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LyKosa91 t1_itin91h wrote

Reply to comment by No-Context5479 in Returned my Bathys and I'm kinda disappointed by attlo996

I really want to try a pair of clears, but between the reliability issues and the complete lack of replacement parts basically necessitating the use of fugly headband covers, it just doesn't feel worth the risk.

I'd feel more inclined to take a chance with them if they were cheaper, but at basically a grand? Not so keen.

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Doccks71 t1_itiq9q2 wrote

They are really punchy, i will say something.. if they don't fail on the first year of moderate use then you are golden

So if you can buy it with a warranty to match that then the clears are awesome

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LyKosa91 t1_itislyn wrote

I'm sure they are... But I already own TH909s, and I'm trying to reign in the irresponsible spending on audio gear.

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Then-Effective5434 t1_itko83m wrote

In US they should cost around 730-830$ Open-Box with 5-year warranty I believe, so you are fine with this, the only part that warranty didn't cover it's headband, but it's really rare for them to break

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LyKosa91 t1_itlt9a1 wrote

Ah, well you see, I'm not in the US, and even at that price I should really hold off (planning to upgrade my GPU soon, which is gonna sting, plus energy bills over winter are going to be pretty brutal).

it's not even the headband itself breaking, it's the fact that you can't get replacement padding... at all. I'm generally quite lucky in that my hair and skin doesn't seem to secrete whatever caustic substance makes other people's pleather disintegrate within no time... but still, I'd feel much happier knowing that I can swap out the padding if need be.

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