Polk Ultrafocus 8000 great price @ Amazon

Dabutcher
Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
edited May 2017 in Headphones
Paid $125 for mine four years ago at F&F sale. Great cans at this price. Especially for airplane flights.PS They fit over the ears not on ear as described.I do not like on ear.Not comfy.. Peace. Dq871hjt2jqx2.png
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,114
    haha, I just tried to hover over the photos in your screenshot. ridiculous.
    good to know on over ear, not on. agree on preference.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    These are great phones, I enjoy them immensely, battery life is impressive, got a set for my bud and he loves em too. Hard to go wrong at this price!
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,523
    Those compete on an even footing with the best Bose noise cancelling headphones. I would say they are worth it even at full retail price.
  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    I've had mine since the first F&F sale, and use them 3-5 times a week listening for new music on Tidal sitting in bed prior to sleep. They are top shelf sounding headphones and the noise cancelling is simply a bonus for me, as I have used them on trips in the car. I have split a seam on one pad, just haven't ordered the $25 replacement set yet.
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    Be warned Polk no longer sells or makes these, you can't even find any reference to them on there site :astonished: . Here's a link to the product page https://polkaudio.com/products/ultrafocus8000 (I had to go through newegg to find it), The only headphones they seem to make now are the "Wrap" (Back ordered) & the "Neu Era" (both Ear bud types) all the others are no longer for sale. :disappointed: .
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    ^^ That's a shame ^^ They really are good stuff!
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's