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> I sell overpriced aluminum audio equipment And yet everything they make sells out. Almost like it's worth the price.

gtyras2mrs 4y ago
>And yet everything they make sells out. Almost like it's worth the price. I dont think, A implies B. With great marketing and lower volume production, you could probably make most overpriced, average quality widgets sell out. Doesn't mean that because they're sold out therefore they were priced "right". (as subjective as pricing is)
- Entinel 4y ago
  If you are stripping out all context then no A doesn't imply B but we aren't talking in a vacuum. We are talking about a specific company. > average quality widgets Everyone I personally know who has bought anything from teenage engineering has nothing but good things to say about the quality.
thrillgore 4y ago
They've made a couple of thing worth the money. The OP-1. That's about it. I would consider their Pocket Operators to be more than novelties if they would have provide god damn MIDI support
PragmaticPulp 4y ago
It’s weird that so many people anchor “value” to some absolute number, centered around their own valuation. This is a premium product. If you don’t like the price, it’s not for you. But it’s clearly worth it to a lot of other people. Kind of ironic to read so many complaints about the prices on a website where “charge more” was the mantra in every comment section here for many years.
- weego 4y ago
  I have to say though that the music industry as a whole, whether pro creator or consumer, is a great example of a market where cost and value can become disconnected based on myth and hearsay. Having said that, I think part of the allure of Teenage Engineering is musicians believing in the holistic package, not just the physical product.
ilyt 4y ago
Define "worth" "Status symbol few have" like luxury car is also "worth" to people, even tho objectively might not be that off normal well-specced car.

>And yet everything they make sells out. Almost like it's worth the price. I dont think, A implies B. With great marketing and lower volume production, you could probably make most overpriced, average quality widgets sell out. Doesn't mean that because they're sold out therefore they were priced "right". (as subjective as pricing is)

Entinel 4y ago
If you are stripping out all context then no A doesn't imply B but we aren't talking in a vacuum. We are talking about a specific company. > average quality widgets Everyone I personally know who has bought anything from teenage engineering has nothing but good things to say about the quality.

thrillgore 4y ago

They've made a couple of thing worth the money. The OP-1. That's about it. I would consider their Pocket Operators to be more than novelties if they would have provide god damn MIDI support

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

It’s weird that so many people anchor “value” to some absolute number, centered around their own valuation. This is a premium product. If you don’t like the price, it’s not for you. But it’s clearly worth it to a lot of other people. Kind of ironic to read so many complaints about the prices on a website where “charge more” was the mantra in every comment section here for many years.

weego 4y ago
I have to say though that the music industry as a whole, whether pro creator or consumer, is a great example of a market where cost and value can become disconnected based on myth and hearsay. Having said that, I think part of the allure of Teenage Engineering is musicians believing in the holistic package, not just the physical product.

ilyt 4y ago

Define "worth" "Status symbol few have" like luxury car is also "worth" to people, even tho objectively might not be that off normal well-specced car.