It is such a bargain if one can buy Koss products and happen to live in the country they manufacture/create their products. We have a lifetime warranty and the shipping cost within the country should be cheap as well (I know some people that like the idea of a warranty but they hesitated because of high shipping fees). Subjectively I think ESP95X is great, wish I bought one myself when it was on sale last year.Lifetime warranty is meant to ensure just that. Headphones can last decades.
I have the Koss ESP95X. First pair came with all sorts of noise issues. Second pair developed same issue in very short order. Had to send them to Koss three times under their lifetime warranty, but they finally fixed them. Have had no problems since. I only paid shipping once. Their warranty is the real deal.
The temptation of building a D90SE + A90 + DCA Stealth stack is itching
Thunderbird did taste good, gotcha drunk too.At those prices we're in the realms of other finer things: art, food, wine, scotch. Is a glass of Balvenie 21 yr Port Cask worth 10x a glass of Glen Scotia Double Cask vs 10x a glass of Thunderbird?
Pretty much depends on how much a $ is worth to you. If you've got $$ to buy and enjoy some of the nicer things in life and absolute quality is important to you, then maybe these headphones are worth it.
For me, probably not. I just don't wear headphones that much anymore. For somebody else, maybe they are worth it and I won't say they are wrong.
Also, regarding marketing these could be considered a "halo" product -- this gets DCA name out there in the same ways a top tier car gets the manufacturer's name out there.
The temptation of building a D90SE + A90 + DCA Stealth stack is itching
How well does it compare to FOCAL UTOPIA???
Just a little addition: there are more expensive headphones that measure horribly...Not sure I get all the comments about the price.
If it's the best on the market then it's okay- and there are more expensive headphones.
Beyond that, there are lots of users today who are primarily or exclusively headphone listeners.
$4000 for state of the art "speakers" isn't outrageous. If that's your main listening mode it makes sense for lots of people.
Do you glasses' hands touch the skin or is there a distance? Are they thick or thin?I have no issues with the seal. I wear glasses when listening and get very good bass extension with the RT.
I have different 3 ones that I wear regularly. The ones with the thickest hands do touch my skin. The ones with the thinner hands less so.Do you glasses' hands touch the skin or is there a distance? Are they thick or thin?
Use the, "Buy it now" option.About to sell left kidney on Ebay for this!
Not sure if this has been said already but I have a feeling that it would be good for the reviews if Amir took a little break from reviewing headphones after this one, this one may have messed up the scheme a little bit, not that I don't trust Amir's professionalism but something to cleanse the palate after a homerun like this can't be a bad thing, or the next headphones could seem quite underwhelming?
That's definitely the high order bit and that is what I can defend. But there is more subjectively. High frequencies for example float so nicely in between other notes. This could be spatial effect, lack of distortion, or combination of everything. They are so nice that they take me out of the music to just say, "wow, that was so nice!"I don’t think a break is needed. Headphones differ so much out of the box. A question to @amirm: do you think its qualities are dominated by its close to target response or something else?
This is a very seriously looking headphone folks. It is not at all a gaming look.For me I must wait for a classier look, not putting a red gaming headphone on my head due to the (for me) important feeling of looks matching sound.
This is a very seriously looking headphone folks. It is not at all a gaming look.
Sorry but I have to disagree with this. The first time I click the review link I saw the picture without reading the title and what come to my mind was "hey Amir start reviewing a good gaming headphone!"This is a very seriously looking headphone folks. It is not at all a gaming look.