There’s another factor which hurts them but also makes them great. You only ever need to buy 1 pair. The build quality is phenomenal, I’ve had mine for 10 years and they look brand new.
If I had to buy another pair I would (well, not anymore I guess). But beyerdynamic headphones are in the ‘buy it for life’ category
I modded my 880s to have removable cables , replaced the pads and the headband as they were getting a bit worn after a decade of daily driving them. I use 1990s as my daily driver these days but I like having options.
Seriously solid headphones, I’m not immediately writing them off because a Chinese company though, I’ve used FiiO stuff for 15 years and it’s been solid, so fingers crossed.
There’s another factor which hurts them but also makes them great. You only ever need to buy 1 pair. The build quality is phenomenal, I’ve had mine for 10 years and they look brand new.
If I had to buy another pair I would (well, not anymore I guess). But beyerdynamic headphones are in the ‘buy it for life’ category
I modded my 880s to have removable cables , replaced the pads and the headband as they were getting a bit worn after a decade of daily driving them. I use 1990s as my daily driver these days but I like having options.
Seriously solid headphones, I’m not immediately writing them off because a Chinese company though, I’ve used FiiO stuff for 15 years and it’s been solid, so fingers crossed.
I’ve had my pair of DT-100 since 1993. Still going strong, although very much the headphones of Theseus by now.
Swap some new pads, maybe a new cable, maybe a driver.
Still good.
Physics doesn’t change. Audio is still air moving.
And quite frankly, we perfected that 40 years ago (well, give or take).
Also, spare parts are still available for decades old models and they are built with easy repairability in mind.
I really hope this sale won’t change the company too much, but I fear it will.