sperandeo
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I have said that I would be the first in line for a pair of LCD3's IF and only IF they are truly OUTSTANDING.
The only reason I have used the Stax 009 as a bar, is because it's a 5200.00 headphone that many have said nothing compares to. Now as much as I love my LCD2 v1, the LCD3 can't be slightly better. They can't be a 5-20% improvement, they need to be a vast improvment. And because of the price point I hope that most people interested are going to make dam sure they are worth it.
Someone on the thread wondered if other companies would now come out with 2000+ flagship headphones because of Audeze's move to raise the "flagship bar" to 2000k. Someone else answered that they indeed thought that other companies would follow suit, but in my opinion Sony, Senheiser, and everyone else can come out with a 10,000.00 headphone and this would mean nothing without having a product to match the price.
It's up to us the people who are buying these products to be as honest as we can with each other in these groups. If the Audeze LCD3 (which I have not yet heard) is really only a small improvement over the v1 or v2 then we shouldn't buy the LCD3, this is the only way we can send a clear message to the manufacturers, telling them that the price must justify the product.
If we don't do this all "flagship" headphones (Amps etc) are going to be priced at the 2000-5000 mark within a year or two, when they could have been priced at the same 1000.00 price point of today.
Remember that if a company releases a product with a massive profit margin, and they sell a massive amount of product. Other companies say ie.. "are you serious....they sold 200,000 units....let's follow suit"
These threads could (they don't always do, but they could) keep everyone honest.
My 2 cents.
The only reason I have used the Stax 009 as a bar, is because it's a 5200.00 headphone that many have said nothing compares to. Now as much as I love my LCD2 v1, the LCD3 can't be slightly better. They can't be a 5-20% improvement, they need to be a vast improvment. And because of the price point I hope that most people interested are going to make dam sure they are worth it.
Someone on the thread wondered if other companies would now come out with 2000+ flagship headphones because of Audeze's move to raise the "flagship bar" to 2000k. Someone else answered that they indeed thought that other companies would follow suit, but in my opinion Sony, Senheiser, and everyone else can come out with a 10,000.00 headphone and this would mean nothing without having a product to match the price.
It's up to us the people who are buying these products to be as honest as we can with each other in these groups. If the Audeze LCD3 (which I have not yet heard) is really only a small improvement over the v1 or v2 then we shouldn't buy the LCD3, this is the only way we can send a clear message to the manufacturers, telling them that the price must justify the product.
If we don't do this all "flagship" headphones (Amps etc) are going to be priced at the 2000-5000 mark within a year or two, when they could have been priced at the same 1000.00 price point of today.
Remember that if a company releases a product with a massive profit margin, and they sell a massive amount of product. Other companies say ie.. "are you serious....they sold 200,000 units....let's follow suit"
These threads could (they don't always do, but they could) keep everyone honest.
My 2 cents.
