How $1,500 Headphones Are Made 353
CNETNate writes "A tour of Sennheiser's Hanover factory reveals for the first time how its audiophile headphones are assembled by hand. The company recently announced its most expensive and innovative headphones to date, the HD 800, which discarded the conventional method of headphone driver design for a new 'donut-shaped' ring driver idea. Only 5,000 of these headphones can be made in a year, and this gallery offers a behind-the-scenes look at the construction process."
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Honest to god, I can't tell real audiophile reviews from the parodies anymore :-(
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They are however excellent when it comes to playing games at a fun volume and getting decent positional audio.
And flattening my ears. And yanking things off my desk.
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Honest to god, I can't tell real audiophile reviews from the parodies anymore :-(
I bet you're reading it on a cheap LCD display that discards all the engrams in the article so it is impossible to spot parody, irony or sarcasm. If you really want to be able to appreciate this sort of thing you need to read the page on a real man's display [engadget.com]
Re:All headphones are hand-made... (Score:3, Funny)
Well, at least you know they won't skimp on the lead in the solder.
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And flattening my ears. And yanking things off my desk.
Do you want my gf at less than $1,500? She could scream your ears to flat and yank things off your apartment.
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Ah, the ultimate irony of audiophiles! They get so distracted by picking out which gear meets their exacting and nuanced specifications that they forget they're listening to shitty music.
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And yanking things off my desk.
Doom 3, Nightmare, in total darkness except for the screen. You know what happens when your cat touches you?
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No, it's "Hangover." As in the sick feeling you'll have the morning after you realize you just blew $1,500 on a pair of goddamn headphones.
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I've had your gf and I'd like my headphones back please.
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Great, now Slashdot is going to be sued by a sheriff in Illinois.
Stop pimping here, go back to craigslist!
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