R-Audiohead
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We're all aware of their marketing strategies to flood and brainwash the naive consumer, but check out their new announcement: http://www.htc.com/us/press/htc-and-beats-by-dr-dre-set-to-introduce-new-era-in-mobile-audio/41
Why does this make my blood boil? Is this because I fear for the worst... that "good sonics" is evolving in a way that will leave current high fidelity in the dust?
This isn't like moving from Vinyl to Compact Discs, to me it seems more like the type of sound that is preferred among upcoming "enthusiasts" is actually changing and this may lead to what "good sound" means in the future.
So while this may be just another "Beats Bashing Thread", I also am hoping for some stimulating conversation on the subject of this potential shift in sonic preference.
I am not supporting Beats... but are they onto something? Are they catering to this change in preference, or are they more of a driving force factor? I like to think the latter, because it seems it is mostly gullible consumers I hear of/see using Beats products for "HiFi".
Thoughts Head-Fi?
Why does this make my blood boil? Is this because I fear for the worst... that "good sonics" is evolving in a way that will leave current high fidelity in the dust?
This isn't like moving from Vinyl to Compact Discs, to me it seems more like the type of sound that is preferred among upcoming "enthusiasts" is actually changing and this may lead to what "good sound" means in the future.
So while this may be just another "Beats Bashing Thread", I also am hoping for some stimulating conversation on the subject of this potential shift in sonic preference.
I am not supporting Beats... but are they onto something? Are they catering to this change in preference, or are they more of a driving force factor? I like to think the latter, because it seems it is mostly gullible consumers I hear of/see using Beats products for "HiFi".
Thoughts Head-Fi?