> Sure we can. We don't know how much different, and we can make some
> educated guesses. Earbuds cost more for equivalent sound quality for the
> simple reason that everything is smaller. Reducing size increases cost.
> That's basic manufacturing math.
>
> That's not always true. Smaller cars are cheaper then a Lincoln for example.
> And a bus is more money then the "little" Lincoln.
>
> Yeah, but that point has a price point of around $80 retail.
>
> | If you took a dozen people and had a dozen pair of earbuds and asked each
> | person to audition them (using the same exact music music source and
> | reproductive system) you would get some interesting results.
>
> As if you wouldn't get similar results with the kind of crappy headphones
> that are bundled with portables.
>
> And that still doesn't change the fact that earbuds cost more to make than
> equivalent headphones.
>
You keep making that statement. But you still have not presented any actual facts
to prove what you are saying. My car example eliminated your "basic manufacturing
math".
Lets look at it another way. The smaller you make something, the less materials
you have to use to make them. That just as well be used to fit your statement
about basic "manufacturing math".
There are just no hard and set rules here. It might be possible to make a great
sounding pair of earbuds for less then a carppy pair of headphones. The isn't
always a true relationship between price and quality.
That's the BIG American lie. "It it costs more it has to be better". I once had a
salesman try to tell me that the thin Formica that they used on their dental
cabinets was more expensive then the thicker Formica. So I checked. He was
lying. The BIG AMERICAN LIE. "More expensive is better".
Regards,
Larry
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