Do you guys think a headphone that cost £200+ over 10 years ago is still better than a cheap headphone brand new today?

I feel like the rate of quality increase isn’t anywhere near as fast as something like smartphones & the old headphones would still be better? Anyone have any input on this?

  • ext23@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Headphones, debatable, but IEMs, the difference is night and day. A good $30-40 set like the Cadenza, Hola, 7hz Zero, etc. in 2023 absolutely trounces $100+ sets from 5-10 years ago. Then you’ve got your $1000+ tribrids and whatnot. IEMs are where the innovation is at.

    • hungryewok@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      True. IEMs and Portable DACs is where innovation is. Today $100 dongles measure better than $1000 dacs from 5 years ago.

      And today’s $1k tribrids are better than any flagship that came out say 6-7 years ago.