I remember when I was still in High School, before the HD800, Edition 7 or 9, DX1000, AD2000, or any headphone over $500 existed... HD650 was the high end headphone.
- The only headphones that held more esteem and price were the L3000, W5000, Sony Qualia and AKG K1000.
- This of course back when I couldn't afford any of this either. I was using sub $100 headphones and to me those were EXPENSIVE. So HD650 then was insanity to me.
The most expensive was the HD650 and you couldn't find them anywhere for less than $499. There used to be so many threads like what we see now about HD800. Are HD650 really worth $500, wow HD650s are so expensive and not worth it. There was much greater appreciation for them than now, with the new headphones, the standards whether placebo affect by price or not, HD650s are considered mid-range now.
And if you were really a hot shot, you had balanced HD650s and were considered the grail here.
It's weird how only just a few years ago, HD650/HD600/DT880 were the high end headphones. Other than Stax. Heh, money speaks volume, and our opinions change when we see price and adjust.
- In my personal opinion, there are few things that are more placebo than our hearing. I notice whenever something is expensive, almost by magic, people begin to believe they hear things that don't actually exist.
You should have seen the threads when K701 were first released. That was fun, everyone thought those were godly headphones, and now there are so many hate threads.
