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marone reacted to tafens's post in the thread Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread with
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I second that. Schiit Asgard is single-ended only but less than $300 new. For balanced there is Jotunheim at $399 new (so should... -
marone reacted to fearless1's post in the thread Best Planar Magnetic Headphones under $500? with Like.
Ok.....again, not worth the time
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marone reacted to fearless1's post in the thread Best Planar Magnetic Headphones under $500? with Like.
. Ignore this post, was going to dispute the claim of sounding the Sam, then saw who it was, not worth the time .
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.... the classification 'mid-fi', for me, pertains more to price - because there are examples of 'mid-fi' priced headphones that are...
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.My preference is that you are on ignore.
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.I have yet to hear a set of headphones that betters the midrange of my Mirage M3i, Krell, Denon 3520, DAC from 1990. I suppose we all...
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.I look forward to your suggestions for a closed can under $500 that is better than the 1540.
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.No worries I can afford it now. Inflation has averaged 4% yoy since 1980 btw.
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.Agreed. I can choose one set for only orchestral music that requires a massive soundstage, another for timbre accuracy for close-mic...
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Prices have gone through the roof for TOTL headphones. However, we are spoiled for choice in entry level to Mid-Fi, which is where I...
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.I am expressing my own insights and repeating no one else.
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See vintage ortho round up thread. Some of the models from back then are still very competitive with hi-fi offerings today. Those...
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Was also gonna say that those $200 headphones in 1978 would be equivalent to about $1000 now. But the answer to your bigger question is...
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marone replied to the thread Headphone Prices.$189 in 1978 was 6 weeks of my take home pay flipping hamburgers. In 2024 that will buy me any flagship. Vinyl still takes exact same...
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Bear in mind that $200 in 1980 dollars is about $750 today, adjusted for inflation. You can get some killer headphones for $750 today...
