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Improvement rate on headphones over the years? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by TRAXXAS58@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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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?

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[–] ext23@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.top 1 points 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.