Audiophiles don't tend to lean on Apple devices for high quality music in the first place. Apple has received criticism for years for the subpar sound processors in their devices. (Believe it or not it was one of the talking points between the Zune and ipod back when the Zune existed. The high end audio forums often leaned towards the Zune as a better device because of the better sound hardware.) The very high end headphones will continue to be sold to same same market segment that they are today and will be used to listen to uncompressed music. Those who listen primarily to music on the go won't be impacted a whole lot. (I do share the disdain for Beats headphones though. Even casual listeners can make a better sound choice....
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