I'm pretty convinced these will be a lot of bang for your buck at this price point. I think I'll be using these quite often with mobile as well as pc in surround mode. These have some great tech in them.
Aren't knocking the tech, or the potential - am just not as ready as some to claim (unheard, unreleased) that they will be everything to everyone.
If someone is asking about them as a potential purchase I'm happy to recommend as something they should look at if their usage lines up with the benefits that the cans hope to offer.
If pyed ^^ is a console player mainly and is happy with his X1's then the Mobius may not be a huge upgrade/worth the hype.
If he's a PC gamer and looking to upgrade over the mixamp he's running then I'd be more than happy to suggest that it'd be worth serious consideration.
bang for your buck at this price point
We're talking about prices that were out of reach/unreal for most headphone users a few years ago.
"Bang for your buck" was in the $100 range, not many multiples of that.
For pyed^^ to jump onboard he'd basically be tossing his Schiit Modi, Magni, MixAmp and his X1's
That's a lot to bypass if his usage doesn't match what the Mobius would do better.
Thus the reason I suggested the "best use scenario" for getting one and mentioned why he may want to hold off and wait for reviews if he's not in that demographic.
I really don't want to see these become the new "Beats" = talked up, hyped, recommended and "cool" etc before they are even out in the public.
Audeze has enough cred - they don't need wind blown up their butts.
They're a real headphone manufacturer - they don't need "pre-release" hype.
I'm excited to get my pair - am hanging out for the delivery.
I'm sure they are going to be everything I expect them to be.
I'm am not going to use my excitement to hype someone else up for the unit if their useage/requirement isn't in line with what I think the product can deliver.
So my comment stands:
If you can afford and will be using it on the PC then i'd do it.
I am in mainly for the headtracking - am hoping it will take the virtual surround to a whole new level for me
If you are console or mobile, then you'll probably miss out on most of what it has to offer and worth waiting for reviews.