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RareAirs
156
Jun 20, 2018
Glad to see I wasnt the only one mildly insulted by the drop. People can buy what they please but I am glad some people on here have a discerning eye for that are a bit newer into the hobby and see WOW Astell&kern $900 player for $400 amazing
RareAirsWhile I agree this isn't appealing to me in the least, I am a bit confused on why you would feel insulted? Companies try to sell me crap I don't want all the time, never felt insulted by it.
RareAirs
156
Jun 20, 2018
ElectronicVicesIt is not that deep and insulted was probably the wrong word. But what I meant is about this site (which I happen to like for the most part and have bought a few things from here) is that I do not like when they put old hardware at the highest retail price of when certain products were brand new and basically portraying to people with minimal knowledge/beginners like I was a couple years ago (so maybe why I said ‘insulted) that it is such a huge saving a lot of time on discontinued prold stock products or post inflated savings nlumbers on products a few years old that can be had brand new for cheaper.
IMO it can be misleading and that is what bothers me from time to time.
Basically what I want beginners to know that I did not know at first is GOOGLE/check amazon etc before joining a drop to see if it actually is a good price because sometimes u find it cheaper or similar price with no wait by buying an item from other places.
Like I said I do like mass drop and I love their 6xx for $199 was killer idea and good deal! I am still waiting after almost 4 months for my 4XX still to come in so that seems to be a good deal as well but I cannot know until I get them and see and listen to them.
i could be a bit sensitive because of the problems I have with my $800 Elex my friend got me for my birthday with driver issue that is in the middle of being worked out still
RareAirsI guess my status as a cynic prevents me from assuming any retailer has my interests at heart. I research the crap out of everything I buy online but I've also been buying stuff online for two decades now. There is no retailer in the world that is going to tell you they don't have the lowest price, that onus is on the buyer. Massdrop lists the MSRP and their selling price, MSRP is meaningless as value is determined by the buyer, not the seller.
soulfire20
4
Jun 22, 2018
ElectronicVices I did a simple search, on Astell&Kern site selling this model for 699 with free shipping. I don't get why they put the MSRP price up. If the actual company is offering it at lower price.
soulfire20MSRP doesn't change, it is set upon release. The fact that A&K is not selling it at MSRP only serves to illustrate my point about how worthless that number is.
RareAirsDon’t worry... the HE-4xx is a good headphone! Focal should fix your Elex eventually, and the Sennheiser being old reliable is a familiar story ;) AK players have a certain prestige and appeal just to be able to say you own one... mostly because they usually have some of the best SQ upon release, and are so $$$ that they are hard to buy. There are indeed better sounding and priced values now, but at least if someone doesn’t know any better and ends up buying this, it’s still a pretty good player.
Soundz
30
May 2, 2019
RareAirsOh Boy, you are going to enjoy H4XX. I have them and they are spectacular.
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