Yeah both as options is fine the only unfortunate thing is more phones starting to remove the headphone jack.
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Wired headphones are back : a true Christmas miracle
- Thread starter Liquid Plejades
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Phones were gonna remove the headphone jack no matter what once Apple did it to kickstart an incredibly successful product line in AirPods.
The point stands that you can still use wired headphones on any phone, it's just slightly more inconvenient. But the option still exists and I don't forsee the wired headphone market suddenly drying up any time soon.
i think famous people would use wired more to clearly let people know "i'm listening to stuff i don't want to talk" while honestly airpods sometimes look like earrings
and yeah no doubt wired sound better than wireless but man the convenience of NO WIRES is freaking amazing. Not just walking and stuff where its great, but in the gym its fantastic just placing your phone on something and using the machines or treadmill with no phone in your pockets or hands.
and yeah no doubt wired sound better than wireless but man the convenience of NO WIRES is freaking amazing. Not just walking and stuff where its great, but in the gym its fantastic just placing your phone on something and using the machines or treadmill with no phone in your pockets or hands.
Greta Garbo was seen riding in a horse-drawn buggy! Surely the days of these horseless carriages has come to an end!
Heck, I have a pair of Sennheiser 595s from 2006 that I still use regularly. Minimal signs of wear.
Not even the most die hard Apple fan will say the AirPods are the best sounding audio device. You buy them cuz they fit perfectly in the Apple ecosystem. If you want wireless earbuds with the best sound quality it's the Sony WF-1000XM3.These $30 headphones sounds better then your $250 AirPods.
KPH30i
The Koss KPH30i on-ear headphones provide lightweight, adjustable portability with incredibly spacious sound for on the go use.www.koss.com
I have both and the $30 headphones still beats it.
Of course, Koss most of sacrificed 100 firstborns to perform this level of black magic. The WF-1000 is also a god damn godsend for airplane rides.
Bought WH-1000XM3s. The QoL features are nice, but the sound is essentially borked and I have to dick around with EQ to get them to not sound like crap.
I'm totally fine with the wireless train, but I REALLY wish someone would do something about the sound. Thinking about trying the Bower and Wilkins offerings, but that don't seem great either and neither does anything that Sennheiser puts out.
I'm totally fine with the wireless train, but I REALLY wish someone would do something about the sound. Thinking about trying the Bower and Wilkins offerings, but that don't seem great either and neither does anything that Sennheiser puts out.
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This. Some airpods ain't breaking the bank. For the daily convenience I'll take them over wires on a crowded subway car.
Honestly after going wireless I can NEVER go back to wired in a public setting (don't mind wires at home, but going wireless in NYC is the best).
headphones simply lay upon your ears
earbuds are so servile
enjoy plugging your orifices
I don't know if it was you who evangelized about the KPH30i with the thread and all but I bought them off Massdrop and they've taken over my HD598s as my most used headphones at home. So much lighter and perfect for watching movies and playing games in bed without a huge sacrifice in sound quality. If only the KSC75s stop losing sound in one channel, I'd be set!
Can confirm. I've spent hundreds and hundreds and hundreds on headphones and a good at home setup and it's great for that. There are great wired IEMs out there, but when I'm on the move I've got some Sony WF-1000XM3s and they get the job done. Battery lasts a long time, quick to pair and sound fine enough.
Man these things are never funny. Bad attempts at sarcasm or whatever. But never ever funny. Or interesting, or novel.
The problem is, during the situations that I'm using Airpods, I'd prefer them 99/100 times vs. the Koss headphones. I don't use Airpods because they're the best sounding, I use them because they're a tool that is excellently suited for the circumstances in which I use them.These $30 headphones sounds better then your $250 AirPods.
KPH30i
The Koss KPH30i on-ear headphones provide lightweight, adjustable portability with incredibly spacious sound for on the go use.
At this point I'm honestly surprised that it's near impossible to get wireless sound that's on par with my HD-25s from like 15 years ago.
But, don't have the engineering chops to judge either way.
Bollocks.
I use my galaxy buds as they are easy out and about, and other bt ones before.
At home they can do one, quality rules.
Those headphones sound perfect for gaming. I'll have to check them out.
First: who?
Second: celebrities also "brought back" feature phones, appearing on red carpets clutching flip phones and the like. How many people do you know who bought a flip phone in response, and what is your general take on their trendiness as a result?
Third: if your whole thing is "holy shit wired headphones are cool again" at least make them, like, good headphones. Tell me when a supermodel is rocking Koss PortaPros and I'll start listening then. Until then you kids can get the fuck off my lawn!
(this entire post is only half-serious, you do you Bella)
Second: celebrities also "brought back" feature phones, appearing on red carpets clutching flip phones and the like. How many people do you know who bought a flip phone in response, and what is your general take on their trendiness as a result?
Third: if your whole thing is "holy shit wired headphones are cool again" at least make them, like, good headphones. Tell me when a supermodel is rocking Koss PortaPros and I'll start listening then. Until then you kids can get the fuck off my lawn!
(this entire post is only half-serious, you do you Bella)
I expect some reasoning as to why she was wearing wired headphones, I appreciate the model pic though OP.
80s/90s vintage, high quality brands and second hand are huge fashion trends ATM. You cant get a complete 90s look without wired earphones.
Correct. Audio quality for most people is binary: good enough or not?
AirPods have good enough audio quality for most people... and the convenience of having no wires is hard to convey if you haven't tried it for extended periods of time. Going to the gym with wireless headphones is a godsend.
Also got AirPods Pro for Christmas, and they are even better than the OG AirPods. You can hardly feel them, it's like someone's just beaming audio to your ears.
I need to try those but I have very small ear canals and the airpod shape is perfect for that. Maybe they will release Airpods 3 in the old (non penetrating) shape.
God this place is insufferable at times, brag threads, elitism, look at my setup, look at my haul, stealth brag after stealth brag.
"Looking down on the poor."
Jesus.
"Looking down on the poor."
Jesus.
With The old AirPods they fell out all the time lol, The pros stay in even when falling. Now I need to find a way to play music and not risk my 1,300$ phone! I'm thinking Apple Watch?
I bought a pair of wireless a few years ago. Within a week I'd forgotten to charge them and had to pick up some cheap wired ones on the way into work. Charge and repeat twice and I just said fuck it. Whatever is on sale at CVS works for me.
I do have some Trex I love for running though. Having nothing in your ear to fall out is amazing.
I do have some Trex I love for running though. Having nothing in your ear to fall out is amazing.
I always thought the sound on the WH-1000XM3s was fine. However, there are instances where the noice cancellation could be better.
The lower frequencies are essentially a muddy mess and the instrument separation is just awful. I get that not everyone will care, but having been a heavy hd-25 user this shit is obvious on first listen. I'm not THAT insanely picky, but it sounds like a POS Bose out the box.
Sony's headphone application actually help with this a lot, basically EQing down 16k and dropping the clear bass nonsense. But it's still a pain in my MacBook.
It's just extra annoying because it's been a solved problem for decades.
Those are wired. Obviously they are going to sound way better than most wireless.These $30 headphones sounds better then your $250 AirPods.
KPH30i
The Koss KPH30i on-ear headphones provide lightweight, adjustable portability with incredibly spacious sound for on the go use.
This is a good opportunity to plug the existence of Bluetooth adapters for wired headphones.
Bluetooth adapters are great. I can use my IEMs anywhere, wired or wirelessly. Dead battery, no problem just unplug the adapter and plug the headphones in directly.
Bluetooth adapters are great. I can use my IEMs anywhere, wired or wirelessly. Dead battery, no problem just unplug the adapter and plug the headphones in directly.
- Basic bluetooth support for basic earphones? Fiio uBTR, $22
- Proper DAC/AMP with >900kbps LDAC codec support? Earstudio ES100, $100 or the Fiio BTR5 when it comes out.
- Somewhere in the middle? Fiio BTR1K, $40 or Fiio BTR3, $60 (I have this one, it's great).
I can sorta see what you mean. I never used their app on my phone, since it just seemed useless.
What's been solved for decades?
Yeah the app is surprisingly helpful imo.
Solved = Good instrument separation, good sound signature without noticeable distortion on any spectrum, etc.
