We took our kids to Europe for the first time and ...

We took our kids to Europe for the first time and my son really wanted to go to the Sennheiser factory. Unfortunately we couldn't get there so instead we made it a priority to go the Berlin store.

He's 15 and is really into audio (ok, that's my fault). We spent about 45 minutes in the store, including listening to many of the excellent higher-end headsets. We engaged one of the employees about our special trip to the store and he immediately ushered us into the "sound temple" in the back to listen to the new Sennheiser soundbar. Seriously - excellent. Soundbars have come a long way. One of the biggest highlights of his trip was seeing and listening to the Orpheaus headphones. It was pretty fun, and he really did have a blast experiencing something he'd only seen on YouTube.

At the end of the trip my son decided he'd spend his birthday money and a bunch of grasscutting money on a pair of Sennheiser wired earbuds. They were expensive, but absolutely worth it. Also, the staff at Sennheiser explained how the VAT refund for non-EU shoppers works and helped us out.

Awesome experience!