come time and finances, I hope to get some Kef LS50's or maybe the Kanto Tuk...if they ever get released. they were expected to be out April/May and there's nothing out there, nor word on when they'll be available.
how many of you use headphones? I got the SR-2170's for a great price...$850 CAD and if you listen to instrumental or vocal music, they are the bees knees. my friend ridiculed me for spending so much, not knowing his ignorance...had him sit down and listen to one of his favorite songs from some games he plays and his jaw did hit the floor. he stared at me wide eyed and said, 'I understand now'.
like the difference between the HE-3xx and HE-4xx...dynamic earphones vs planar magnetic. the planar are so much better...brought so much more life to music I had been blown away by in the HE-3xx when I got them initially (compared to the junk I used before).
so really, yes it is worth spending $1000 on a pair of headphones. there are massive changes in audio quality (even with 320kbps MP3 sources) as you go up the price ladder. that applies to even the tone deaf. however, after $1000, it gets a bit harder to justify unless you have the money or value quality sound that much. I listened to the Sennheiser HD800's ($1600), considered the very best dynamic headphones in the market...and then listened to the higher spectrum of the mid-level planar magnetic ($2000) Audeze LCD2's and the Sennheisers were left wanting in the extreme. I'm tone deaf, so never thought I would actually have an ear to detect differences at these levels of quality. I have learned there is so much more to audio than deep bass making your body vibrate so much you'll have a heart attack.
so now the LCD2's are on my radar...I'm done with dynamic. just have to find a buyer for my HiFiMan HE-3xx as I don't uye them since getting the 4xx!
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