If this sell out despite the price, then it just proves that people will buy anything as long as it has an Apple logo on it. Marketers and influencers out in full force.
Sorry to be pedantic but there actually isn't an apple logo on these. :)
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#492If this sell out despite the price, then it just proves that people will buy anything as long as it has an Apple logo on it. Marketers and influencers out in full force.
They've already sold so much that you won't get them on the 15th any more, at least in Germany.
They're much pricier than I have anticipated. It doesn't look like I'm going to buy one any time soon. However, this "proves" nothing more than what we already knew: Apple sells expensive products that one can expect to work (close to) flawlessly for a long period of time, and a lot of people like that.
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#493For all the complaining about the pricing here, just set a reminder to yourself for 1 year later, when the pandemic has waned and some workplaces begin to return to normal. Then take a visual survey of how many people are wearing these in those hip open office development workspaces. You'll see the pricing didn't matter at all. You'll probably be wearing a pair yourself when you do that visual survey.
I have a feeling that this 'allows' Bose and Sony to raise their prices causing everything to normalize around $500 price range. Remember the original pixel (or nexus)? they were priced around $350-$400 and look where they are now ($700).
Fact check: the cheapest original pixel was $650. The newest iterations, pixel 5 and 4a, are 700 and 350 respectively. A pixel 5 with 128gb storage is 700 whereas the original pixel with 128gb storage was 750.
Not bothering to look up nexus phones because they're from a different lineage than pixels, hence the different branding.
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#494For all the complaining about the pricing here, just set a reminder to yourself for 1 year later, when the pandemic has waned and some workplaces begin to return to normal. Then take a visual survey of how many people are wearing these in those hip open office development workspaces. You'll see the pricing didn't matter at all. You'll probably be wearing a pair yourself when you do that visual survey.
Are you saying they're popular or good? AirPods are popular but I don't think they're very good at all. At least the pros have the rubber tips.
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#495$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…
How do you know they offer “better sound at a cheaper price?”
Did you listen to these yet?
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#496man did I miss me some Apple bashing! this thread delivers!
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#497I know nothing about headphones, nor do I want to invest any time learning about headphones. I’ve had a bunch of Apple products that have never disappointed me in the last 10+ years. I’ll buy these overpriced headphones because an extra $200 for a product I’ll probably use for 5 years will not break my bank account.
(paraphrased) "I know nothing about the subject..." "Not gonna learn about other options..." "Apple doesn't disappoint me..." "I'll buy the overpriced stuff because I can afford it..." This Apple-blinkers comment is telling, and refreshingly honest. I'm sure there are other brands with that sort of attachment, but none that exemplify the phenomenon more.
"What is Brand recognition?"
Apple doesn't shit on their own brand for a quick dollar. The HN reader might argue nuance, but their consumer base is the proof.
There is nothing wrong with people having a bit of brand loyalty. It's one of a thousand shortcuts our brains take a day in making decisions.
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#498The level of rage and indignation in this thread is a good reminder for when you are making your next product: people are bad at understanding when a product wasn’t made for them.
Indeed. Every time Teenage Engineer comes out with something that isn't a synth, the comments section on IG is always "No one will buy this over prices junk" - go to the website: Sold Out.
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#499> AirPods Max come with a soft, slim Smart Case that puts AirPods Max in an ultralow power state that helps to preserve battery charge when not in use.
Instead of, you know, a power button.
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#500$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…
I'm happy with my AirPods Pro, so I won't be buying these.
That said, looking beyond audio quality alone is why these exists. None of those headphones has the ease-of-syncing these will. I'm pretty sure none of those headphones support the spatial audio stuff these will. My corded Sennheiser HD280s started flaking off around the ear not too long after I bought them, while these seem like probably they'll wear better over time.
Audio quality? Yeah, I'm guessing Apple's aiming for "good enough for most people," nowhere near studio quality. But on everything else, I suspect they've nailed it, especially for people who've used AirPods or AirPods Pro and appreciate the syncing, spatial audio, etc.