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Author Topic: Alpha Dog Prime - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements  (Read 16285 times)

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hucifer

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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2015, 08:55:59 AM »
Quote from: Sorrodje on February 06, 2015, 08:07:49 AM
Hum. no

HD600/650 are priced between 250 and 300€ including VAT here. without VAT and at the current Euro to Dollars conversion rate , that puts thos headphone way under 400/500$ ;) .  K7XX is only for Massdrop if I'm not wrong ;)

The HD800 is relatively easy to find new at less than 1000€ (inc.VAT) in EU. 


Ah, so the situation is better in continental Europe, then. I'm going by UK prices where the 650 is usually around $400 and the HD800 starts at around $1,400. I'm also currently living in Thailand these days and you wouldn't believe how much Senns and AKGs go for out here. It's truly painful.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2015, 11:30:48 AM »
Dont know why but it seems cans are in Way more expensive in the UK to Europe prices.

HD800 on eBay to 900 Euro, let me know if it Can be purchased cheaper, thanks  :money:
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2015, 12:47:54 PM »
Quote from: Moonhead on February 06, 2015, 11:30:48 AM
Dont know why but it seems cans are in Way more expensive in the UK to Europe prices.

HD800 on eBay to 900 Euro, let me know if it Can be purchased cheaper, thanks  :money:

If we're talking of a brand new HD800, I think it's one of the best offer you can find. ;) . Usually the best prices can be found in Italy or Spain.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2015, 09:34:31 PM »
Bought my first pair of HD800 in 2010 for $1318 AUD ($700 pound) shipped from Italy.
Bought a used HD800 in good condition late last year in Australia for $900.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2015, 10:06:53 PM »
Bought a new HD800 December 2014 at Headphone Bar for $1200 (limited time price). My original pair I bought in 2010 for $1750  :)p18 Both Canadian Dollars.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2015, 10:29:43 PM »
Quote from: hucifer on February 06, 2015, 04:19:59 AM
The HD600/650/K7XX are under $300 only in the US. Everywhere else in the world this tier of headphones cost more in the region of $400-500.

With that in mind, and having heard the Alpha Primes, I'd happily pay $600 for them. The measurements might be off but subjectively they sounded pretty good (albeit not $1000 good).

Perhaps Dan should have branded them the Mad Dog Primes and sold them as such because that's what they sound like to me.

That's a fair assessment.

Keep in mind the tuning was tweaked on these from the original which were on the bassy side (bassier than MadDog version 3.2). Now these Primes sound just a tad thin (No MadDog iteration sounded even remotely thin to me). The FR could be a moving target = high possibility that these sound nothing like your Alpha Dog Primes. FWIW, I actually like the last iteration of the MadDogs and especially the MadDog Pros (colored / more "fun" tuning).

Anyways, I'm sending these out on the tour this weekend.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2015, 02:46:11 PM »
That is awful. Jesus Christ.

I'm betting he retensions the diaphragm by heating it up. Seems like the only kind of mod that would be dangerous and produce such ridiculous amounts of distortion.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2015, 07:13:45 PM »
Is it known whether Dan has settled on a signature for the Prime or is rolling out revisions? I know he is still trying to figure whether upgrades are viable (or was the last time I heard). I waited a year after the Alpha Dog had been released to get my pair.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2015, 08:41:28 PM by Schopenhauer »
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2015, 09:17:59 PM »
I'm also curious as to whether there's also a 75% failure rate when making the Alpha Prime proper. Of course I'm not an engineer so I don't really understand these things, but why would there be higher failure rate when upgrading Alpha Dogs to Alpha Primes than there is when making an Alpha Prime outright? I would think the failure rates for whatever he does to the driver would be roughly the same in each case.
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Re: Alpha Dog Primes - Stream of Consciousness and Eventual Measurements
« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2015, 05:55:40 PM »
First of all, I'd like to thanks Marvey for allowing me to be on the loaner. I just signed up to write down my impressions. I'm glad to be here.

LOL @ Alpha Primes! Where the frickin' body? Why do pianos have no presence or reverb? Jeez it's not even trying to sound like music.  It just sounds funky with acoustic instruments right now. I'm pushing the cups against my head but the coloration is still there. It's not the bass necessarily, it's a midrange thing. How people could pay $1k for this and smile is beyond me. I was enjoying them for a bit till I put on a piano/female vocalist album. Emphasizes the sibilance as well. It definitely sounds a bit peaky on the highs. If not then there is some resonance there for sure. Vocals sound very unnatural on it.

Who do I send to next?
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