[NooBee]

Spend $400 on Loudspeakers or $400 on headphones, why does it feel different? Basically they're both speakers right? Yet it seem to be hard to drop major coin on headphones.  Why?

 

[thievesarmy]

come again?

 

[NooBee]

Just saying it seem to be easier to spend more money on loudspeakers than headphones.

 

[scottzg]

To me, it's cuz you can listen to loudspeakers with other people, so some of the money is going to creating an environment to share.  If YOU don't get 400$ worth of happiness from listening to headphones, then it's a waste of money.  On the other hand, 400$ headphones offer up a lot better sound than 400$ speakers.

 

[NooBee]

True that loudspeakers can be a shared. And you're right, it doesn't really matter how much you spend, it's about the experience.  But yet some really feel that $400+ is too much for headphones.