My brother in law, Peter has a set of the Bose Quiet Comfort headphones that he let me try out one day and I thought they were stupendous but couldn't bring myself to shell out that kind of cash especially when my use is mostly train commuting and city streets. Where was I going to put the things when I wasn't wearing them?
I've been watching as high end earphones emerged and decided to get the Shure SE310's about 10 days ago. I have to say the packaging is a trip. I have never bought anything that was harder to open and was surprised that I didn't slash the contents with the knife I used to open the package.
The earphones come with a variety of sleeves that can be pushed onto the part that fits in your ear and the instructions counsel to make sure that the sleeve seals between your ear and the earphone. But, they're shipped with sleeves that probably fit most of the people most of the time and I was anxious for "the experience" so I used them as is.
I noticed a few things in the first week of use. I was hearing musical nuances that I never heard before in the mid and high range AND there was little/no bass sound. The earbuds that came with the MP3 player had better bass response than these things.
Disappointed and feeling ripped off I broke out the mess of sleeves and tried different ones. Wow! Knee slapping, wall shaking bass when I found the right fit. These things sound GREAT and they're so much more comfortable to wear than conventional earbuds.
As a computer guy I've learned to RTFM but I still need to heed what I read.
About Me
- JohnO
- I am settling into a summer hiatus from work and live in the New York area. Kevie and I have a 14 year old son and have been married for 30 years. I used to want one of everything especially if it was wicked cool.
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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
J.M. Barrie
What's not possible is not to choose
Jean-Paul Sartre
Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much . . . the wheel, New York, wars, and so on, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely the dolphins believed themselves to be more intelligent than man for precisely the same reasons.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001), THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
I saw him even now going the way of all flesh, that is to say towards the kitchen.
John Webster (1580-1625)
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her?
Michel de Montaigne (1533-92)
"Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!"
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
J.M. Barrie
What's not possible is not to choose
Jean-Paul Sartre
Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much . . . the wheel, New York, wars, and so on, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely the dolphins believed themselves to be more intelligent than man for precisely the same reasons.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001), THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
I saw him even now going the way of all flesh, that is to say towards the kitchen.
John Webster (1580-1625)
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her?
Michel de Montaigne (1533-92)
"Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!"
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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