I just picked up, about a little less than a couple months ago (it's relative...), HD650s on sale -
They were $649.99 MSRP, on sale for $449.99.
Before that, let me do something nice and potentially save you a colossal amount of cash in the future:
450/650 is 70%. The headphones I bought weren't on a 30% off sale, though, -no:
They were on a $200 OFF sale, equal to...
38.5% off!
"How's this saving ME any money, genius?"
Easy now! Next time you're haggling and the guy's being disingenuous AND he's being a little slow (like you.. ...used to be!) (lol)
Trick him!! Make the situation fair again xD
Onto item #2: other important business:
So my HD650s. I saw 'em, bought 'em, got 'em in the mail.
Opened 'em, conneceted 'em, put 'em en me 'ead
'n I wore 'em! For like 600 hours, I wore 'em!
And now they feel like by 1000 hours, I'll be needing new foam pads!
600 hours in this 6-7 weeks is probably slightly less than heavy professional studio usage. Anyone with a studio? Is it 3 months and you need to dish out another 40 bucks for new pads? This can't be true! Every 4 years I'll have to spend, on pads, what the headphones themselves cost in the first place!!
I got to thinking...
Couches - they make harder foam options for custom couches. I ordered a reallll nice couch to last 20 years with some really rough wear fabric and the heaviest foam they make a while back. The pandemic gave that couch TONNES of sitting action - especially in my spot. Literally, the springs (extra heavy-duty springs) started going before the foam did! The cushions are still all about the same hardness (you can't tell them apart by feeling them, but no matter which cushion is on my spot, it now sinks visibly lower than the rest..
This extra reliable foam must be available for headphones, and someone must be putting it into headphones' ear cups for resale, wrapped in non-toxic material from, right?
Maybe that's too hopeful.. If not, the idea's out there for some foreign entrepreneur now('cuz we know nobody's going to get a corporate lawyer, rent a building, buy machinery, and do everything necessary to being up to code and regulations in North America.
Is there an alternative? Something safe that's not OEM but still.. safe?
Who knows where anything even comes from anymore... You can't even tell from reading a box in the grocery store where its contents are from, not even the country - let alone any identifying information. Just the "importer" and, oh, it's an LLC..
Am I stuck paying Sennheiser $40 every 3 months forever now? Or will the pads last longer than 3 months because the first bit wears down fast and the last bit takes a lot longer or something?
They were $649.99 MSRP, on sale for $449.99.
Before that, let me do something nice and potentially save you a colossal amount of cash in the future:
450/650 is 70%. The headphones I bought weren't on a 30% off sale, though, -no:
They were on a $200 OFF sale, equal to...
38.5% off!
"How's this saving ME any money, genius?"
Easy now! Next time you're haggling and the guy's being disingenuous AND he's being a little slow (like you.. ...used to be!) (lol)
Trick him!! Make the situation fair again xD
Onto item #2: other important business:
So my HD650s. I saw 'em, bought 'em, got 'em in the mail.
Opened 'em, conneceted 'em, put 'em en me 'ead
'n I wore 'em! For like 600 hours, I wore 'em!
And now they feel like by 1000 hours, I'll be needing new foam pads!
600 hours in this 6-7 weeks is probably slightly less than heavy professional studio usage. Anyone with a studio? Is it 3 months and you need to dish out another 40 bucks for new pads? This can't be true! Every 4 years I'll have to spend, on pads, what the headphones themselves cost in the first place!!
I got to thinking...
Couches - they make harder foam options for custom couches. I ordered a reallll nice couch to last 20 years with some really rough wear fabric and the heaviest foam they make a while back. The pandemic gave that couch TONNES of sitting action - especially in my spot. Literally, the springs (extra heavy-duty springs) started going before the foam did! The cushions are still all about the same hardness (you can't tell them apart by feeling them, but no matter which cushion is on my spot, it now sinks visibly lower than the rest..
This extra reliable foam must be available for headphones, and someone must be putting it into headphones' ear cups for resale, wrapped in non-toxic material from, right?
Maybe that's too hopeful.. If not, the idea's out there for some foreign entrepreneur now('cuz we know nobody's going to get a corporate lawyer, rent a building, buy machinery, and do everything necessary to being up to code and regulations in North America.
Is there an alternative? Something safe that's not OEM but still.. safe?
Who knows where anything even comes from anymore... You can't even tell from reading a box in the grocery store where its contents are from, not even the country - let alone any identifying information. Just the "importer" and, oh, it's an LLC..
Am I stuck paying Sennheiser $40 every 3 months forever now? Or will the pads last longer than 3 months because the first bit wears down fast and the last bit takes a lot longer or something?
