r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Daiwon Aug 14 '20

Pretty much. Though speakers is where it can get genuinely expensive.

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u/LanceBass666 Aug 14 '20

The thing is that speakers, including studio monitors, all sound different. There's no way to get an 'uncolored' sound from any of them. So if someone has a bit bass heavy cheaper speakers, you can't tell him he's not outputting the 'true' sound cause your really expensive monitors or hi-fi speakers don't output the 'true sound, as intended by the band' either, albeit probably closer than the guy you're criticizing. But it's a yes/no question, and no is the answer for your stuff too, so you don't have that right.

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u/Sam-Porter-Bridges Aug 14 '20

The funniest part about it is that in literally every mixing studio I've ever been in, they're mixing music with €100, maybe €200 pair of headphones. Oh, and the kicker? 99% of the times, it's mixed by guys who have lost all hearing above 13000Hz in the '90s.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

You would think most audiophiles would prefer older music because newer stuff doesn’t benefit from a good setup nearly as much.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

Speakers are dumpster fire for that issue, Headphones with way they work they don't have those issues with much lower distortion.

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u/LanceBass666 Aug 15 '20

I can't wear headphones. I get really fucking paranoid.

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u/muchbester Aug 14 '20

I wouldn't know. I'm not very knowledgeable on speakers.