I'm not quite sure "high end" is fully definable. I mean, I've seen pics of an ego battery encrusted with Swarovski crystals and a price tag in the 12K range. It didn't even look like it would be enjoyable to HOLD, let alone vape. I guess to... someone... that would be considered a high end (or at least a status symbol) type of vape. I sure hope it was "one of a kind" as well but who knows.
That's the thing there are "good" vapes or even "awesome vapes" that can be had for far less money and are going to perform a billion times better, but I think that "high end" does/must hold some kind of price tag attached for the concept to work.
There are expensive vape items that are produced in fairly high quantities, that cost a fair amount of money that are easily obtainable enough and popular enough that folks will buy them, like Kayfuns and Kabukis, and while I would call them very nice gear indeed but I'm not sure I'd even call them high end, either due to their availability and whatnot.
I mean, I kind of am struggling to define it and of course a Yihi is nicer than a
smok mod and you pay for that, but I almost want to insert these criteria (which are entirely subjective).
1. Price tag makes me want to faint
2. Picture makes me drool
3. Sometimes you have to pay ahead of time and then the company "makes" your mod, not the other way around
4. (Maybe) the ability to customize, or select personal options
5. I would have to save up for more than 6 months to buy one.
6. I agree the "high end" market is always shifting depending on what is popular, how
vaping has changed, etc.
With that said, I don't consider most or even all of my gear to be high end, but it certainly is compared to some folks. I mean, most everyone can afford a Siren, it's emphatically not high end, it's one of my favorite
tanks. I am also a fan of my two Kabukis and I most emphatically believe that there are plenty of folks who wouldn't buy one, let alone two.
So it's just super hard to say.
I will say, if/when I get my hands on a Dicodes mod I will consider it "high end" but like it does meet many of my critera above.
Anna