I found 1 major reason to shell out $650 for the Sony 1000X the Collexion headphones
THE SO WHAT
Premium consumer hardware is now sold on a single standout use case, not a spec sheet—Mashable’s reviewer needed one decisive reason to justify $650. For device builders, that means focusing on one hero experience that survives price scrutiny, not incremental feature creep.
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