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I’m just a hoarderBut how many thousands do you have in your iem investment portfolio?
I’m just a hoarderBut how many thousands do you have in your iem investment portfolio?
I’m just a hoarder
Indeed. I have to be honest when I say that those two releases kinda jaded my view on the market; at least a little bit. It's also why I recently declined a review offer from a brand I've worked with multiple times in the past (not an IEM), because they may or may not be planning on approaching those sorts of price points. I'd personally love to see more Jolene's, or EVE20's, or EVO 10's on the market. But, you can't always get what you want. Here's to hoping those disruptors keep coming, and the $5-6K trend slows down a bit; trickles down, at least.When Oriolus started raising prices of Traillii to $6599 and thereby increasing resale value of Traillii on second hand market, it reminded me of the watch industry. What a world that would be, where iem industry starts to mimic watches.
The MSRP's of summit iems like Mason FS and Traillii are already approaching this category!!
It's a bit more complicated. If you ever sat next to a violin, brass section, etc. it's not really a warm silky sound. If can become warmer and more diffuse depending on the concert hall and the distance between the listener and instruments. I'll go out on a limb and guess that aside from some classical, most mics are set relatively close to the instrument, so the actual reference sound may be more raw than warm. At the end of the day, people should just buy what sounds good to them.Easy answer, real music isn't “analytical, transparent colder sound, ” that's “hifi, ” and something you won't hear listening to live music.
I think the trend towards bundling $2k cables with IEMs and not giving buyers a choice is more problematic to be honest. But yes, let's hope those two are anomalies, regardless of the fact that Traillii at least justifies the cost (though the price increase leaves a sour taste and smacks of profiteering).Indeed. I have to be honest when I say that those two releases kinda jaded my view on the market; at least a little bit. It's also why I recently declined a review offer from a brand I've worked with multiple times in the past (not an IEM), because they may or may not be planning on approaching those sorts of price points. I'd personally love to see more Jolene's, or EVE20's, or EVO 10's on the market. But, you can't always get what you want. Here's to hoping those disruptors keep coming, and the $5-6K trend slows down a bit; trickles down, at least.
I've written and rewritten my paragraphs-long - admittedly, fairly resigned and bleak - reply to this several times, but I think I'll follow your lead: Hope and see what the future holds.I think the trend towards bundling $2k cables with IEMs and not giving buyers a choice is more problematic to be honest. But yes, let's hope those two are anomalies, regardless of the fact that Traillii at least justifies the cost (though the price increase leaves a sour taste and smacks of profiteering).
It can only be a DAP or cable…wondering which oneIt's also why I recently declined a review offer from a brand I've worked with multiple times in the past (not an IEM)
There was a time I thought JH IEMs were too expensive. Now I look at their IEMs and the prices actually seem quite reasonable. Whodathunkit?Indeed. I have to be honest when I say that those two releases kinda jaded my view on the market; at least a little bit. It's also why I recently declined a review offer from a brand I've worked with multiple times in the past (not an IEM), because they may or may not be planning on approaching those sorts of price points. I'd personally love to see more Jolene's, or EVE20's, or EVO 10's on the market. But, you can't always get what you want. Here's to hoping those disruptors keep coming, and the $5-6K trend slows down a bit; trickles down, at least.
It's a bit more complicated. If you ever sat next to a violin, brass section, etc. it's not a warm silky sound. It can become warmer and more diffuse depending on the concert hall and the distance between the listener and instruments. I'll go out on a limb and guess that aside from some classical, most mics are set relatively close to the instrument, so the actual reference sound may be more raw than warm. At the end of the day, people should just buy what sounds good to them.
I mentioned this in another post. To me, there's 100% no chance it is conducting any sound through any bone. Imo it acts like a big, tubeless driver (wouldn't be surprised if it was full range or treble only), creating said "airy" effect