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blargh4 t1_iwrg8fu wrote

how the goalposts for "modest" have shifted over the years.... I remember when the HD650 was considered an expensive headphone.

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ThePilifino OP t1_iwribs7 wrote

Yep…I guess “modest” really is relative. Seeing there’s headphones north of $1500 like HD800’s or Aryas and DAC/Amps that are just as expensive, I feel that for what I paid (~$550-ish) constitutes a very good setup in terms of value and probably like 95% of the performance (which is also subjective) that I’d get from a high-end $3000 setup.

I suppose by modest I was meaning more in terms of price, but not in terms of performance. I don’t think I could ever really justify spending the cash on some of the other setups I’ve seen around this sub.

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