Damn headphones

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chopper wrote: Get some Bluetooth headphones.

I'm sure we are not very far from hearing some research study that has determined that Bluetooth signals are pummeling our Medulla Oblongata's or causing birth defects. It took about 10 years with cell phones, maybe 5 more years on Bluetooth.

Steve-A wrote: Prog must be experienced with proper speakers, not headphones. Headphones don't shake the earth with thunderous bass-pedal sounds (unless you use a sub with your Cans, but that's a whole other level of selfishness!)

One extreme.

You cannot takes proper speakers with you.  Plus you can get a good pair of headphones for $25+, and an excellent pair if you spend more than that (big difference between good, cheap 'phones and sh*tty iPod earbuds and other trashy ones).

Sckxyss wrote: A good set of headphones is as good or better than any speaker system, imo. You just haven't tried the right headphones..   CCVP: As odd as this topic is, the same thing happens to me all too often.. nothing makes me more angry!

Another extreme.

You just haven't tried the right speaker system. :P

It's a totally different experience, sometimes I actually prefer headphones to speakers, since my speakers are in an awkward position in my dorm, but at home when I can set them up properly there is nothing better.  Then again, I've invested much more in my stereo system than my  headphones.  You can buy an amazing pair of headphones for $250-300ish, and to get a stereo system of equal amazingness, you'll have to spend a lot more since it's other components and such, but to fully utilize awesome headphones you need a headphone amp.  Mid-fi is basically where it's at, paying the most you can afford comfortably.  Cheap stuff sucks but I'd rather just buy music instead of a $10k system (and get a $1k system instead).

Slartibartfast wrote:

lol'd hard

crimson87 wrote: Hey CCVP isn't that Paris Hilton with a copy of " Trout mask Replica".   She might be a member here!

yes, that is the Trout Mask Replica. Here is the original

This is  Tech Talk.

The cables are a drag, constantly getting into knots and tangles. I really could benefit by wireless headphones for Gigabeat/iPods....

Bern wrote: Technology alone doesn't solve the problem. I have always put my wire inside my shirt (from the waist to the neck) to avoid this problem. Clever ain't it?

well, i also do that, but there are 2 problems: 1st (and the one i really don't care) you sweat can ruin the wire and 2nd then the wire get stuck in my shirt ( i really don't know how, but it does) and the phones fall from my ears.

Steve-A wrote: Prog must be experienced with proper speakers, not headphones. Headphones don't shake the earth with thunderous bass-pedal sounds (unless you use a sub with your Cans, but that's a whole other level of selfishness!)

I don't have any spare cash to give you, but building your own sub to go with your headphones could be fun. Google is your friend ;)