Over recent months I've been downsizing my headphone collection for a variety of reasons. One is that I realised I had too many (even though my collection was small compared to many) and how many headphones does anybody need? A second one is that I bought some Etymotic ER4 SR IEMs a little while ago and after getting used to the Etymotic flat sound signature I then found the Beyerdynamic T5P II sound which I'd been very fond of to have an awful screechiness in the high end (I guess its a good example of how we grow accustomed to a sound and that familiarity brings contentment) and found the DT1990 also had something a bit off in the high end (though not as much as the T5P). It ended up that I did all my listening with either the ER4 SR or my trusty Audio Technica MSR7 which despite its modest cost I really love. Although the MSR7 is a bit bright I find it is a balanced brightness if that makes any sense, compared to the others it is not piercing and the impression is of a slightly emphasised treble but not unduly so. And I keep my Sony MDR Z7's as for some reason I just find those a really enjoyable headphone with beautiful build quality and the "Beats lite" bassiness is fun with the right tracks. Weirdly, I find I still like the Sony (a bit bassy) and the Audio Technica (a bit bright) despite them straddling the sort of flatness of the Etymotic sound. And I love my Oppo PM-2 which I've no intention of ever parting with. So I had arrived at a nice equilibrium.
Until...…. today I got one of those 20% coupons from eBay for selected sellers.....usually I never find anything worth buying from these selected sellers but I decided to have a look in the audio items and found that the AKG outlet had N90QC refurbished stock for £649, which after the discount became £549 (the 20% max's out at £100). This is probably very dumb, but I have therefore just spent over 500 quid on a pair of headphones I don't need and have never even tried on let alone listened to. I'd always been very curious about the technology of the N90QC and whether there was any substance to it but the SRP was way, way above what I'd spend on headphones of any sort, let alone headphones I wanted to try out of curiosity as to whether the technology works. However, at a price which is basically 1/3 of the SRP and with a 2 year AKG warranty I decided that it was worth a punt. For anybody else who'd wanted to find out if this model lived up to the hype and wanted to try a pair but wouldn't or couldn't spend the necessary readies to buy a pair it may be worth checking the offer out.
I'm genuinely looking forward to these, I looked around eBay and figure out at the very worst I probably wouldn't lose much if I decide to sell them so why not have a go and who knows, maybe they'll be my end game headphone.
Until...…. today I got one of those 20% coupons from eBay for selected sellers.....usually I never find anything worth buying from these selected sellers but I decided to have a look in the audio items and found that the AKG outlet had N90QC refurbished stock for £649, which after the discount became £549 (the 20% max's out at £100). This is probably very dumb, but I have therefore just spent over 500 quid on a pair of headphones I don't need and have never even tried on let alone listened to. I'd always been very curious about the technology of the N90QC and whether there was any substance to it but the SRP was way, way above what I'd spend on headphones of any sort, let alone headphones I wanted to try out of curiosity as to whether the technology works. However, at a price which is basically 1/3 of the SRP and with a 2 year AKG warranty I decided that it was worth a punt. For anybody else who'd wanted to find out if this model lived up to the hype and wanted to try a pair but wouldn't or couldn't spend the necessary readies to buy a pair it may be worth checking the offer out.
I'm genuinely looking forward to these, I looked around eBay and figure out at the very worst I probably wouldn't lose much if I decide to sell them so why not have a go and who knows, maybe they'll be my end game headphone.