Most expensive headphones set in the world

The new Sennheiser HE 1060 and tube amp

http://en-de.sennheiser.com/orpheus

Price: 55.000 $$$

 

I bet that does sound very good. I wouldn't think it a very good business model but perhaps it builds attention and prestige for the brand.

 

No way

 

I can't believe for a second they would sound better than the system you could put together for 55K.

 

this stuff has nothing to do with sound and everything to do with selling a few pieces of "luxury" goods to the wealthy. It's one of the viable business models in today's world, I guess.

 

I talked to someone I know who heard them at a show. He said they are in the ultra detailed camp. He said he preferred the old Sennheiser HE-60 sound to the new phone/amp combination (I like the HE-60 myself, although I have only heard it in direct comparison to the Stax 007 and 009). I would say that, no matter the price and supposed improvement in technology, it still comes down to a matter of taste and personal preference.

 

remember the days of $12k original ORPHEUS? and people back then must have thought THAT to be unreasonably priced...

 

Yes, that seemed excessive then, but, the current price of an Orpheus in good condition is something north of $30,000. It is one of the rare examples of audio gear more than holding its value.

 

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/sennheiser-orpheus-ii.476711/

 

Ridic.

 

They can pay me $55K and Ill Rochambo them for a set.

 

Put the Abyss or the HiFiMan He-1000s with a $10k or $15k tube amp steup and save yourselves $40k-$45k. And yes, for
$55k, my money better be buying me headphones that'll tell the differnce between a real $100 dollar bill and a counterfiet
one, and roll its own tubes like bowling balls....

 

I think, Sennheiser is just the first to start selling ultra expensive headphones/amps. More manufacturer will follow. Think Stax and others. If there is a market, there will be manufacturers to serve this market.

 

And by the way, if you compare Sennheisers current top offering, the HD800, not the S, it is not as expensive as the other flagship headphones Audeze 4, Hifiman 1000 and Abyss. And look for how long Senheiser has been around, they certainly have a lot of headphone manufacturer knowledge.

 

If there's a market = raise prices across the board. We live in elevated inflationary times, and may the headphone industry join in
to find a reason to raise its prices to justify its existence......

 

Try the Stax SR-009 headphones paired with the Mjolnir Audio KGSSHV Carbon electrostatic headphone amplifier - more likely to give aural bliss than the Sennheiser combo, and you can save US$45,000 for music.
http://www.stax.co.jp/Pdf/Export/News-SR009_E_web.pdf
http://www.mjolnir-audio.com/products/

 

Or the Stax, some music, a good pair of speakers and still have beer money left.