Purple Smart
New Head-Fier
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What's your opinion on this guy?
... Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of making a headphone?
What's your opinion on this guy?
Well, not if you redefine the broader purpose of a headphone. You spend tons of money on clothes weekly, and clothing was not originally intended for fashion either. Early humans wore things to protect themselves against elements and so on, and religious influence caused people to cover themselves in particular ways arbitrarily. I don't have a pair of Beats, but I wouldn't say that buying them for fashion is wrong. Maybe having a fashionable accessory makes people look more sociable or easier to approach, and in this species I'd say that's ultimately more useful than having a pair of good-sounding headphones. Different people looking to get different things from the same type of item probably isn't something to be too worried about.
Besides, popular music is the same way. It sells because it's fashionable and not because of how good it sounds. But it's not my place to decide that how the music makes the listener feel is less important that how "good" it may or may not sound.
But I think any fashion-conscious person buying clothes would not accept clothing that is expensive and fails in its purpose as clothing, no matter how good it looks. Like a high priced shirt that dissolves in the wash.
Nice attempt at defending the product. "I'm not an audiophile" and "These are targeted at the average consumer." really sums it up. What he might not understand is that a lot of "average consumers" want good headphones to listen to music with and not just a fashion accessory.
Note to OP (especially if you are the guy in the video): Youtube videos must be embedded here, not just linked.