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Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> writes:

> On 2026-01-23 10:25, BGB wrote:
>
>    [snip]
>
>> I am currently using some ~ $35 Logitech gaming headphones.
>
>    [snip]
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>> Granted, more expensive headphones exist, but I am not made of money.
>
> Indeed.  I had occasion recently to inquire about headphones at a large
> local electronics shop.  The assistant asked for my price range, and
> when I hesitated, he mentioned that their range went up to 65
> kilo-euro.  Talk about "framing" a price discussion :-)

Back in the day, the day being roughly 1970s, there was
a commercial model of headphones that had electrostatic
drivers, and they sounded pretty darn good.  Made by Koss
IIRC.  Price was about $150 in 1970ish (again IIRC).