5YNTH3T1K OP t1_ja17q5z wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:02 AM

Reply to comment by StatisticianMurky518 in HD 25's. My failure to enjoy them... after a decade... I am a dork... by 5YNTH3T1K

A Galactic Buck is a non Earth based credit unit, but feel free to use NZD in it's place.

so that's $450 NZD for the HD-25's and $70 NZD for the B&W.

StatisticianMurky518 t1_ja35uax wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:33 PM

Thank you for the explanation. But I googled the prices and the hd25’s in New Zealand is 190-350 NZD on NZ websites. Something doesn’t really add up here.

5YNTH3T1K OP t1_ja4pwlv wrote on February 26, 2023 at 8:50 PM

That's what they are now, not back then. I bought them from the only importer at the time and guess what ? They gouged me. The film industry was full swing and people over charged.

huemac5810 t1_ja5chbh wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:25 PM

They probably gouged you harder with a defective unit. HD25 has a bad reputation for big boomy bass that intrudes into the midrange. I personally don't mind it on-the-go. I reduce midbass if I want to use it at home with certain genres. It is the bassiest Sennheiser after the Momentum On-Ear 1st gen.

5YNTH3T1K OP t1_ja5wwu0 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:00 AM

huh... bad boomy bass sounds actually good right now... flat as a fracking pancake did my head in. too flat. I wonder if my fones are funked ? I wonder...