplished that? It's just a matter of time, maybe if you live long enough to wear normal HP for 400 years around your brains, the rate of brain tumors or leukemia using ULE phones is 0.00001% lower
swt61 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Me, I am celebrating the end of the long dry spell. It's nice to pick and choose from among this new crop of high-end headphones. Now if only we could get a new dynamic from ATH and maybe an electrostatic from Sennheiser. Well unfortunately I see a trend here. Sennheiser introduces a new flagship dynamic at $1,400.00. The headphones are met with good reviews. The price barrier is broken with minimal complaint, so now all the other companies want to come out of the woodwork with a headphone they can charge upward of $1000.00 for. That's all fine and dandy if the research is there to back it up, and the headphone merits that kind of cash layout. Unfortunately there will be many that don't.
shellylh Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 I'm with swt61 on this one. Seems to be quite a coincidence that at least 3 big headphone companies are rolling out $1000-$2000 around the same time. Since I haven't really enjoyed the Beyers I have owned/tried so far, I certainly won't be rushing out to get these.
mypasswordis Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 I thought the simple act of putting a pair on your head accomplished that? I think you also have to plug it in and press play
swt61 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 I think you also have to plug it in and press play I knew I was forgetting something!
aerius Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 1 Tesla o_O? Are they trying to make mini NMR machine with that thing? It's not that bad. Some Lowther speakers are well over 2 Teslas. Mind you they're not an inch from your skull like a headphone driver.
Chekhonte Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 Also, neodymium magnets range from 1 to 1.5 tesla which are on back of the driver of all headphones. I don't understand what the big deal is.
swt61 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 There is no big deal. We just like saying Tesla. It would be really cool to have a unit of measurement named after you. I'd like my name to be used as a new unit of penis measurement. Wouldn't that be awesome? "That guy's penis is half a Tice long" "Holey shit, that's huge! Where'd you hear that?" "His girlfriend is my Wife's Gynecologist, and she's hot as hell! Lucky Bastard!"
boomana Posted September 7, 2009 Report Posted September 7, 2009 Steve only posted that, not because he likes saying "Tesla," but because he likes talking about his penis. But since we know that about him, it's okay. Now that that's done, I'll admit I'm curious. I'm not a Beyer hater at all. I wish the 880s treble weren't so brutal, but otherwise like them. I also liked my Darth Beyers as fun phones, and they're definitely comfy as I could ever want. I'm not in the market for new headphones, but that's never really stopped me before. We'll see.
Fitz Posted September 7, 2009 Report Posted September 7, 2009 While yes I agree Beyer has made some good phones before, I really don't see them as being a capable player in the "high-end" with phones costing that much.
swt61 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Posted September 7, 2009 Steve only posted that, not because he likes saying "Tesla," but because he likes talking about his penis. But since we know that about him, it's okay. Now that that's done, I'll admit I'm curious. I'm not a Beyer hater at all. I wish the 880s treble weren't so brutal, but otherwise like them. I also liked my Darth Beyers as fun phones, and they're definitely comfy as I could ever want. I'm not in the market for new headphones, but that's never really stopped me before. We'll see. While yes I agree Beyer has made some good phones before, I really don't see them as being a capable player in the "high-end" with phones costing that much. You have me pegged Vicki! I can't get Darth Beyers off my head fast enough! They are probably the most annoying phones I've heard. But I like Country music too, so my preferences have to be measured against my bad taste. I don't think of myself as a Beyer hater either, but I agree with Fitz, to fit into this category they'd better have developed something really, really good, and completely different from their past offerings.
Iron_Dreamer Posted September 7, 2009 Report Posted September 7, 2009 I've liked some Beyers in the past, though I wouldn't say I've ever heard one I'd categorize as any better than mid-fi. Hopefully, for their, sake, this headphone might change that, even if it is a bit of a ripoff.
nattonrice Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 I really like my 880pro but this is a significant leap up in price. I hope I am surprised and it is justified cause it will really suck if as things happen as swt61 says. The only thing worse than milking a market segment is getting away with it...
GuyDebord Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 Does this look like normal Beyer to you? or do you need a fancy space cadet design to say its different?
manaox2 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 Does this look like normal Beyer to you? or do you need a fancy space cadet design to say its different? I think I and many others need it to hear it compete in sound quality with other similar priced offerings before caring much based on their previous flagships. I wouldn't mind trying it, I do like its new fancy space cadet design.
faust3d Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 Does this look like normal Beyer to you? or do you need a fancy space cadet design to say its different? Looks interesting. Do you have more internal pics?
mypasswordis Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 P.S. I tried to think of something to say about my penis, but I got nothin'. It couldn't fit through that hole in the middle
Sherwood Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 When I think of white gloved hands gingerly holding mechanically-mangled objects, I think of Steve and his penis.
swt61 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 When I think of anyone holding my penis, it's usually latex gloves that come to mind. Me included.
manaox2 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 When I think of anyone holding my penis, it's usually latex gloves that come to mind. Me included. That only lessens the spread, it doesn't really stop the burning.
ecclesand Posted September 11, 2009 Report Posted September 11, 2009 That only lessens the spread, it doesn't really stop the burning. On a more serious note, Venereal Disease is nothing to clap about.
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