WSJ: "Are AirPods Out? Why Cool Kids Are Wearing Wired Headphones"

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I never thought AirPods were cool, so I'm glad the cool kids finally figured it out.
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[Firefly00]

I never thought AirPods were cool, so I'm glad the cool kids finally figured it out.
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When is it going to be socially “cool” for me to wear a pair of stax in public?

 

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When is it going to be socially “cool” for me to wear a pair of stax in public?

I think it should be cool now. DO IT.

 

[Jimbob54]

When is it going to be socially “cool” for me to wear a pair of stax in public?

The cans are cool. Not sure how you are going to carry (and carry off) the energizer and portable generator to go with them though.

 

[ta240]

As long as some form of headphone is 'cool'; because I'm tired of sitting in waiting rooms listening to someone's phone blaring the audio from whatever brilliant bit of art they are watching on it.

And, just how was a single line subject for this thread able to get this song stuck in my head

 

[danadam]

Low-fi tech is seen as ...

I'm out of the loop. Does "low-fi" means "simpler" now?

 

[Firefly00]

I think it should be cool now. DO IT.

“Be the change you want to see in the world”

 

[617]

Seriously though anyone who doesn't own a pair of NC over ear headphones with good bluetooth implementation is missing out on one of the greatest joys in audio.

 

[Firefly00]

The cans are cool. Not sure how you are going to carry (and carry off) the energizer and portable generator to go with them though.

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[ta240]

I'm out of the loop. Does "low-fi" means "simpler" now?

Very weird to add "-fi" in the middle of "Low-fi tech"; for what should just be "low tech". I thought maybe whoever said it just had no idea about audio and the whole "hi-fi" "low-fi" thing, but it was " marketing coordinator at Rostrum Records ".

“A lot of people make fun of that whole tech-finance-bro look where they always have their Patagonia vest on and their AirPods in." We are such weird animals; one type of person wears them so, even though that would be the only thing you have in common, you choose not to wear it for only that reason.

Get the cord caught on things a few times and wireless looks pretty good again when you are moving around and doing things.

 

[Jimbob54]

STAX SRM-D10 II (NEW!) — Stax

NEW RELEASE! In stock! The STAX SRM-D10 II electrostatic headphone amplifier redefines audio excellence by combining cutting-edge technology and superior craftsmanship. Designed to provide audiophiles and professionals with the ultimate sound experience, the SRM-D10 II boasts a range of exceptiona

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Only half a kilo too- bit of reinforced stitching in your pocket and you are good to go.

 

[paddycrow]

For me, it was always a question of how easily I would lose one of them.

 

[Timcognito]

This all too funny because very few phones have headphone jacks any more. With LG out of the phone market the DACs are crappier too.

 

[Ralph_Cramden]