I was talking to a dealer about this… I wanted to try the Empire Ears Odin, but it was very likely that it either doesn’t fit me or I just don’t think it’s worth the money.
The first dealer said please, don’t buy it from me because an open box IEM loses a ton of value.
The second dealer said here, go ahead because it’s always nice to have one in stock if you return it, here is a huge discount on top as well.
So, I guess I lucked out!
I come from the other end 😊 had and have speakers, but have scaled down the room treatment and room corrected setup to a desk space, because I’m space constrained… and my kids would not leave that in one peace if it were a proper setup.
I have 2 kids… I spend more on that stuff since then, because free time is so much more rare that I want to spend it the best way possible.
Invers proportionale Investiotionsgewinnrealisierung? 😄
Huh, we are very different then… I tried out a Stax headphone as a student, my reaction was to stop listening to music for enjoyment because what I could afford just sounded like crap in comparison.
I’m still dipping my toes into cheaper stuff to see if that has changed, and that silver line seems to move down over time, but not that quickly.
Yeah… I think it can only apply to measurable things like FR or distortion, because for someone with a TOTL collection, spending 300 on a Sennheiser is a complete waste of money… even if it’s probably the purchase with the least amount of diminishing returns in their lineup
Yeah, coming at it from the other end… spent 4K on a headphone and still not sure if it’s right for you? Better spend another 500 on a cable to see if that bends it in the right direction
Absolutely.
And my level of stupidity, in my personal case, decides how much of my income I make disposable for this hobby specifically 😄
Yeah… I remember seeing an interview with the then CEO of Bentley, being asked if he has to always watch what Rolls Royce is doing and bring out competitive cars and all that.
His answer: Our customers just buy both, they don’t care.
YES, that’s where I’m at… high level of objective quality, but something that I can’t quite put my finger on is missing, and at that point, I’ll only get more gear if i heard it first.
Yeah… I bet there is a very accurate phrase for it but you have to be an investment banker to have ever heard of it 😄sinkende Erträge is very Investment-specific
Yeah, when someone puts on my headphones and just says “neat, but I don’t really hear a difference”, I’m almost envious 😄
I don’t buy many things, but when I get into something, I don’t start at the bottom to see what I like because the gear is always part of the fun
Yep… I would tell my 18-year old self, don’t listen to those Stax headphones that are 100x of what you can afford
A while ago, a work colleague gifted me some headphones that belonged to his grandfather. The were made in 1979 and seemed almost new, the pads were a little stiff and the elastic band on top was worn out, but they had no visible signs of use or age… AKG K340
Lel… I’ve spent 5 digits in total, and I say no, it doesn’t change the sound, except for some very specific pieces of equipment:
HDV-820 is an amp/DAC that can specifically change the amount of bass your headphone will have, but outside of those special cases, you won’t notice much difference.
Violectric is another brand where they are noticeably darker sounding than other brands, but these are the only brands of solid state equipment that come to mind.
Empire Ears Odin… I tried EQing it, because I don’t find its frequency response to be perfect, but I always end up making it worse, setting everything back to zero and just enjoying it.
It also helps that I have to put all my headphones to their largest setting and bend the headband further to not cause too much pressure, and that IEM just sits in the ear, not moving
Do you have any comparison to other Focal headphones? This is also how I would describe the Stellia, but Utopia is bigger than that… would be very cool if the Bathys fits me