July 22, 2003and another thing...after having run around with these headphones for almost a month now, i feel confident in offering some sort of opinion. for one, Sumy and others might be interested to know that unfortunately yes, one can hear what someone else is listening to while that someone else is wearing these. but only if they're listening to it rather loudly, and are surrounded by rather quiet conditions. on a crowded bus or walking down busy streets, probably not. but they are audible from outside. inside, they sound quite nice---particularly for headphones of the semi-cheap, non-studio-monitor-can variety. they're quite comfortable to wear, too---and unlike earbuds, the foam pads aren't quite so easy to lose. nor is there that nasty earwax problem to contend with. they're also about twice as much as most earbuds i've seen (excepting the Fontopia Anniversary ones i got awhile ago for use with my ear monitor, but those are meant to be noise reducing, so they're a bit more spensive, unfortunately. ^^;;;), but i would say they're worth it so far. we'll have to see how long they last, however. ^^ the quality of the sound is quite good---much better than i'd have expected. so that's something, at least. one could spend $20 in far worse ways. ^^ Comments
Sumy: am sowwy. shall keep an ear out, then? i'd assume you wouldn't want them to be v. expensive. there are definitely ones that will do what you want, but they tend to be kinda pricey (mostly). i don't doubt there's got to be a cheap alternative somewhere, and if i find it i'll let you know. spensive headphones would freak me out a bit much to wear everyday---i'd be so afraid i'd break them. ^^;;; Keito-chan: as i was saying to Sumy, those types of headphones do exist, but they're usually kind of pricy. i haven't seen a pair that's been very cheap yet, although i don't doubt that they've got to exist somewhere. there was a pair of Aiwa noise-cancelling headphones that looked kinda promising that was around $40, but that's the cheapest i've seen them (and i didn't get to try those out, so i can't tell you if they do what they claim or not). unfortunately, such technology tends to be kind of prohibitively priced for everyday use. :( i'll keep an ear out, though...there are always weird rebates and things that pop up. noise cancelling really oughtn't be so expensive---the technology's been around long enough now that it's a bit silly, really... (and BTW, the phones don't have to be big and huge to be noise-cancelling; i've got a lovely pair of earbuds that i mentioned in this entry that are of course tiny. and at $50, they were comparatively cheap for noise-cancelling ones---but still spensive enough i'd never wear them every day. would be too afraid to break them. i only use them for band applications, so i can hear my ear monitor over the racket everyone else is making in practice and onstage. helps to keep myself on key, that hearing myself thing. XD) Posted by: janni at July 23, 2003 10:13 AMaw, pooper scooper. unforunately i do spend a lot of time on quiet buses, so no good pour moi. the saga continues... Posted by: soomydoo at July 22, 2003 11:14 PMi'm looking for good headphones.... i think i want the kind with loud sound for the listener but none around.. and at this point i don't care if they're big and noticeable. i liked the kind i got in japan but this is the second pair i've got and they're starting to break on me. arg. Posted by: spatulagirl at July 22, 2003 09:15 PMdamned # chara won't show up properly. whoops. --;;; Posted by: janni at July 22, 2003 07:58 PM...well, i suppose it would depend upon my meaning of "worse." XD plus, i would guess that Lord Roseberry must not charge too terribly much for drinks, else ?14 wouldn't get you too far. either that or liquor's just more expensive here. though i suppose it also depends on what you choose to drink. XD Posted by: janni at July 22, 2003 07:57 PMHmmm, spend $20 in worse ways...I reckon that translates into about 14 English quid...which would buy enough down at the Lord Roseberry to get me quite drunk.... Posted by: paul the postman at July 22, 2003 05:04 PMPost a comment
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