gratefulshrink
Headphoneus Supremus
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As I've been getting deeper and deeper into audiophiledom (and debt!), I have been wondering more and more why Bose is just about the only headphone that advertises in the mass media (at least in the US). I'm wondering why Senn, Beyer, and AKG don't try to advertise. Do they just not have the budget? Do the companies want to remain small and elite? In the past 1-2 years, I have seen entry level Senn models near the check-out line at Tower records. Before that, all you would see might be crappy phones for 10 or 20 dollars. So, at least Sennheiser is moving some products in the mass market.
I don't mind being one of the lucky few who have had their heads turned on, but I think more people out there would drop $100-150 dollars on great cans, especially since the mp3 players have shown us that people are willing to spend alot for portable music. In fact, that would probably be the best marketing angle for Senn, Beyer, and AKG, et al. to use: if you've bought a $300/400/500 ipod, why waste the sound on $20 headphones/earbuds?
Am I missing something here?
I don't mind being one of the lucky few who have had their heads turned on, but I think more people out there would drop $100-150 dollars on great cans, especially since the mp3 players have shown us that people are willing to spend alot for portable music. In fact, that would probably be the best marketing angle for Senn, Beyer, and AKG, et al. to use: if you've bought a $300/400/500 ipod, why waste the sound on $20 headphones/earbuds?
Am I missing something here?