iDiamond ear: $6,400 earbuds don't come any cheaper

We were never too hip with the precious metals, and we can't say we're doing any better with this setup. The iDiamond ear, built by Heyerdahl jewelry, is slicked up with 18 karat gold and 204 diamonds, but we can't help but seeing a pair of cheap headphones with glitter on them -- with a $6,400 pricetag slapped on just for kicks. Good thing we're not filthy rich, we'd be so terrible at frittering away our cash.

[Evan @ Dec 15th 2007 11:38PM]

FIRST!! I've never done this before. Wow those look....um...

[Jhongerkong @ Dec 21st 2007 3:26PM]

A. You werent first

B. Your comment didnt contribute anything

C. You are a waste of space


Yep, people it seems we have a moron on our hands.

[steve @ Dec 16th 2007 2:32AM]

No, he actually did a pretty good job at it I'd say.

I'd give him a 9/10 because he didn't use a 1 as an exclamation point.

[Ian Tullie @ Dec 16th 2007 6:52PM]

@Jhongerkong
Hey, at least he knows when to use apostrophes.

[Billy Fiul @ Dec 16th 2007 6:35PM]

@ Jhongerkong

Is your keyboard missing an apostrophe key, or are you simply unable to locate it?

[deleted @ Dec 16th 2007 7:01PM]

@Billy Flul

does it give you joy in your life to go around correcting everyone else's grammar? I don't know about you but who cares? its not like he typed like ThIs WiTh EvErY oThEr LeTtEr CaPiAaLiZeD. because thats just annoying. yes i did just start a sentence with because, and you know what i dont care.

[Wolfticket @ Dec 16th 2007 8:07PM]

Jhongerkong:
"C. You are a waste of space"

Yep, people it seems we have a moron on our hands.

[Engelbert @ Dec 16th 2007 8:30PM]

@Deleted: That's not grammar, it's punctuation. Get it right.

Also, you CAN start sentences, depending on the type of media. In works of nonfiction, that would be frowned upon; no one cares on the internet.

[ByronGman @ Dec 15th 2007 11:38PM]

Does the $10 Google Checkout Discount apply to these?

[James Cameron @ Dec 16th 2007 12:49AM]

For $6400. Watch how easily the cable breaks.

[Evan @ Dec 15th 2007 11:39PM]

Dangit, you beat me!!!

[Charlie Calhoun @ Dec 16th 2007 5:35AM]

You are no longer allowed to speak.

[Derbeste @ Dec 17th 2007 11:19AM]

Technically.....he didn't.

[WrecklessDriver @ Dec 15th 2007 11:44PM]

11 kilos of gold??? omfg, look at the specs on the site, I'd hat to wear those all day.

[Paul Fehr @ Dec 15th 2007 11:50PM]

You're right!

Gold weight: 11.5 kilograms.

Does that make 6400$ cheap for 11.5 kilos of gold? Not sure on the price of gold.

[myheaditches @ Dec 16th 2007 12:08AM]

11 kilos of gold is about $30k (USD).

[asdf asdfds sd @ Dec 16th 2007 1:10AM]

11.5 kg of gold is about $240,000.

25.3 lbs * 12 troy ounces per pound * $793/troy ounce.

[ashakydd @ Dec 16th 2007 7:34PM]

It is a quality reference of the gold, not how much the ear buds weigh. Even if those ear buds were SOLID gold, they would only weigh about an ounce and a half each.

[Genjinaro @ Dec 16th 2007 12:00AM]

Heh they could've at least used Shure branded earbuds...

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Dec 16th 2007 12:44AM]

Or Westone. It'd be a real shame if they put all those rocks and gold on a cheap pair of dollar store ear buds. But there are those who put a value on aesthetics over functionality.


http://www.westone.com/content/8.html

[vega670 @ Jan 9th 2008 7:18PM]

But there wouldn't have been enough diamond encrustable space on the phones.

[vega670 @ Dec 16th 2007 3:03AM]

But there wouldn't have been enough diamond-encrustable space on the phones.

[holycow @ Dec 16th 2007 12:03AM]

Would go great with the 24kt gold plated MacBook Pro!

[KC @ Dec 16th 2007 12:19AM]

Heh.

Diamond Colour: F (TW)

How ironic.

[silencer @ Dec 16th 2007 4:08PM]

If anyone cares...
Diamond Colour: F (TW) = Colorless. Slight color detected by an expert gemologist, but still considered a "colorless" grade. A high-quality diamond.

Diamond Clarity: VVS = Very, Very Slightly Included: Very difficult to see inclusions under 10x magnification. An excellent quality diamond.

[Pat H @ Dec 16th 2007 12:21AM]

Sure, it's all good until one of the cheap apple headphone drivers blows, and then your stuck with a $6400 pair of diamond studded, gold plated POS's. The least they could have done is put all that crap on a good pair of Ultimate Ears or Shure's. But then again, apple ear buds are the only ones that work with the ipod (or so say a majority of uninformed customers, most of whom would be stupid enough to buy these things in the first place, so I'm sure the company will make a killing)

[Jhongerkong @ Dec 16th 2007 12:29AM]

Seems someone woke up on the wrong side of the toilet seat...

[lotzosushi @ Dec 16th 2007 12:47AM]

Um, as an owner of an iPod Nano (3rd Gen), Shuffle, and Classic, I'm pretty sure non-Apple branded headphones work with iPods. I do however agree that they could have chosen a better brand of headphones (ex. Sony, Shure, B&O, Bose, Sennheiser, etc.). mkay

[Jesse S @ Dec 16th 2007 1:48AM]

Bose isn't a good brand of anything.

[andyo @ Dec 16th 2007 4:54AM]

"(ex. Sony, Shure, B&O, Bose, Sennheiser, etc.)"

Which one of those doesn't belong in the group? (Hint... the one that is neither overpriced crap nor OK-priced mediocrity).

[Russell @ Dec 16th 2007 5:03AM]

Bose sucks and B&O is just bose for people with more money than sense.

[roole @ Dec 16th 2007 12:10PM]

I've had my B&O system for 27 years now (bought it with my first couple of paychecks). The sound is good, it still works beautifully, never had an iota of trouble with it, and it is still is the most advanced- and gorgeous-looking piece of electronics in my household.

It is possible that my ears can't tell the difference between good and great, but my eyes make up for it.

[Ian @ Dec 16th 2007 5:19PM]

i dont know about u but when i first bought my ipod i got a new pair of headphones.. i hate earbuds no matter what company(they dont fit in my ears without pain) so id say that ipods work great with different companies headphones. and where did it say anything about apple head phones being used? i looked on the website and it said nothing about them. and from the pictures ive seen of them those are not apple headphones (now i could still be wrong but i dont think i am)

[Pat H @ Dec 16th 2007 7:46PM]

Apparently some people took my comments literally lol. Just to clarify...I know Apple's stuff works with all earphones (except maybe the iphone), I was just being sarcastic since people ask me all the time at work whether other ones are compatible. It's beyond me how people can think those things sound awesome.

[John @ Dec 16th 2007 11:18PM]

now, don't go knocking Bose. They're kind of the Apple of audio equipment - you pay a lot, and to be fair, the stuff pretty much works, but if you try to talk about your Bose system anyone who really cares about their setup will have paid less, have a better system, and will understand more about it. You know, typical Linux user attitudes.

[OBM @ Dec 16th 2007 12:38AM]

I think companies are taking the piss now with the whole 'i' thing.

[Michael LaFramboise @ Dec 16th 2007 1:27AM]

oh man, you dont say Apple invented sound do ya?

[OBM @ Dec 16th 2007 2:33AM]

??

Who mentioned apple?

[Michael LaFramboise @ Dec 16th 2007 11:55AM]

whoops, my bad, didn't notice the bullshit i[name here] of this product; thought you were referring to the line of iPod accessories :/

[OBM @ Dec 16th 2007 12:04PM]

lol no, that was exactly my point, the whole i[insert name], it's just getting silly now.

[Twitchy @ Dec 16th 2007 1:34AM]

If having the standard white iPod headphones gets you stabbed, wtf will crims do to get their digits on these?

[jaalin @ Dec 16th 2007 2:09AM]

"hey, that the new bocelli track up in there? i been tryin to find that song FOREVA... mind if i take a listen?"

[Bayard Michael @ Dec 16th 2007 2:31AM]

yeah, I NEED these things, I just know that the sound will be, like totaly bitchin'!!
Arrrggggggggg. Any ass who buys shite like this is, like, so deserving of what ever happens next in their life...

[blaktornado @ Dec 16th 2007 8:30AM]

Like win the lottery?


*Plot Twist*

[Ed @ Dec 16th 2007 2:56AM]

For $6400 I would at least expect bluetooth or some wireless. If it has to be wired, then at least high quality and capable of being replaced.

This is just a "money sink". It's for rich stupid people that have nothing better to do with their money then buy useless over-priced gilded crap that they can wear.

Anybody with that kind of money would do far better to spend on charity like a local soup kitchen or at least invest it someplace and make more money. Anything less is just stupid (difference between rich and wealthy) or selfish (not interested in giving back to the community).

[Ian @ Dec 16th 2007 5:21PM]

and if they dont want to give the money to a good cause they can always give it to a good respecting college student who needs money for alcohol... i mean books

[mushrooshi @ Dec 16th 2007 2:55AM]

ZOMG FIRST HHAHAHAHAHAHA FIST !!!!!!!11111shift+1!!!111111!!!!!

Anyways:

WHy do you want a diamond earbuds. Afterall, they WILL scratch up your PMP.

[Kevin Archibald @ Dec 16th 2007 5:47AM]

money > sense

[Vinn @ Dec 16th 2007 3:56AM]

I bet they sound like shit. They look like it.

[fred @ Dec 16th 2007 7:18AM]

wow earbuds that scream punch me in the face i'm a twat