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How do some people not notice the difference?

post #1 of 27
11/30/09 at 3:39am
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How can some people not tell the difference between ibuds and an entry level audiophile headphone?
It's beyond me.
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post #2 of 27
11/30/09 at 3:59am
From what I've experienced trying to "show people the light," it's more about appreciating the difference, rather than hearing it.
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post #3 of 27
11/30/09 at 4:25am
Well some people just dont understand good sound. For them they care about 'bass' or more importantly bloated mid bass. Anything else is a compromise.
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post #4 of 27
11/30/09 at 4:29am
A lot of people just don't care, there's nothing wrong with that.
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post #5 of 27
11/30/09 at 4:47am
A luxury once tasted becomes a necessity.
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post #6 of 27
11/30/09 at 4:48am
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Originally Posted by skyline889 View Post
A lot of people just don't care, there's nothing wrong with that.
Well said skyline889. Most people I know have little interest in the finer details of audio reproduction.
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post #7 of 27
11/30/09 at 5:18am
"SQ is the the ear of the beholder"
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post #8 of 27
11/30/09 at 11:05am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post
A luxury once tasted becomes a necessity.
Some would disagree. There is a well-regarded school of thought that tastes in general (food, music genres, etc) are broadly determined by economic class status.

In other words: poor people don't like caviar (enough to buy it).

Now, this isn't to say this is always true, but for those of us in the lower two quintiles of income, some other factor is probably necessary to have a "taste" for higher quality (and expensive) sound gear - a high level of music enthusiasm, for one.
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post #9 of 27
11/30/09 at 12:25pm
Some people are used to listening to music so loud and compressed that their ears become fried.
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post #10 of 27
11/30/09 at 1:14pm
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Originally Posted by skyline889 View Post
A lot of people just don't care, there's nothing wrong with that.
This is true. Some people tend to go to far in the other direction. I sometimes wonder how some members can even enjoy the music when they are so busy analyzing the equipment it is being played on.
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post #11 of 27
11/30/09 at 1:16pm
Perhaps too many hours of riding the bus with the ipod turned all the way up...
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post #12 of 27
11/30/09 at 1:54pm
Deaf, blind and without touch (no hands maybe)?
Any of those senses in place and they should be able to hear, see and/or feel a difference between them...
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post #13 of 27
11/30/09 at 2:03pm
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Originally Posted by MrGreen View Post
How can some people not tell the difference between ibuds and an entry level audiophile headphone?
It's beyond me.
How many here would be able to tell the difference from a generic wine and the start of good wines?
How many notice the difference in a cheap fabric and a somewhat better fabric?
How many tell the difference in a cheap manufactured fly and a hand tied fly?
How many notice the difference in an unhealthy plant or shrub, and a healthy plant or shrub?
How could anyone be fooled by a cubic zirconia and a diamond?
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post #14 of 27
11/30/09 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by 883dave View Post
How many here would be able to tell the difference from a generic wine and the start of good wines?
How many notice the difference in a cheap fabric and a somewhat better fabric?
How many tell the difference in a cheap manufactured fly and a hand tied fly?
How many notice the difference in an unhealthy plant or shrub, and a healthy plant or shrub?
How could anyone be fooled by a cubic zirconia and a diamond?
Simply put, they don't know what to look for. Honestly, when I've purchased new headphones, the difference that I noticed was generally pretty small. However, going back and listening to my older headphones, the differences seem huge. The bass on my Portapros is now almost overwhelming compared to my HD650s, but when I first got the Portapros, the bass didn't feel tremendous. People that are not in this hobby have no real experience and frame of reference. Even in a head-to-head test, experience is very important, IMO.
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post #15 of 27
11/30/09 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by logwed View Post
Simply put, they don't know what to look for. Honestly, when I've purchased new headphones, the difference that I noticed was generally pretty small. However, going back and listening to my older headphones, the differences seem huge. The bass on my Portapros is now almost overwhelming compared to my HD650s, but when I first got the Portapros, the bass didn't feel tremendous. People that are not in this hobby have no real experience and frame of reference. Even in a head-to-head test, experience is very important, IMO.
I think a better answer would be "Simply put, they don't care"

This is a hobby, as is oenophile, fashion, fishing, horticulture and gemology.

The only reason we can readily distinguish between music and equipment is, this is our hobby of choice.
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