droido256
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my point is, for 10 grand they can throw in a amp to drive it. The "best car" doesn't have to cost millions.
HIFIMAN Shangri-La: The New Electrostatic Headphones From HIFIMAN
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There is an amp, but the package price won't be $10k.
If you want potentially the best in the world of anything be prepared to hand over wads of cash.
If you want potentially the best in the world of anything be prepared to hand over wads of cash.
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we get your point @droido256. it's been made many, many times before here by folks who seem to miss the point that this is the high-end forum, where the law of diminishing returns applies and analogies to cars and houses predicated on notions of price/performance ratio and value for money don't.
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I'd be worried if it did include an amp actually.
I hate buying combos.
I'd get the ShangriLa with a WES. Since I'm a Woo fanboy
I hate buying combos.
I'd get the ShangriLa with a WES. Since I'm a Woo fanboy
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Listened to Shangrila's today for about 15 minutes.Didn't like them much and i expected them to sound stellar.Excellent L-R imaging but frontstage is almost absent.They sound warm and little bit unbalanced and they didn't throw me into music.
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If you can, please elaborate. Are there any headphones you can compare them to? Did you audition them with their own amplification system or something else?
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I am Stax 009 owner.I auditioned Shangrila's with Hifiman 300B amp.I cannot say if it was the amp or the phone wich was disappointing.
The Shangri-La back at SoCal did not thrill me either. But I only listened briefly so I refrained from posting anything definitive.
I am not a big fan of the 009 though. I do was pretty blown away by the estat Ether...
I do like the HEK sound better than the way Shangri-La/009 as a whole. Just more engaging to me, which is why the estat Ether [and the regular open Ether] appealed to me.
I did quite like the new Staxes that were shown there
I am not a big fan of the 009 though. I do was pretty blown away by the estat Ether...
I do like the HEK sound better than the way Shangri-La/009 as a whole. Just more engaging to me, which is why the estat Ether [and the regular open Ether] appealed to me.
I did quite like the new Staxes that were shown there
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New Stax????? Is it a new flagship?????????? Please elaborate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Waiting...
Pics of amp..
Pics of amp..
How much was the old Jade?
I don't like Hifiman's new marketing/pricing scheme on their headphones. Just makes the company look shady instead of innovative.
I don't like Hifiman's new marketing/pricing scheme on their headphones. Just makes the company look shady instead of innovative.
No. It is the two lower priced offerings. I think one was under 999$ and the other was around 1499$ or slightly more. I think they also have corresponding amplifiers but thet might have been the ones currently available.
Idid like the sound for the money!
There hasn't bee a post in this thread for 22 days. I wonder if this combined with the lack luster / hyperboleless review will cause Hifiman to do more design tweaking and rethink the price.
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