DavidMahler
Headphoneus Supremus
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Sometimes when headphone companies add a variation to their pre-existing model they don't always change the model name. Most recently, the Audeze LCD-2 (one of my favorite headphones) which has a few variations in cosmetics and most recently in sound signature.
How do you feel about this?
Do you prefer:
A) The story of the R10s and K1000s - The company releases 2 or more different variations of the same headphone using the exact same model name.
PROs: When the headphone is no longer in production, but has garnered a reputation above all others, the 2 or more variations make the legacy all the more compelling and mysterious. This kind of occurrence can often lead to great debates and discussion among enthusiasts and collectors in the know.
CONs: It may lead you to wanting to try both models or worse, buying one or even two and not being entirely sure which it is that you own until extensive research is done.
B) The story of the Omega 2s - The company releases 2 or more very similar, but different models using the same umbrella name and then differentiate the variations with MKI and MKII
PROs: It is easy to know which headphone you are listening to/buying. It is fun to debate and compare the 2 variations while understanding their similarities, but acknowledging their differences.
CONs: It may annoy some who bought the original to find out that there's a new/improved version. Conversely it may annoy some who bought the new/improved version to find out later that there was an earlier version that is generally preferred over the one which they bought.
C) The Story of the HD6xx - The company releases 2 or more very similar headphones with a different model number which clearly show them to be related
PROs: It is extremely easy to differentiate the two headphones. You may enjoy owning both because the model name difference adds to the understanding that the headphones are different models entirely.
CONs: The models are not all that different, in fact in the case of the HD600/650, they are less different than the bass light R10 and bass heavy or even the two Omega 2s. It may frustrate some that the two models are not too different but very differently priced.
How do you feel about this?
Do you prefer:
A) The story of the R10s and K1000s - The company releases 2 or more different variations of the same headphone using the exact same model name.
PROs: When the headphone is no longer in production, but has garnered a reputation above all others, the 2 or more variations make the legacy all the more compelling and mysterious. This kind of occurrence can often lead to great debates and discussion among enthusiasts and collectors in the know.
CONs: It may lead you to wanting to try both models or worse, buying one or even two and not being entirely sure which it is that you own until extensive research is done.
B) The story of the Omega 2s - The company releases 2 or more very similar, but different models using the same umbrella name and then differentiate the variations with MKI and MKII
PROs: It is easy to know which headphone you are listening to/buying. It is fun to debate and compare the 2 variations while understanding their similarities, but acknowledging their differences.
CONs: It may annoy some who bought the original to find out that there's a new/improved version. Conversely it may annoy some who bought the new/improved version to find out later that there was an earlier version that is generally preferred over the one which they bought.
C) The Story of the HD6xx - The company releases 2 or more very similar headphones with a different model number which clearly show them to be related
PROs: It is extremely easy to differentiate the two headphones. You may enjoy owning both because the model name difference adds to the understanding that the headphones are different models entirely.
CONs: The models are not all that different, in fact in the case of the HD600/650, they are less different than the bass light R10 and bass heavy or even the two Omega 2s. It may frustrate some that the two models are not too different but very differently priced.