It's neat technology, no doubt, but man, you can get a pair of Beyerdynamic Studio headphones made in Germany like the DT 770 Pro for less. These will probably last you decades.
DT 770 PRO
Reference headphones for control and monitoring purpose – 32, 80 & 250 ohms (closed)
north-america.beyerdynamic.com
That's an excellent point.I don't think sound quality is a valid point here because if people cared about that they wouldn't get in-ears.
This is just a fantasy price, neither justified by hardware, nor features, nor quality. Obviously Apple can ask whatever they want, as long as people are willing to pay it, but I still think it's necessary to point out that the price is ridiculous.
A few years ago in-ears were either free because they came with every other device, or they were like 10-20€ if you were into better sound quality.
Ever since they made the jump to bluetooth in-ears they figured they can start raising the prices because people have long lost any relation to the actual worth of a product, so when there is no point of reference, like with a somewhat new thing(bluetooth in-ears) just have at it and try to squeeze consumers for as much as you can.
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