I wish Sennheiser would make the dynamic equivalent of the Stax 4070 instead of another 'lifestyle' headphone...

Mmmm. Actually, I never heard the Stax 4070.

Well sure, but if they can sell 100 lifestyle headphones for every Stax equivalent...

But they gotta keep that prestige up somehow.  Like how the 911s and 918s sell all those Cayennes...

Mmmm. Actually, I never heard the Stax 4070.

I haven't actually either, but it's more the concept I'm talking about, a TOTL closed monitoring headphone.

LOL!

I actually find them interesting but yeah, I tend to shy away from things with extra "stuff" in them cups. Also, pricing is way out there for these type of headphone but, hey, it's Senn... I always give them the benefit of the doubt. I listened recently to their Momentum Over-ear version 2, definitely an improvement overall on their previous release from sound to comfort. If I didn't have the MH40s, nor the MDR-1As, I'd probably get the M2s.

But they gotta keep that prestige up somehow.  Like how the 911s and 918s sell all those Cayennes...

Does prestige actually matter in the headphone world? I think right now the only thing that indicates prestige to the common consumer is price, and that realm is getting gobbled up by all the fashion wannabes. The presitge of the HD800 isn't selling their other headphones.

Cars at least have some concepts that a regular person understands... more power, handling, etc. Even people who aren't into cars can somewhat appreciate a fancy one. But I think audio is too far niche, and headphones even moreso. The climate is changing, but I think it'll be a while yet before prestige makes any real difference.