avocado
Head-Fier
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I've been in and out of the mid-fi world for the last year and a half or so and keep getting sucked back in! The wallet's mostly intact but its been hurting a little bit
Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about the exclusivity (snobbishness?) of the audiophile world and have realized that we put some much emphasis on brand and finding the latest flavor of the month, etc. Decided to do some 'market research' on the matter, like, what headphone companies are considered to be catering to the ignorant masses versus those that are mostly known by people who've done there research.
Sennheiser, Shure, Etymotic, etc, seem to be fairly popular among those who are upgrading, but Westone, Head-Direct, etc, are less famous, maybe? I don't know. I think it would be interesting to compile a list of companies that fall in to each category, but don't know enough about the business. Anyone willing to help out?
Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about the exclusivity (snobbishness?) of the audiophile world and have realized that we put some much emphasis on brand and finding the latest flavor of the month, etc. Decided to do some 'market research' on the matter, like, what headphone companies are considered to be catering to the ignorant masses versus those that are mostly known by people who've done there research.
Sennheiser, Shure, Etymotic, etc, seem to be fairly popular among those who are upgrading, but Westone, Head-Direct, etc, are less famous, maybe? I don't know. I think it would be interesting to compile a list of companies that fall in to each category, but don't know enough about the business. Anyone willing to help out?