The propensity of K-ON! obsessed maniacs to gleefully buy every single product innocuously appearing in the show has been clear for some time, but the latest otaku Mio-maniac takes things to new levels: he apparently bought 6 sets of AKG K701 headphones, used by Mio in a few scenes.
These high end headphones cost some $800 each…
Theories range from him genuinely having bought the cans to him having just printed out the covers to the boxes, which would perhaps be even more incredible than just buying them outright.
Whatever the case, noone doubts the terrible nature of Mio-mania at this stage…
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THERE's an ERROR on that mio artwork!
I have AGK K271 and K701.
U can't bent them like that without deforming the metallic headband.
That's why its called "artwork" retard!
6 OF THEM?!?! What an stupid-ass! They do look cool thou, but $300 buck? You got me bent!
That's horrifying.
Don't know if anyone knew this, but to actually get the 'quality' out of the AKG K701, one not only need a good audio source (MP3 definitely out of question) but a good headphones amplifier as well... So Mio's way of plugging it straight into her laptop/portable CD player won't make it shine (they simply don't pack enough punch to drive the AKGs)... And finally, these phones need to be 'break-in' for several hundred hours of usage before reaching their optimal performance... sort of like a long warm-up session once out of the box... Too much of a trouble for common folks like me...
That's a bit exaggerated.
My source is a MOTU ultralite mk3, hooked into a little dot mk3 amp. So - source, amp, all covered.
Now, mp3s. MP3s are fine. Give it over 200ish kbps and you're all set.
Breakin is about 100 hours. A lot but not as much as you said.
having akgs for portable use is completely overkill; you can get basically the same sound with a good pair of technics
studio recording/hifi equipment is another story, however
pffft you audiophile types make me laugh.
double blind tests show above 256k mp3s are indistinguishable from lossless on headphones (big systems where subbass/infrabass and ~20khz+ reproduction is important are different). granted laptops do not make great sources generally because of issues with power supply etc noise.
a lot of devices wont power big cans like you say but power is power when it comes to solid state amps. any amp, unless it is incredibly badly made or having too much power drawn from it, will sound exactly the same as any other when the volume levels are matched.
speaker/headphone drivers are 'broken in', i.e. the physical properties of the materials and structure no longer change (excluding things like rubber perishing, paper getting damp/decomposing and corrosion of metals) and therefore the sound will not change as it is determined by physical characteristics, within seconds of a signal being played through them.
blah just saw this is from '09, oh well.
Missing Mio's Lomo LC-A film camera...
My headphone was only $8,,,
Made in China perhaps..?
The Headphones costs around 220€(300USD) in Germany and Austria. If they are imported, 1800USD(+shipping and duty) are not a big deal if you assume that he will only shoot a photo and sell five of them for a higher price in Japan.
silly otakus, buy a sennheiser hd550+ and spend the rest in top prostitutes instead of jerking urself xD
WTH... $800 each... thats to expensive for me >.<
Their only around $300 USD/CAN or so, Amazon Japan jacked up the price 2x to 74900 yen or roughly $800 USD...
Would be rather amusing if the guy owned an electronics shop/works at a recording studio and just used his stock to troll you all.
hmm... i see this headphones in amazon goin for a little less than $300 USD
Where the hell do these idiots get all this money to spend? And all over a character who's going to be soon forgotten in favor of the next popular moeblob character Kyoani cranks out.
Pointless, the K 702s are better. If he had to get the 701s just because of Mio, he should of spent some money on an amp instead of 8 fucking pairs. They're only 265 USD each anyways.
FYI Japan puts a huge tariff on imported electronic goods so that's why it's like $800US there. Being an audiophile in Japan would be the worst thing.
That's way too...hardcore. Seriously wtf -.-
http://www.soundhouse.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.asp?Item=117%5EK701%5E%5E [http://www.soundhouse.co.jp/shop/ProductDetail.asp?Item=117^K701^^]
I can't believe Mio can meet a fan so devoted T_T MY MIO I GIVE TO YOU PLEASE TREAT HER WELL *runs off and cries*
Where in the world do they get the money for all of them???
From things called "jobs."
Lame.
I'm so into K-ON! but not THAT into it.
I was considering the K702 because it is blue or even the Sennheiser HD600 or 650s but after seeing Mio wearing the K701 I was pushed more into that direction. Then while in New York I got a chance to listen to the K701s and that sealed the deal.
I wonder if he does anything ecchi to those headphones...
Damn it hiding Pedobear
You made me imagine that
*goes to the gallery for Loli healing*
moe anime + random products = $$$
fufufu i see what you did there, but it wont work on me.
moe anime + random products + otakus assholes = $$$$$$$$$$$$$
Kill otakus and we have peace
that guy is way to hardcore.
devotion? more like moron. still he can redeem himself for selling those for an even higher price which i find hard to believe.
Hey! Don't call people names just because they happen to have 5 extra sets of ears!
1. Watch K-On
2. Increase headphone sales
3. ?????
4. PROFIT
How can Mio afford $800 headphones?!
Ahem.. Enjo kōsai..?
she'd be a millionaire within weeks imo.
You're exaggerating. They cost about $500
http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K701-Akg-Studio-Headphones/dp/B000F7T4BE
It's on sale right now.
I would like to get my hands on those cans myself, if you know what I mean. =3
EVERYONE IN THIS SHOW IS RICH
Yeah, Mugi pays for the instruments; who paid for Mio's headphones and laptop?
I assume her parents paid for it.
Think about it, it's actually not THAT MUCH money if you spend money on something productive and worthwhile like musical instruments and peripheral. I mean, I probably spent four times as much on video games and consoles.
Ah, the cash trail of a misspent youth.
The sad part is of course that he probably lacks the amplification required to power those bad boys.
I got my headphones for about 10$ back in 1998 and I still use them. Sometimes, I cry myself to sleep.
Dont cry think of it this way
buy headphones
use/maintain it
????
Profit
And after a decade or so, you can sell off these headphones in an auction for a very high value. You have in your possession a collector's item!
I will never understand this kind of extremity.
Though I do want ONE pair. I need new headphones.
I never liked those large headphones unless they come with a mic so I can converse with people online with it. I usually prefer earbugs. They don't squeeze my head and make my brain feel like it has been crammed into a sardine can.
I'd tell him to stop disgracing his family and get a life.
OMG!! I love these cans!! If he seriously bought all these, I salute his devotion!
They must be hi-fiving each other over at AKG for going along with the product placement idea. If this K-ON! can sell headphones, maybe I should go ahead and give it a look.
$800 each? for the last time I checked, I can buy them here for €300 :s
yeah more like 470+ Cdn$? we have these in our studio i remember were opted to get a new sennheiser hd release but one of my co workers opted for these one
Indeed. I bought mine for ~$300 CAD new. It was a choice between these or a price jump to the HD650 Sennheisers. Mio just tipped the scale ;)
no idea about canadian dollars, just know I can buy these rather cheap on an online site here in my country (BE)
all by all, I still use teh sennheiser hd 555, might change for this ones in the future :3
The difference between you and this otaku being that you probably have an amp to drive these headphones...
Just use a cmoy.
HAVE AN AMP TO DRIVE...
All you can say? What's the point in amplifying an amplified signal. Just use good hardware in the first place, goddamnit. Basic lolelectronics
Sucks to be Japanese ordering this? Close to $300 in the States.
its a mirror trick!!!!!
First Post?
lol overkill
die
It's just the usual KyoAni "magic".
I wanna buy one!!!!
I'd rather chalk it up to ridiculous fanatics with a dose of iron fist consumerism.
It's K-On magic.
The magic that makes people buy stuff that they don't really need.
these are great headphones though
Elementary bitches can be rented for 30 bucks in japan. You could get a whole class for this money.
i got mine off amazon for $250
he got ripped off
also, they cost like $300, not $800
this just in sankaku dont know shit bout headphones
I've read articles before that said they were 74900 yen in Japan so maybe they're $300 in the US, but not $300 in Japan?
lol why either of those when you can get JH13s which don't even need extra money in the form of good sources or amps to be awesome
the headphones take awhile to sound their best...even if they are great headphones, I doubt he will hear any pair at their best.
with $300x6 = $1800 I would go for HD800 or Ultrasone Edition 8...
What was it...
"But three of everything, one to keep, one to use, and one to promote?"
Maybe they're tryin' to outdo Konata?
well that is actually a good pair of headphones
choose it!!!
a pair of Breast or a pair of headphones??
get over it , since when did any otaku bought a real true-2-life useful ones for his collections ? eh ? that's a life of an otaku , an no you're no different too , just like us around here.
I always either get Skull Candy Hesh or Lowrider headphones. If I had the money, I would get Bose ones though.
Yeaaaaah, no. I'll buy anime, manga, artbooks, and figurines (the last being the only thing I don't have at least a small collection of, since I want to start my collection with something special) but six pairs of headphones that are steeply priced? No. I'm happy with my 20$ headphones from walmart. Sure, they aren't sexy when compared to the ones above, but at least I'll be able to afford food or things that will bring me more entertainment than six headphones in their boxes.
$4800 US for these rubbish? NTY...
I hope you are trolling because both Skullcandy and Bose are horrible when it comes to audio.
I got Excel. Is that good enough??
Lol, people talking about their cheap, crappy headphones when there are audiophiles breathing down their necks.
I would like to contradict you at this point and point out that I do not indulge in spending sprees.
But I'll buy a Noblesse Oblige phone anytime.
Oh puh-leeeeez~ Buy 6 same shits? That's a total waste of money! At least, buy 2 sounds more reasonable... (like i did with some of my action figures...)
edited: It's the power of anime.
spend 5000$ for NO OPPAI????
yeah his money goes to the headphones company instead of kyo-ani.
... unless Kyo Animation is getting "product placement fees", in which case Kyo Ani is getting money beyond just sales of the anime.
It's common for movie companies in the U.S. to sell "product placements" to Pepsi, Coca-Cola, clothing manufacturers, etc.
I believe they never have competing products (i.e., Coke AND Pepsi, Nike AND Addidas, etc.) in the same movie, and that the placement fees depend on how strongly a product is placed, and how many other products are placed.
Fender no longer makes keyboard instruments, so Kyo Ani can sell placements to both Fender and Korg.
all or nothing!
Actually, I was thinking of buying one of those as well...but wtf 6 of em?
Considering the rate at which he might use them I give them about a year.
K-ON! might be the key to our economy crisis! woooooho!
Damn fukken agreed~!!! :3
The k701's don't cost $800 each. They actually cost around $350 to $450 each.
Depends where you get them. Amazon.co.jp sells them for about $700. I got mine for $300.
They're all still sealed so it's likely that he has imported a load of them from the US to sell at a huge profit in Japan to K-On fans.
Lol, true, amazon.com sells them for 275 USD. amazon.co.jp sells them for ¥ 77 200 (811.37 USD).
http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K701-Akg-Studio-Headphones/dp/B000F7T4BE
http://www.amazon.co.jp/AKG-K701-リファレンスヘッドフォン/dp/B000F8OEDQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248698761&sr=8-1 [http://www.amazon.co.jp/AKG-K701-リファレンスヘッドフォン/dp/B000F8OEDQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248698761&sr=8-1]
ps. yea, I want one of those too, but I'm too broke and stuck with a low end sennheiser HD 212pro.
*goes crying*
This guy...
He must have 12 sets of ears. =/
Given he spent that crazy amount of money all I can say is "he better".