Some Fun with MQA at Sennheiser's Flagship Store

[The Computer Audiophile]

So many gems in your post. Thanks for the info, the story, and educating people!

[The Computer Audiophile]

9 minutes ago, NoisyNarrowBandDevice said:

It's quite a challenge to unpack that sentiment at the point of sale. Of course they steer these people to the Sennheiser range of noise cancelling headphones but it seems that many times questions linger in customers minds.

 

The salesperson is in a bad spot. If he educates the customer he may lose a sale. That's unfortunate. Sure, he may get a different sale or even a bigger sale with HD800 or something, but the risk probably outweighs the reward.

 

The power of marketing companies that sell audio is very strong. There are a few HiFi brands in this same boat and many people don't realize it. 

 

 

9 minutes ago, NoisyNarrowBandDevice said:

On another note: I should have mentioned that the studio monitor range is marketed under the Neumann brand. Neumann of microphone fame - those phat things Sinatra or Johnny Cash have in their face are Neumann's. So don't start looking for Sennheiser speakers, they are called Neumann KH120/310/420.

 

Not sure if you saw @JoshM reviewed some Neumann headphones.