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Fostex TH600 Headphones $999 + FREE Shipping - Rio Sound and Vision. RRP $1699

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Fostex TH600 Headphones $999 + FREE Shipping - Rio Sound and Vision. RRP $1699
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Store RepFunkyDan on 25/06/2015 - 16:29 rio.com.au (215 clicks)
Last edited 25/06/2015 - 16:36 by 1 other user

Here is your chance to pickup some AMAZING headphones. Forget your BEATS toys, upgrade to some serious audio!!

If you want the very best here is a link to the TH900 headphones.

http://www.rio.com.au/product/fostex-th900-voted-the-best-he…

Strong 50mm driver unit of magnetic flux density of 1 Tesla
Magnesium die-casting housing adopted such. Uplifting feeling
Sealed with stereo headphone combined with high resolution.

Main Specifications

● Magnetic circuit is equipped with a 50mm driver unit of magnetic flux density of 1 Tesla
● Adoption of a “bio Dinah” diaphragm.
● The material of the housing using a high-strength lightweight die-cast magnesium.
● Optimize the acoustic performance to improve the dispersion and damping of the resonance by Piezonshito was applied to the inside of the housing.
● 6N grade OFC: adoption of the code (Oxygen Free Copper oxygen-free copper).
● The leather ear pad is adopted (Grand Hercule) Grancuir Idemitsu. Comfort derived from egg protein formulation
60% lighter leather.

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  • OzzyBrak on 25/06/2015 - 16:38
    +2

    Amazon are doing them for $650 USD (approx. $840 AUD) delivered. I spent about 30 seconds looking so cheaper places may exist.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BEUCNNC

    • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 25/06/2015 - 17:12
      +1

      Remember ours are Australia supplied and delivered and have a full 2 year Australian warranty. If you have any warranty issues you will have to ship them back to the US as local service agents will not touch them.

      • macrocephalic on 25/06/2015 - 17:19
        +1

        $850 and they don't even offer an international warranty?

        • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 25/06/2015 - 17:24

          No they don't. These products are under licence and the warranty is covered only in the country of purchase. Like around 95% of all electronics.

    • mini_wombat on 25/06/2015 - 18:50

      So looks like the AU warranty costs $159 (or $858 at RRP). Wow … "Australia tax" …

    • supercheap1 on 25/06/2015 - 19:55
      -1

      Found an Australian one here for $89 (but different version)-
      http://bit.ly/1LqCoNt

  • umadbrahhhh on 25/06/2015 - 16:53
    +17

    Nice, need to replace my Xiaomi Pistons

  • [Deactivated] on 25/06/2015 - 16:53
    +1

    Massdrop had these recently shipping to Aus for around $800AUD

    • myoda on 25/06/2015 - 18:00
      +2

      Was very tempted to get them on Massdrop, looks like an even better deal given the price these are selling for.

      I guess things like this are a wake up call to local sellers that we can't keep paying the "Australia" tax. Not saying I'm not for supporting local business, however it's same as online entertainment, Australians are happy to pay for services if they are reasonably (and competitively) priced.

  • booerns on 25/06/2015 - 17:02
    -2

    Do these work for iphone 5s?

    • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 25/06/2015 - 17:20

      They will play on any mobile device. You just need a 3.5mm jack.

  • backsideslappy on 25/06/2015 - 17:46
    +2

    US 599 at headphone.com. They don't ship here but you could use a forwarding service and come in cheaper.

    http://www.headphone.com/products/fostex-th-600

  • viki8702 on 25/06/2015 - 17:50

    Thanks op bought 2. lol..

  • CatmanAU on 25/06/2015 - 17:56
    -2

    1000 bucks to listen to a MP3, wtf is wrong with people?

    • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 25/06/2015 - 18:20
      +2

      People that buy these don't listen to MP3's. They listen to one of the many lossless formats. That's the problem with most people these days. They wan't quantity over quality. They wouldn't have a clue what quality audio sounds like.

      • CatmanAU on 25/06/2015 - 18:49
        -6

        Only people that are dumb enough to buy stuff like this are the iPeople and the ones who buy Monster cables in HN.

        If they are as good as you say, why not stick to RRP?

        • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 25/06/2015 - 19:20
          +7

          There are many different people out there who require different things.

          Some people eat at Maccas, Others eat at Rockpool

          Some people eat Spam, others eat Waygu

          Some people drive suzuki, others drive Ferrari

          Some people drink Jim Beam, others drink Pappy Van Winkle

          Some people…….. you get the idea…

          There is something for EVERYONE! Just because you may not be able to tell the difference, or just don't care, others do. That goes for almost everything in life.

        • syousef on 25/06/2015 - 19:24
          -8

          @JasonRio:

          Better comparsion: Pay $999 for a $50 steak. This is ozbargain, not ozmoneywasters.

        • CatmanAU on 26/06/2015 - 06:03
          -1

          @JasonRio:

          yeah, as the saying goes, one born everyday.

      • mostlygordon on 26/06/2015 - 12:21
        +1

        There have been blind test done and people can't reliably pick 320K MP3 / M4A over FLAC. I still try and use FLAC when possible. I like having lossless as it will give the best result if you need to transcode. But, Spotify Premium sounds pretty damn good on my Grado's ;-)

    • Aids on 25/06/2015 - 18:21
      +3

      You don't have to be scared of something you don't understand.

  • AshSet on 25/06/2015 - 18:13
    -1

    At least 12 people have bought them, based on the number of reviews on their site. Not sure what were they smoking.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/06/2015 - 18:36

      Those reviews are compiled from Amazon and Head-Fi

      • CatmanAU on 25/06/2015 - 19:12

        Compiled, is that legalese for stolen?

  • Lone star on 25/06/2015 - 18:24
    -1

    If my house was worth 10M AUD, my weekday car was a Bentley and my weekend car was a Ferrari, I would have bought one for myself and a few as Xmas gifts for my family members and my friends… :)

    • djevoultion on 25/06/2015 - 18:26

      Can I be your friend?

      • Lone star on 25/06/2015 - 18:31

        You want to be my friend if I was loaded?…. hmmm, that's no good friendship dude.. But if I was loaded and you've asked me nicely for one Fostex TH600, I might have considered.. ;)

  • starwarsfreak on 25/06/2015 - 19:03

    wonder if Dr Dre uses these behind closed doors.. as for me the price turns me off.. music is music doesnt matter if its encoded 320kps or if its flac, lossless.. you would have to have serious ocd in music to get these…

    • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 25/06/2015 - 19:09
      +1

      Music is music? I guess "The Empire strikes back" and "The Phanton Menace" Are both StarWars, so equil?
      heheh ;P

      • starwarsfreak on 25/06/2015 - 22:18

        yep, music is music… you can play the same song thru some beats, bose, seinheiser and these fostex and its the same song at the end of the day. i know i would prefer listening to a pair of $300 cans than a $1000 pair anyday..

  • Lone star on 25/06/2015 - 19:21

    Well. 700 AUD rebate from something RRP 1700 AUD is no doubt a very good deal. But this 700 AUD rebate from a pair of headphones RRP 1700 AUD is a very good deal for "high class" people and not for "middle" and "low" class people. It might be 700 AUD rebate, but 1000 AUD for a pair of headphones is probably one of the MOST EXPENSIVE listed on Ozbargain ever.

    • iridiumstem on 25/06/2015 - 19:46

      Not really, I've seen HD800 posted, which was more expensive than this. If you think of being an audiophile as a hobby, it's a huge amount of investment for your hobby, but people do that sort of things for their hobbies. I am not saying that $1,000 headphone is something that people should buy, but I've seen people investing more on their hobby. It's not a spur of the moment thing for people to buy these as well.

      I for example bought $400 headphone with $200 DAC/AMP combo (roughly speaking), I spent 6 months looking for the best deal, saving up for it etc etc to get that.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/06/2015 - 19:24

    a grand for headphones, is this real life

    • syousef on 25/06/2015 - 19:25

      Thug life ;-)

    • CatmanAU on 25/06/2015 - 19:34

      iLife

  • KOBH on 25/06/2015 - 20:07

    You might need a $10,000 amp to use this headphone! No use plugging this into a cheap $50 Chinese made phone.

  • alvian on 25/06/2015 - 20:12
    +1

    I am trying to decipher this word: Piezonshito.

    Piezon shito
    Piez on shit o
    Piezo-n-shito
    Pie zon shito
    Piezons hito
    …

    What the bloody hell does it mean? Do I want this shito applied inside the housing?

  • pinoy on 25/06/2015 - 23:20

    i was just commenting about Massdrops shipping and warranty on another posts.

    I bought a fostex th900 a while back from Massdrop and it became faulty. Warranty was a pain. Had to pay for shipping both ways. Took almost 3 months to get it replaced. Was out of pocket almost $100 on shipping charged. The cans cost over $1099 USD Plus $60 usd forwarder shipping + warranty shipping both ways of $100AUD + 3months without it from warranty. On the upside, still have them working flawlessly.

  • Store RepFunkyDan @ Rio Sound & Vision on 26/06/2015 - 11:59
    +2

    Thanks for all the interest and amusing comments guys. All headphones now sold. :)

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