Lior123
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is it me or AKG dont get the recognition they deserve. they make one of the best headphones in the world and have a 6 drive in ear headphone as well.
is it me or AKG dont get the recognition they deserve. they make one of the best headphones in the world and have a 6 drive in ear headphone as well.
I think AKG headphones get lots of attention. Their new K550 headphone has many positive reviews.
I suspect that the current AKG owners & management are trying to determine how to best market their line of headphones--and/or (I fear) on how to restructure it.
AKG is well regarded by the pros. The three brand of cans that studio and sound pros that began in the 60's and 70's mention to me are Beyers, Sony and AKG. As an extension of that, they have become well known to "audiophiles" and music lovers who are looking for quality headphones. However, they are not/have not been well known in the general consumer market. They certainly are not hip and do not compete in the under 30 market and the big sales and margins that it offers to successful entrants.
For now it is very difficult to find a better deal on a quality headphone that the $22x to $23x that will bring you an AKG Q 701.
today hip-hop, R&B, trance, technno & many modern genres flooded markets, which cans can render those genre nice enough to the amateurs ears will be regarded as nice sounding.
They all should build new genre headphone that play very fun on those genres, otherwise they will not able to compete
today hip-hop, R&B, trance, technno & many modern genres flooded markets, which cans can render those genre nice enough to the amateurs ears will be regarded as nice sounding.
They all should build new genre headphone that play very fun on those genres, otherwise they will not able to compete
That's a little like saying all car companies should build Chevys. I don't believe that such a thing will work or is a good idea for all companies. I will say that I think that is where the big money is--at least for now.
Assuming you want to tap into such a market that is so different from the ones you serve well now and so different from your current brand image, such facts may suggest getting into it with a new nameplate.
i didnt mention have to be chevy (one brand fanaticism). What i meant is when CityCar became popular, be sure old headphone makers also built it.That's Beats recipe of success, they play on different category than old makers.
In this analogy by "Chevy" I meant a lower quality (measured by traditional audio quality standards) product line that appealed to and penetrated the "mass" market.