People were expecting HD 800 performance for a fraction of the price. HD 700 has a bit of a treble spike around 7K but is easily fixable with EQ, a good copper cable, and/or tube amp. The few reviewers around back then unfairly slammed the headphone for that treble peak without mentioning all of the good things about it. Still one of my favorite audio gear 9 years later.

My personal top 3 audio gear deals:

Sennheiser HD 700

Sennheiser IE 600

Audeze Euclid

I’ve gotten a lot of great Chi-fi IEM deals too but don’t feel like screenshotting and posting them all.

You can use Linsoul’s $100 code for $50 on Aria 2.

https://www.linsoul.com/products/exclusive-bfcm-discount-codes?variant=44287624839385

https://www.linsoul.com/products/moondrop-aria2

Just throw in a filler like eartips or a cable to get the order total to $100.

$50 for this IEM is a good deal.

Like all things in life, “worth” is very subjective and different for each person. What something is worth it to you may not be worth it to others, and vice versa.

Music and listening to music is one of my favorite hobbies and passion in life. I personally think expensive audio gear is worth it to me. I’ve spent thousands of dollars in the past decade on audio gear and think it’s worth it. Other rich people with a lot more disposable income than me have spent tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands on audio gear.

Bought the Thieaudio Monarch MKIII when it launched and it’s been one of my favorite purchases, even though it’s expensive for most folks. Spent $400+ on cables for it too. Worth it to me, but not to a lot of people on Reddit or in general.

A lot of AE storefronts will show off these big coupons but they usually only work on specific products, not for everything in their store. Aliexpress has their own codes that work on your whole order.