What does $55K buy you in a headphone?

[j_garcia]

Was going to post in the GIF thread, but posting here because they are extra ridiculous.

$55K for ear goggles?

http://gizmodo.com/we-listened-to-sennheisers-absurd-55-000-orpheus-headp-1741947676

 

[TheWarrior]

Wow what kind of head phone driver requires that many tubes!?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

or about the same dough for a DSLR camera
http://www.brikk.com/store/p116/LUX_NIKON_KIT_FINISHED_IN_24K_YELLOW_GOLD.html

 

[KEW]

Wow what kind of head phone driver requires that many tubes!?

It's symbolic, not function. Every time you activate this thing it's like having 8 cocks and they all get erect at once. What's not to like???

 

[TheWarrior]

It's symbolic, not function. Every time you activate this thing it's like having 8 cocks and they all get erect at once. What's not to like???

The amp must get pretty light headed with that much blood flow!

 

[rojo]

It's symbolic, not function. Every time you activate this thing it's like having 8 cocks and they all get erect at once. What's not to like???

And four nipples.

 

[tcarcio]

For 55k it gives you a one way ticket to the loony bin........

 

[AJM]

It may be loony-toons expensive, but it sure is sexy.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Wow what kind of head phone driver requires that many tubes!?

coz it's electrostatic - it needs tons of voltage

 

[Tao1]

It's symbolic, not function. Every time you activate this thing it's like having 8 cocks and they all get erect at once. What's not to like???

lol

Well the math adds up:

He does have a point: I would rather have the money in my pocket rather than spending it on the contraption shown above

 

[TheWarrior]

coz it's electrostatic - it needs tons of voltage

Ah, thank you!