Would you pay $2,668 For Headphones?

[paddy140]

Title says it all would you pay $2,668 even if they were headphones that promises to give you concert hall sound? I certainly wouldn't but would you if you had the money? take a look at this

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/final-audio-designs-piano-forte-earphones-promise-concert-hall/

CRAZY!

[Triz]

I'd be lucky to pay £15 for a pair of headphones.
In fact I think even £15 is a rip off. So I wouldn't even dream about buying heading for that much, even if I was a billionaire! I'd still spend my money wisely, yeah, I'd splash out on various things, but those things would be things I need, such as a car, house etc.. Not headphones lol.

That is silly money, I bet it cost them more than half that to make them

[Nemo]

They look bloody uncomfortable and i hate those kinds of headphones, so nope :P

[Michael]

If I had money to throw away, and they looked better I would.

[Andy-]

Nope these types of headphones break easily and i'm more of an earmuff headphone person.

[Oleh]

I really doubt the difference between £40 and £2000 is miniscule

[Metric1]

I would buy them.

[Middlesbrough]

If i had 2.6k to waste then I'd give them a try

[GommeInc]

I wouldn't buy them if I had money to throw away. What a stupid price, and "concert hall quality" means sod all :S What if you don't like the ambience and sounds of a concert hall? By saying that, you're hinting they produce the same sound you hear in a concert hall, which is somewhat echoey and unclear :/

[Thomas]

nope... i'd rather get a new computer or something lol

[Agnostic Bear]

Heh, to all that said they would, enjoy your complete waste of money, mediocre sound at an outrageous price tag. In-ear headphones will never produce good enough sound for hardcore listening.

[AgnesIO]

Heh, to all that said they would, enjoy your complete waste of money, mediocre sound at an outrageous price tag. In-ear headphones will never produce good enough sound for hardcore listening.

If you had £50b you could just frame them..

[Triz]

If you had £50b you could just frame them..

If you had $2,668 you could frame them too :)

[Ellz]

that is ridiculous, mine cost a fiver from ASDA :')

[AgnesIO]

If you had $2,668 you could frame them too :)

That would effect your money though.

I was just pointing out with large amounts of moeny (heck even a fair few million) it wouldn't effect you at all

[Stephen]

what if they broke lol would be well gutted

HI ID JUS LIKE TO INSURE MY EARPHONES

[Moh]

They look hideous!

If I was a millionaire/billionaire and I had money to waste, I would buy them if they looked better lol.

[GommeInc]

Heh, to all that said they would, enjoy your complete waste of money, mediocre sound at an outrageous price tag. In-ear headphones will never produce good enough sound for hardcore listening.
I've never got the point of in-ear headphones, they don't really do a good enough job and are pretty rank to wear, with the wax that inevitably comes out. I only wear the ones that sit just inside the ear. Obviously the ones usually associated with DJs (headsets?) are the best when it comes to any sound - bass, clarity etc. $2,000+ for headphones that cost $1 to make seem rediculous, I can't see how the sound will be amazing and calling it "concert hall" sound makes no sense as concert halls aren't usually the best way to describe the best quality of sound :P

[peteyt]

Mine cost around £20 and are decent and comfortable. If you want decent sound just use speakers.

[iJoe]

Nah, my 12 quid ones are doing me fine right now :)

[Sharon]

Rather live life with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre.

[Recursion]

Rather live life with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre.

http://www.withoutatraceroute.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/facepalm.jpg

inb4 I get infracted/warned.

[Jahova]

Yes, of course. You would be foolish to miss the opportunity - with $2,668 you could not possibly purchase anything more worthy!

[Mark]

Would I ****, that is crazy!

[Syphon]

I'd rather burn the money as a form of energy... Would be a better use :). Can't see how buying these rather uncomfortable looking headphones could be worth the price of some cars :L.

[Tom]

Not at all! I'd rather just get some studio headphones? LOL.

[Technologic]

Rather live life with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre.

they are a HUUUGE waste of money, the quality is average at best and the price is about 50% higher than it is worth.

[dirrty]

Rather live life with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre.
bought a pair off hmv a few days ago and can't wait for em to be delivered. don't care if they're overpriced, waste of money, better ones out there (blahblah) because it ain't like i'm poor and i've got the moolah.

i wouldn't buy those headphones tho as i'm fed up with in-ear headphones as they always break and don't rly last long (for me anyway). if they were on-ear headphones then hey if i had the money to burn then why not

[hamheyelliot]

If they could make Ke$ha sound like an angel massaging my ear drums, that'll justify the price. Until then...

[sweet]

headphones that promises to give you concert hall sound
Surely you'd lose all hearing if that was the case..

and no I wouldn't, unless they had some real gold/rubies imprinted all over them.

[Agnostic Bear]

bought a pair off hmv a few days ago and can't wait for em to be delivered. don't care if they're overpriced, waste of money, better ones out there (blahblah) because it ain't like i'm poor and i've got the moolah.

You obviously don't care about listening to music then, and want them purely as a fashion piece :)

[dirrty]

You obviously don't care about listening to music then, and want them purely as a fashion piece :)
more like a mixture of both.

[Agnostic Bear]

more like a mixture of both.

Not possible, you buy beats for fashion, not for musical quality (which they are not good at).

[Jahova]

more like a mixture of both.


Not possible, you buy beats for fashion, not for musical quality (which they are not good at).

Indeed, Agnostic Bear is correct. These (http://bit.ly/pcJ03) molest the beats for a decent amount.

[dirrty]

Not possible, you buy beats for fashion, not for musical quality (which they are not good at).

Indeed, Agnostic Bear is correct. These (http://bit.ly/pcJ03) molest the beats for a decent amount.
i bought the beats headphones because 1. they look good and 2. they're working headphones. whether there are superior headphones out there is completely irrelevant because i wanted the headphones to suit the purposes i mentioned above. i bought my iphone because 1. it looks good and 2. it's a working smartphone. i bought my macbook because 1. it looks good and 2. it's a working laptop. i've got my emporio armani watch because 1. it looks good and 2. it's a working watch. now a gold star to whoever can see the trend.

obviously there are headphones/phones/laptops/watches which are better than what i decide to buy, but guess what? i don't care as it's my money. ~i'm a slave for trends~ and i don't like the headphones you posted anyway...

[Sharon]

Can't see why you can say he is purely buying them to look good - face it, pretty much everyone wil do that sometime in their life. If he has the dough for that leave him be? I find Dre and insparation so in the near future, I will buy some too. They have been said to be good quality too - aside from looking good.

[Agnostic Bear]

i bought the beats headphones because 1. they look good and 2. they're working headphones.

So you don't care about music you care about having noise to drown out everything else? Because that's pretty much all beats do.

[dirrty]

So you don't care about music you care about having noise to drown out everything else? Because that's pretty much all beats do.
i'll judge the headphones when i get em lol. at that point i'll obvs decide whether it's fine or whether you're right. but anyway it seems like this threads been derailed too much so yeah.

[Arron]

Nope. I paid £250 for Dr Dre Monster Beats. Looking back now I question myself why I bought them... The sound quality are superb but the price...

Those earphones in the OP imo will be used mostly by singers/footballers or just celebrities in general. I don't know anyone who would spend so much on some earphones.

[Agnostic Bear]

The sound quality are superb

I suggest buying a pair of headphones that are actually superb, such as the Audio-Technica ATH-A[D]700, they are truly superb and are crisp as hell.

[Recursion]

I suggest buying a pair of headphones that are actually superb, such as the Audio-Technica ATH-A[D]700, they are truly superb and are crisp as hell.

Of course, you'll need a soundcard or device that does them justice, not an iPod... those things pump out crap like the world's ending.

[Agnostic Bear]

Of course, you'll need a soundcard or device that does them justice, not an iPod... those things pump out crap like the world's ending.

The AD700s should sound ok on an iPod, the A700s wont though (The AD700s only have an impedance of 32 ohms)

[N!ck]

Of course, you'll need a soundcard or device that does them justice, not an iPod... those things pump out crap like the world's ending.

iPod sounds better than most portable players.


The AD700s should sound ok on an iPod, the A700s wont though (The AD700s only have an impedance of 32 ohms)

That's what the portable headphone amp is for.

[Fiendly]

Those headphones look terrible.. What would happen if you cut the cord!?
lol!

[Red]

They don't look worth a button :l

[GommeInc]

Of course, you'll need a soundcard or device that does them justice, not an iPod... those things pump out crap like the world's ending.
Unfortunately other MP3 player manufacturers seem to be dumbing down their sound quality these days. I remember when Sony and Creative made devices that had perfect sound quality, but lately it's become safe to say any portable device is useless at producing decent sound quality. That said, Creative still have their X-Fi emulators(?) on their MP3 players, but they're not that good for battery life and after a while they get fed up of all the hard work and decide to reduce the volume :P

Speaking of the old days, do iPods still have that game where it plays a random section of a song and you have to guess what song it is?

/rantaboutmp3players

[ROT]

i actually would theyre rly nice