CharlyBrown
1000+ Head-Fier
Yup, that’s pretty much why anything limited or special edition comes out! Of course, this is not to say it’s necessarily a bad thing, as consumers generally want it too. About the Erlkonig, and just VE IEMs in general, I would say I’m not a big fan of their house-sound which certainly doesn’t help in this case either.
*Supposedly* one is getting shipped out to my boss, Taron. Should work its way to me eventually, but no ETA.
Looking at the Erkönigs graph, I think I wouldn’t like it either. But each to their own. And yeah, it makes me truly wonder why they don’t keep on building them if they are so great that so many people will happily shell out more than 4K for them...
Think about it. Have you ever heard many negative comments from anyone who bought an IEM that cost over $3000? It's hard for the brain to handle the cognitive dissonance associated with spending over $4000 on something that sucks. At a minimum, they probably don't want anyone to know that they did it. If you are a professional reviewer, are you likely to trash a crappy IEM that cost over $4000? Probably not if you want them to ever provide you with another review unit. In addition, you are not likely to buy one at that price. So, the impressions of high end IEMs tend to skew toward shill levels.
edited to note: This is why I love @Precogvision. He's too young and naive to do anything but tell the truth about what he hears. He's honest and doesn't care much about politics. He is influenced by smart reviewers since he often times will hedge his comments in deference to differing professional opinions. But, he will always point out the negatives about what he hears. He does it in context, though, which differentiates him from some other reviewers who don't provide their negative comments in context. The truth is that every IEM has pros and cons and we should know what those are so we can make informed choices about what we buy.
I agree partially. Yes, I think most people wouldn’t talk bad about such a purchase. But I think some would. I am very sure, just as an example, if I found my purchased ODIN crappy, I‘d say it. But then again, I was lucky and paid below $3k
The situation with dependent reviewers is definitely a problem, though. This must be the reason why on some audio review websites pretty much everything gets praised to heaven.
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