Regardless of performance, the price of headphones is expensive and expensive?

The "expensive" earphones, Sony's R10 and Qualia 010 many years ago, both of which are more than 20,000 yuan. After that, there are L3000 with iron triangle coated leather, selling 1,500. Static headphones Stax Omega and 007 also It has always been a thing of over 10,000 yuan. Iron triangle W2002 and AKG K1000 and the like, the selling price is not very expensive at the time of production, it is speculated after being stopped, it is not expensive, such as the last one when the K1000 is discontinued. The retail price of the batch is about 5,000.

Then came the Sen Hai HD800 set up a million yuan headset wave, it seems that the headset manufacturers do not make a million-level product is not enough rivers and lakes identity. So Goethe out PS1000, Bai Ya out T1, AKG out K812. Germany's ultimate from ED7 An unusual strategy has been developed. Regardless of the sound, the pricing is always more expensive. It must be five digits. The materials should be expensive and strange (all kinds of rare metals, leather and wood). ED10 is listed on the 20,000 steps, the latest The limited number of 555 ED5 actually climbed another grid and climbed 30,000 steps.

In addition, there is the US Audeze LCD3, as well as the American Abyss AB1266, and so on. They are all standing on the five-digit expensive headphones. Abyss is still 30,000. Is it useful? Of course! As far as I know, these expensive headphones It’s all useful, it’s not something that can’t be sold at a price.

Now, which headset manufacturer has launched a four or five thousand yuan earphone according to the previous "old standard", perhaps, carefully designed, the sound is still very good, but to put it bluntly, this behavior is purely dead. Look at the price of the headset It is not expensive, not high-end, and belongs to the status of sub-flagship. In the Chinese market, the sub-flagship is the victim of the safflower, which is the dragon dance in front of the protagonist. Whether it is actually a powerful flagship - for example Baia T90--There is still not too much strength and selling point, the second flagship of the model--such as Senhai HD700--the final end is the same. Absolutely Hopeless. Hi-fi headphones that can be sold at four or five thousand price There is, for example, the typical RS1, but this is because of the classic status of the history and time behind it. If it is the newly launched four or five thousand price headphones, there is no drama.

However, the discerning person should be able to see a little bit - after the headset is expensive to a certain extent, it has little to do with the sound, but it is expensive because it is expensive, because the manufacturer wants to be expensive, so it is expensive.

In the hifi circle, we know that the traditional practice is to "price the price". This is an old-fashioned, traditional practice. That is to say, the price of a hifi equipment is determined by its actual sound performance. The better, the more expensive you can sell. But I put it on the current five-digit earphones. I don’t think it’s suitable. Now the aristocratic headphones are not based on the price, because they want to be expensive and want to fight expensive. The price is 10,000, 20,000 or 30,000, maybe there are four or five thousand in the future, and it has nothing to do with the sound. As far as the voice is concerned, 10,000 headphones, at the end, go up, It is selling materials, selling concepts, selling local tyrants, selling expensive ones. Selling this is also good, the sound is like this.

In fact, the local gameplay, as early as the price of 120,000 yuan in the Great Olympics (say 200,000 is a lie), it has already been done. But that is occasional, not like the current manufacturers in the mass manufacturing aristocracy Headphones. The nobles occasionally produce one, valuable, and mass-produced, which is a problem.

Headphone enthusiasts, like other enthusiasts in the field, often have new fever and fever. As far as I know, many people have dropped fever because they have heard the best headphones, and then feel that "headphone fever is all right." I think this is a good reason for fever--the best taste, the same is the case, choose to have a fever, finish. Not only in the field of headphones, all other areas have this situation. In fact, whether it is burning, if slow Slow burning, maintain an interest, can burn for a long time, and if you are exposed to the "best" at once, then it feels like this, it is likely to fall back in the next step. In terms of human nature, maintain a curiosity, sometimes It is very good, so that people have the enthusiasm to continue to explore, and if it is all over, the next step is no room for improvement, it is likely that interest has disappeared. Now some "noble headphones", I think it is quite suitable People have a fever!

As far as earphone fever is concerned, I personally feel that if it only refers to the sound, the classic headphones of the 10,000-level class can be said to be at the end - this is the earphone manufacturing technology that humans can master at present, and the sound limit that can be achieved. Headphones listening to nothing is really deified! Headphones are headphones, headphones can make sound, can restore the sound, it is like this. Some people like exaggeration, deification, how high-end headphones how to go beyond the scene, 100% restore the scene, than The scene is still great, and so on, all are farting. Although from a human point of view, I understand this emotional exaggeration from the hobbyist, but the essence is still fart.

So what are the 20,000 and 30,000 headphones that are now appearing, and what are the more expensive headphones that may appear in the future? It’s nothing more than a limited concept, special and valuable materials, advanced concepts, etc. These bands Is there a breakthrough in sound?

Of course, in the future, we will surely usher in a new round of technical innovation and sound quality improvement for headphones, but first, not so fast, second, that has nothing to do with valuable materials and play with concepts. I hope to see" The return of the idea in the field of hi-fi headphones with the sound of price.

To add a point, write this small article because I don't like those expensive things, especially the expensive headphones. Headphones fever, I count early players, I also saw its "ceiling" very early. Headphones The sound is said to be like this. It’s really a meter, there is a room, a horn is playing, there are many more patterns, the sound changes much more, and the restoration scene is much better than the earphones. The headphones have a fever, that’s it, I personally think It is not suitable for the ultimate in earphone fever, and it is not necessary. It may be said that it is still my usual Enoughen-based thinking. The earplug fever is more limited, and there is no need to do the ultimate and aristocratic. In the shell, it’s a big deal, and it’s a stranger.

Headphones, headphones, fever, some practical, enough to use, this is my personal tendency. Although Anrun has sold some aristocratic headphones, but I personally do not advocate, do not preach, do not speculation to buy these things. Finally To add one more point, I have said it several times before. If the main type of music does not constitute a "challenge" on the equipment, then there is no need for expensive equipment, including headphones, and there is no need for expensive headphones.

The most "challenging" music is the music of large compilations and big scenes, such as large symphonies and some original soundtracks. If you don't listen to those things, you should listen to popular songs and pure music with uncomplicated orchestration. It is necessary to engage in a very expensive earphone system and earphone system. Expensive does not mean that the sound is necessarily better. A reasonable set of mid-range earphone system is enough to enjoy the music. The earphones have nothing to show off.

Of course, the above is just a matter of personal thoughts. It is impossible to change the inherent thinking of anyone. Something that is expensive will still be bought, and the one that is bought must be bought because of the reason for buying it. This is not for anyone. The will is for the transfer. Everyone talks about the idea, it won't change anything. Two words -- self-contained.