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> I was vaguely interested in such a product but even $350 seemed too much, let alone the other ranges of products with, for the general audience, not much in t

by csdvrx 4y ago

> I was vaguely interested in such a product but even $350 seemed too much, let alone the other ranges of products with, for the general audience, not much in the way of obvious differing benefits. I was also skeptical, but after hearing the difference, I'm not coming back. I'm rediscovering my favorite tracks! I'm hearing instruments in the background that I couldn't hear before!! > even $3600 (!!!) which is apparently made out of a gold-plated copper TBH I don't care much about gold, but 40h battery life? That speaks to me. And if there's as much of an audible difference as I got from my middle range NW-Z507, I'll be happy to spend $3600 on an item that brings me happiness every single day.

nicoburns 4y ago
> 40h battery life You’ll be happy to hear that you also get that on the cheap low-end devices!
- csdvrx 4y ago
  > You’ll be happy to hear that you also get that on the cheap low-end devices! It won't matter much if their quality is so poor I don't want to bother listening, or if the interface doesn't provide hardware buttons meaning I won't be able to skip tracks in my car.
  - nicoburns 4y ago
    Something like a Sansa Clip ticks all those boxes and costs ~$40 (or cost, I believe that particular model may have been discontinued).
    - csdvrx 4y ago
      The Sansa doesn't have bluetooth LDAC, but it could still be handy to exercice. I'll get one and see how I like it!
lm28469 4y ago
Crazy to think that even the shitiest mp3 player would easily get 30-40 hours on a single AA battery back in the days