Monthly Polk Survey Topic...

Tour2ma

For Jan '06 it's headphones... hummmmmm....

http://www.polkaudio.com/winspeakers/index.php

audiobliss

Hmm...I have 3 pairs of over-the-ear headphones under $50, 1 between $50 and $100, 1 between $100 and $200, and one between $200 and $300. Then it says I don't seem to have much interest in headphones. I must admit I don't have near as many as some on here (that'd be you mulveling and Joey_V!), but I didn't think having almost $700 in headphones meant I have 'little interest in headphones'.

Anyhoo, I think it'd be neat to see some headphones by Polk.

Shizelbs

I really have a hard time seeing Polk enter the already tight headphone market. That is unless they are trying to compete with Bose, which wouldn't suprise me.

Demiurge

Actually I do think Polk could do a lot in the Headphone market in at least the box stores like Circuit City and Best Buy, selection at stores like that is always fairly limited, at least around here. The problem is that I think Sennheiser will be their biggest competition, they offer some great headphones that run the gamut on price and quality.

I too entered the survey, and I own about $600 worth of them right now. Most of my time listening to music is spent through headphones, and that's a lot. I realize $600 bucks is chump change, but I would have a hard time imagining that they'd be going after the upper echelon of audiophiles. That's never been their gig, rather quality speakers at an affordable price.

Tour2ma

Demi,
Did you make it through to the full survey? ab and I did not...

Shizelbs,
With the I-Sonic and the SurroundBar, it's clear that you-know-who is squarely in Polk's sites, so why not HP's as well...

hoosier21

made it through, 2 pair under 50.00 and one pair of 300.00

they just don't like you two

Tour2ma

That can't be it...

(Aside: You relisting your SDA's?)

Danny Tse

Grado SR60 and Sennheiser PX100/200.

How about a Polk Audio headphone amp?

Shizelbs

Tour2ma wrote:

Shizelbs,
With the iSonic and the SurroundBar, it's clear that you-know-who is squarely in Polk's sites, so why not HP's as well...

Well, thats what I am thinking. But, its not like they are introducing these products to compete with a company with a reputation of having great products. Just overhyped ones. Then again, I have yet to hear the surround bar and the i-sonic.

hoosier21

Tour2ma wrote:

That can't be it...

(Aside: You relisting your SDA's?)

Nope, getting picked up this weekend.

Demiurge

Tour2ma wrote:

Demi,
Did you make it through to the full survey? ab and I did not...

No, so I was as perplexed as you guys were (perhaps).

Tour2ma

Yeah, was starting to think it was a glitch. I have little invested in only two-pair, but since ab and you had more...

Then Russ came along and effed up that theory...

Demiurge

Well it just said something like "Since you have no interest in headphones we're not going to ask you any more of our questions." I was like okay, WTF...?

Tour2ma

LOL... yup, except it seemed a bit kinder and said you're in the drawing.

I wrote in the comments that they obviously learned how sensitive we are as a result of the survey fiasco of '05.

first capital

I went the whole way through. Because of noise cancelling?

mulveling

I put down 5 pairs over $500 (which is true). They're going to be like "WTF?!?!" (or maybe that means I'm just "slightly interested").

Yeah, mine went all the way through.

Tour2ma

first capital wrote:

I went the whole way through. Because of noise cancelling?

Well THAT would certainly eliminate any intent of competing with "you-know-who"...

audiobliss

Ooops, I just remembered we have a second pair over $300. Both of those are noise-cancelling 'phones, though...and from you-know-who.

danger boy

if anything Polk Audio should consider getting into the knock off iPod market.. Apple is just cleaning everyone's clocks in that genre. there is tons of $$ still to tap into that market.

Demiurge

They wouldn't be able to get the edge in that market. They're not as self sufficient with that type of product.

audiobliss

And I'd still get an iPod because of the click wheel. That's the only reason I want one. And it won't even play WMA files, which is what I'd really prefer.

Tour2ma

Demiurge wrote:

They're not as self sufficient with that type of product.

Not to mention a little thing called "Core Competancy"...

bknauss

Hey guys... drum up enough interest in this so we make some and I'm on the project. I think this would be a cool thing to play around with.

dorokusai

It's a shame not a single active forum member has ever won free speakers.

shack

dorokusai wrote:

It's a shame not a single active forum member has ever won free speakers.

So true....I've been filling out those things for 4 years now...

Tour2ma

^^In part that's why I posted this thread. I'd bet a fairly low percentage even enter.

I was active for over a year before Russ G mentioned in a post. I did not notice it prior to that. Now I try to do it monthly.

audiobliss

Just took it again and it asked me about home subwoofers.

Tour2ma

Damn... is it February already?

Tour2ma

Just "completed the March (or April) survey on iPods and docking stations. Again since I do not own either, I was booted out of the survey in short order.

What I don't understand about Polk's surveys is why they boot out non-owners? Since all tabulation is electronic, it would be simple enough to sort the results of all questions between owners and non-owners.

I'm not a marketer, but it seems to me that the above might just reveal a common, addressable reason why non-owners are "non-owners". And that addressing that reason might produce more sales than simply trying to one-up the products that owners already own...