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Audio Technica ATH-W3000ANV Headphones

For 50 years, Audio-Technica has delighted its fans with their high-end headphone offerings. It has all culminated in this: the ATH-W3000ANV 50th anniversary model. With echoes of the ATH-W2002 headphones in looks, the W3000 takes the sound to a whole new level while keeping, if not exceeding, the beautiful look of their first lacquered wood cup model.

Yes, you could probably buy a small used car for the amount that the headphone plus AT-HA5000 amp combo would set you back, but we promise that these headphones will look a lot better on your head then a rusty old Yugo ever could.

The headphones are limited to 2000, and the amp is limited to just 200 in number. These have been in very high demand and look to be selling out quickly, so get your orders in while you still can.

Denon AH-D7000 Headphones

Are you ready to have your ears melted? It's really not as painful as it sounds. In fact, a recent poll suggests that ear melting is perceived as a generally positive experience.

But where can one go to have one's ears melted? As ear-melting parlors seem to have gone out of fashion in recent days, the most reliable way to have an ear-melting session is to do it in the safety of your own home. This has the added benefit of keeping your audio "o" face private as you reach your auditory climax.

For your very own ear-melting experience in the privacy of your own home, kuboTEN is bringing you the new Denon AH-D7000 headphones! The D7000's promise to better the already fantastic D5000's, and the initial impressions from Japanese headphone blogs is that the D7000's have an incredibly romantic and lush midrange while being more resolving than the D5000's. The D7000's have also been said to have incredibly fast, high-impact bass which remains beautifully articulated.

In addition to the impressive sonic upgrades, the D7000's mahogany wood cups now have a fine glossy finish. These new Denons might finally give some competition to the hand-lacquered Audio Technica woody line as the most dazzling headphones ever made. What they won't do, however, is melt your eyes... which we hear is actually a horrifyingly painful experience. So feel free to put an order in with kuboTEN for the AH-D7000 and we promise your eyes will stay safe!

STAX Electrostatic Headphones

A few decades ago, on an island far, far away...

It is a period of sonic war. Electrostatic headphones, striking from a hidden technological specification, have won their first victory against the evil Dynamic Empire.

During the battle, electrostatic spies managed to steal secret plans to the empire's secret weapon, the Sony MDR-R10, an armored wooden headphone with enough sonic power to explode a human head.

Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Omega-II races home aboard her SRM-007 starship, custodian of the plans that can bring sonic equality and balance to the galaxy.
And thus began the epic battle that is the electrostatic transducer against the dynamic coil. Audio enthusiasts have long debated the benefits and detractors of vibrating electrocharged film as a means of generating sound, but what is not up for debate is that STAX creates the finest in electrostatic amplifiers and headphones that money can buy. And if you like saving money, you'd do well to take a look at what STAX stuff goes for in Japan.