Hi All!
I am new here but I am fascinated by the lack of bs on this forum (as oppose to some other audio forums - names do not matter).
The measurement system makes total sense to me except one thing - there is no subjective rating of the headphones relative to the peers in the same price range.
Say Amir has 'recommended' label on Sony MDR-ZX110 that costs 9$ and the same 'recommended' on Dan Clark's Stealth that goes for 4K$. I am not in a position to spend 4K$ on Stealth but that does not mean I should go for Sony MDR-ZX110 either. Unless I am missing something, there is no measure how cheap/reach a certain device is for it's price category. That would help with the decision making like 'I have XXX$ cash to spend - what are my choices?'.
Looking at wine rating (Wine Enthusiast)... They are normally given within the price range. There is *almost* no doubt '20XX Château Margaux' 350$ tastes nicer than unknown 'Argentina Red Blend' for 15$, but the latter may have 92 points rating (>90 is good) within the price category and the former may have lesser rating just because there are many nice wines in that price range.
Is there something similar with headphones?
I am new here but I am fascinated by the lack of bs on this forum (as oppose to some other audio forums - names do not matter).
The measurement system makes total sense to me except one thing - there is no subjective rating of the headphones relative to the peers in the same price range.
Say Amir has 'recommended' label on Sony MDR-ZX110 that costs 9$ and the same 'recommended' on Dan Clark's Stealth that goes for 4K$. I am not in a position to spend 4K$ on Stealth but that does not mean I should go for Sony MDR-ZX110 either. Unless I am missing something, there is no measure how cheap/reach a certain device is for it's price category. That would help with the decision making like 'I have XXX$ cash to spend - what are my choices?'.
Looking at wine rating (Wine Enthusiast)... They are normally given within the price range. There is *almost* no doubt '20XX Château Margaux' 350$ tastes nicer than unknown 'Argentina Red Blend' for 15$, but the latter may have 92 points rating (>90 is good) within the price category and the former may have lesser rating just because there are many nice wines in that price range.
Is there something similar with headphones?