Beyerdynamic’s €999 audiophile earbuds face an uphill struggle

German headphone specialist Beyerdynamic is heading to CES with three new models to show this year, and the highlight among them is a €999 (roughly $1,050) pair of in-ear headphones called the Xelento remote. It features the same Tesla technology of Beyerdynamic’s successful over-ear cans, just reduced down to a much more portable package. I don’t doubt that, in true Beyerdynamic fashion, these new earbuds will probably sound outstanding, but I question how much of a market is l