This is true and also a seldom grasped fact for many things audio. The fact is that while technology sprints forward we will be using model '1' ears for a long time. The snake oil sellers and less honest of the high-end makers hate to see this but it's just the way it is and the audible 'gap' from top to bottom gear is only going to narrow. Kudos to Outlaw for being willing to poineer a different track to success.