Headphones and BBC article

[admin_exported]

Anyone read the article on BBC website yesterday talking about the value for money aspects of headphones. Mainly about iPod and similar users replacing the supplied ones with better quality ones. Why on earth anyone would spend hundreds of pounds on phones to reproduce lossy 256kbps files is beyond me!

 

[chebby]

Why on earth anyone would...

Indeed. The actions of others are so often a mystery.

 

[The_Lhc]

Why on earth anyone would...

Indeed. The actions of others are so often a mystery.

But hey ho, who are we to question? Provided it doesn't hurt anyone, people are free to do whatever they wish. #Iamthevoiceofreason-beafraid

 

[Andy Clough]

Anyone read the article on BBC website yesterday talking about the value for money aspects of headphones. Mainly about iPod and similar users replacing the supplied ones with better quality ones. Why on earth anyone would spend hundreds of pounds on phones to reproduce lossy 256kbps files is beyond me!

You don't have to spend "hundreds of pounds" to get better ones. We've tested some great models from £35 in the latest issue of the mag, which make a worthwhile upgrade from the supplied ones.

 

[Anonymous]

I believe you are paying £400 extra for the Dr Dre ChickMagnet® that are used internally

 

[Clare Newsome]

I believe you are paying £400 extra for the Dr Dre ChickMagnet® that are used internally

But seriously .... we just heard industry figures that say we're on the way to 9 million pairs of headphones sold in UK this year.

And going back to the OP, just because you're listening on an iThing, doesn't mean you're listening at 256kbps - many people rip at higher bit-rates and rarely go near iTunes downloads.

 

[Anonymous]

If only Norah Jones would sponsor the Audeze LCD-2... (she has a pair apparently)