Comment by thih9
3 years ago
I think they’re saying that apple is selling $500 headphones to people who would otherwise not buy $500 headphones
3 years ago
I think they’re saying that apple is selling $500 headphones to people who would otherwise not buy $500 headphones
Just wanted to piggyback on this. I was just commenting today to my coworker on the number of people I see walking around Manhattan/Brooklyn with AirPods Maxes on. I swear I see at least a pair or two every other minute while walking down the street.
Most of these people, like you said, we’re likely not blowing $500+ on headphones before Apple made that concept mainstream.
Sure they were, or at least close.
Beats: $400 out the door. Bose Quiet Comfort, whichever is the most recent: similar. Sony also sells ~$350-ish noise cancelling headphones.
Going from $350 to $550 is roughly the normal apple premium.
This is $3k.
Honestly, nah. I don’t think the majority of these people were blowing 400 or 350 or whatever on alternatives beforehand.
Granted, this is 100% anecdotal, but I’m seeing way more people rocking AirPods Max around the city every day than I remember ever seeing rocking over the ear headphones, let alone expensive ones.
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this is $3k, but then how much are other premium VR headsets?
They're also selling much worse headphones than what an audiophile would buy for $500+, but trendier.