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Skyline

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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2015, 04:41:05 AM »
Quote from: purr1n on April 19, 2015, 12:28:58 AM
+2db from 200Hz and below and $899 - would have been on the Leaderboard. I dunno, you can ask Anax for his "proper price point" analysis. It's a very good headphone, but overpriced in my opinion.
I'd like to see it priced around $1000.  I think it'd really undercut all of its closest competitors at that price point. 

But, that's part of the reason I drew the comparison to the HD800.  If that can be sold for $1500 with a straight face, then I don't think the Ether is far off.   

It'll be really interesting to see where used prices settle eventually.
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2015, 05:19:00 AM »
wtf, a planar HD800 from the same guy who makes shitty T50RP mods

*insert what are the odds GIF here*


On a less joking note, I really wanna get these on my head if what you're saying is true.
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2015, 03:45:04 AM »
$1499

Maybe LFF will consider an open design hp
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2015, 03:49:54 AM »
It was $1200 and called the Code-X.
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2015, 04:02:09 AM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on April 21, 2015, 03:49:54 AM
It was $1200 and called the Code-X.

LOL that's how much it cost in 2013 ... much more today if you want a new one :P
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2015, 05:45:33 AM »
Because the headphone is unobtainium, Kap! It's really really rare that a pair can be found now.

I'm desperate enough that I may just grab a HE-6 and mod it with wood enclosure instead... we'll see.
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2015, 06:28:33 AM »
Yes, the Code-X are unicorns. Even any HE-5's (not the 5LE, not the 500) are rare because there is the hope that one can send them to LFF to make a Code-X.

I don't think Luis would be divulging whether there's a successor.

Haven't really heard one, I wonder how the HFM series would rank:
Code-X > modded HE-6 ~ stock HE-1000 > modded HE-560?
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2015, 06:29:50 AM »
Quote from: Bill-p on April 21, 2015, 05:45:33 AM
Because the headphone is unobtainium, Kap! It's really really rare that a pair can be found now.

I'm desperate enough that I may just grab a HE-6 and mod it with wood enclosure instead... we'll see.

I'm serious now. Do you want my HE 4?
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #18 on: April 21, 2015, 06:33:17 AM »
Well, tonality-wise, I'd say (this is all IMO, so take it with a grain of salt):

Code-X > Modded HE-560 > Modded HE-6 > stock HE-1000 ~ stock HE-560 > stock HE-6

Technicality-wise...

Stock HE-1000 > Code-X > HE-6 > HE-560

IMO YMMV INR... and any other abbreviation you can think of. :)

And koth, will discuss this with ya in another place!
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Re: Mr. Speakers Ether
« Reply #19 on: April 21, 2015, 06:34:19 AM »
Quote from: Bill-p on April 21, 2015, 05:45:33 AM
I'm desperate enough that I may just grab a HE-6 and mod it with wood enclosure instead... we'll see.

Bill, don't know if it's a true, but it's been said the HE-1000 will eventually see the HE-6 phased out. You might have to bite the bullet and get it before it too becomes unobtanium.
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