The Hornshoppe Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: henry on April 22, 2022, 04:43:20 PM
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Just a heads up: ESS has their headphone bundle on sale this weekend. The bundle is for both models for $60 ($30 per model). Just enter "2for60" at checkout. The bundle normally costs $99.
That's a hard to beat deal for wooden-back phones. :)
The Original Great Heil is back as well as the smooth plate version. They are going for $200 each (not such a great price break).
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Has anyone actually heard any of their headphones?
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Hey Capt, I haven't because I'm not a headphone listener. My wife is into "silent" listening and we have a stable of Sennheiser, JBL and Bose stuff that are pretty good. The deal is, she wants wireless and these aren't. I've read a few reviews that were positive and at $30 it's hard to miss if they are mid-fi.
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Well, since we live in a small place and my wife doesn't always like to listen to my music, I do use headphones a lot. But like you I have a decent stable of headphones already, mostly open back, only one closed back. I do like the Heil driver that comes with Ed's Horns, but the review I read about the ESS headphones were 'only' so-so.
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I may buy a bundle just for kicks. I'll be in touch.
EDIT!!!
The good folks at ESS seem to think a fair price to ship two $60 lightweight headphones from CA to NC is $39. Screw them.
I'm disappointed in their new approach to marketing since Ricco retired.
EDIT #2 On 07/21/22 the $39 shipping fee has increased to $52.95. So basically, a $30 headphone costs $26 to ship. ::)