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Headphoneus Supremus
Sometimes, ‘mid-fi’ can really bowl you over. A mix of actual quality and the surpassing of tempered expectations.
I am very happy here. I have about ten headphones that I like, to different degrees. I enjoy the variety and I don't have a bad one in the bunch.
I am happy enough that I can't ever imagine dropping $2K, $3K, $4K on a set of headphones.
I'm with you. Rather 10 mid-fi cans than one summit
There are two types of headphones, the ones you got bored of and the ones you'll get bored of... but that does not mean either can't be keepers... it's just that continuous vicious circle of finding something to be excited about... again... remember, it's all about the journey...You’d rather have 10 “these are OK” than one “OMG”?
... there is always the limitation of trying to reproduce the full audio spectrum with a single driver. That's why we can summarize some headphones as to be 'jack of all trades, master of non' or 'master specialists' of some kind...
... said that, the Clears are very dynamic, mechanically loose, but the shallow and small pads makes the highs sound 'metallic' because of the cup to outer ear interaction, in my experience, that's why I love my super worn out pads...
... which turns them into the best performing 'jack of all trades, master of none' in my collection...
... about price brackets, price is defined by a lot of factors, of which objective sound quality is always a minor part... the higher the price... the smaller the part objective audio quality plays in pricing... it's always mostly about economic viability and therefore market placement...