With our last free day I took care of some mail that I had to send to China, talked with Kohl about our movie project and relaxed a little bit before we all headed out to Akihabara again to play video games, buy new electronics and enjoy the electric (literally) culture. After testing many sets of headphones under $80 USD, I finally settled on the Audio-Tecnica ATH-Pro5 MS.
I liked the way the Audio Technicas look and sound. They have plenty of bass while still hitting the high notes as well. They are comfortable and fit snugly for me, although on an 8 hour plane ride I found my ears getting a little bit sore. This is because they have an on-the-ear design instead of over-the-ears. I really like the design and color scheme as well.
What’s really a cool feature about them is that they are compatible with guitar amps. Now when I practice my electric bass guitar I don’t have to wake up the neighborhood.
I got an especially good deal on them because AT is a Japanese company, so by buying them in Japan I was cutting out any international shipping costs and import taxes etc. After Japanese sales tax my total came to around $57 USD. That’s pretty good when you consider the American MSRP is $120 USD.
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Oh man, did it seem like Akihabara was just a place where everyone went for headphones or what? We all ended up buying a pair, well most of us did. I am glad you finally settled down on a pair, and wasn’t like someone, who had tried on 20 pairs and still didnt know what he wanted
I also found a good pair for what I wanted, but I kinda knew before even stepping off the plane that I was going to get a pair of those Zumreeds lol
I wish that we had a place like Akihabara somewhere in the states, that wold be amazing…. Why don’t we? Maybe we should buy a building on grand river and start selling off space to electronics companies… money?!
I had not really intended on buying a pair of headphones, nor did I end up with a new pair, but the sheer number of different models and designs tempted me. There were hundreds of headphones in Yodoyabashi Akiba, and they all looked so cool!!! What I was really eye-ing were the PC games a couple floors up. They had a cool selection of games not seen stateside, as well as boxes of super-expensive professional software like Maya. Love that store.