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Originally Posted by 4X4
$400 for earphones? What kind of glue does one have to sniff to decide to buy $400 earphones?
Sometimes I think that a good business model would be to make something just like anyone else, but for no reason at all, charge 50x more than everyone, and watch the idiots come streaming through the doors.
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True, but for a $400 pair of headphones the materials in them is around $40 so for $95, the mark up isn't too bad. I'd never spend $400 on a pair of headphones though, that IS insane.
I know for some headphones (I won't divulge the whole story), the way they were made was so intensive and that the selling cost of $180 didn't even cover there costs because of other issues. A lot of tech. goes into some of these things.
On the other hand, I know that the Dr. Dre Beats that retail for $380 cost about $40 to make.