I loved these when I taught 10 years ago, but I see the quality declined around 2011. Can anyone speak to how they are now compared to the "old" ones?
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I bought two 8-packs when my oldest son was in preschool. He's now going into 7th grade and after heavy use from two kiddos in a dry climate, more than a few are still going strong. I finally bought a new 18 pack to use for a Cub Scout art project because I wanted the boys to have plenty of markers. If quality has gone down, I certainly haven't noticed. If they don't hold up, I will be surprised.
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They're still available at Walmart type places. Take an old one with you to compare
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No I have had mine for several years, since 2011 or 2010. But they are in the dining room and aren't used daily.
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I'm pretty sure it's just some generic strings. They are actually pretty decent though, no real reason to change them until they get old.
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The going rate on eBay for these is around $100-$150, so $80 is a reasonable price. As another response said, these are discontinued and apparently popular.
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I think it was April 2015. They are good for a year. I was wondering the same thing when I ordered them.
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Yes They're great they only take up as much room as a shoebox and last a lifetime. I sold my old set to buy these and I had those about 11 years.sold them in the same condition I bought them. After looking around a lot Amazon was the best place to get them.
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My set is 5 years old. It is the best thing I have ever bought for the classroom. It is great for small groups for all subjects. However, I do have to remind the students not to pound on them.
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I really don't recommend them - I used to have the Creature II and they were awesome, high quality speakers - after 8 years of great usage they finally gave, and I switched to Creature III thinking they would be similar - to my disappointment they were so cheap, the sound was low quality, the membranes gave after 2 months of medium utilization - I now have Logitechs and I am very happy with them, very deep base sound, have had them for a bout 1 year now and no problems, sound is beautiful -
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Sorry Terry, I've used them for some time, definately NOT the same. FYI, Amazon has probably the best quantity pricing on #13's AND you can usually get free freight. Good Luck!Jim
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Yes, the ones I just bought are good through 2015. They do not list the sell or use by date on the Amazon page. That might be helpful.
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Yes, They are wonderful! Gave one to my daughter who teaches 4th grade and the kids love it as well. Have fun with them.
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I bought them 2 summers ago. They are in the trash now. At the time they were the newest on the market, so I'm not sure if there are newer ones now or not.
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they were good for awhile. im thinkin' of replacing them though. not as much give as i'd like.
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They were built as a luxury set of headphones. The materials in the newer model are not as nice for the sake of making them cheaper. If cost is no issue, these are better, if you car about the $100, then the other set is nearly identical.
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I believe that they are no longer in production - probably replaced by a newer model with a different model number.
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I have been using these for years but I didn't know there was an old version or a new version. What makes you think there is?