- Joined
- Apr 26, 2012
- Location
- New York, USA
Yep, earbuds. There are 2 occasions when I wear headphones in general: FPS/competitive gaming, and breaks at work.
I use my Turtle Beach PX22's for gaming. They're the most affordable option I could find with an inline amp, separate USB sound device for chat and a comfortable over-ear design (I have really big ears). They're also the only pair of over ear headphones I have any more, my last pair being a nice set of Sonys with titanium drivers that my dad managed to get wrapped up into his bike chain. I do have both the X31s and X41s, but I bought them for the Xbox 360, and once I stopped playing that I stopped being interested in the problems with wireless headsets.
For breaks at work, I have 2 sets of earbuds now. I have had a set of Skullcandy Ink'd that I absolutely love. For $20, you can't possibly beat them. Sony, JVC, nobody does $20 earbuds better than SC. I have and will also NEVER consider spending more than $20 for earbuds. They're just two easy to lose, break or otherwise not have anymore. I won't do it. Unless I'm buying a new phone, that is. I guess. I got my B&O Play H3 yesterday. Retail is $150. Yea, that's like 7.5 times more expensive than I'm willing to pay. Got them for free with my LG V20. Before I found out that the Pixel was only on Verizon (I have AT&T), I picked the V20 over it for 2 reasons, and you may have guessed them. The built in quad DAC and the free set of headphones.
First things first, I want to ask what the best set of earbuds people here have are? How do you feel about them compared with other styles of headphones, and what do you primarily use and why? How do they compare with other headphones you have/use as far as sound quality?
Next, I want to tell you about my first impressions with these headphones, as they're currently the most expensive headphones I use. The packaging is very minimalist, which I like very much. A simple white box with a window that shows the headphones, jack and inline mic/remote. They come with 4 sets of ear "cups?", or whatever you want to call them, from XS to L. I'm a small, which is strange when you look at the size of my ears, but what can you do, right? I digress.... Anyway, they also come with a very nice carry bag, that has two compartments, one of which has found my Ink'd. The headphones themselves feel very well made. I won't go into much detail there, since you can find out more from a simple Google search, but the housing is a solid piece of metal with precision drilled holes. They're very nice looking as well. One thing that makes me a little nervous is the cord. If it's constructed as well as the headphones and jack seem to be, it won't be a problem, but holy crap is that cord skinny. We shall see, I suppose.
As far as fit, they're the angled type of headphones. The housing is a little bigger than I like, but I think I'll get used to them. I can only wear them for about 30 minutes before they become uncomfortable, where I can wear my Ink'd for many hours. They're new though, so we'll see.
Quality wise, they're easily the best sounding headphones I currently own. I seem to remember my Sonys sounding better, but since I don't have them anymore, I can't really be sure. My only complaint here is that they're not as loud as my Ink'd. They do however block sound out way better, so I guess they don't really need to be as loud.
Here's some pictures of them:
So yea, let's talk about earbuds.
PS: I really need to clean my desk....
I use my Turtle Beach PX22's for gaming. They're the most affordable option I could find with an inline amp, separate USB sound device for chat and a comfortable over-ear design (I have really big ears). They're also the only pair of over ear headphones I have any more, my last pair being a nice set of Sonys with titanium drivers that my dad managed to get wrapped up into his bike chain. I do have both the X31s and X41s, but I bought them for the Xbox 360, and once I stopped playing that I stopped being interested in the problems with wireless headsets.
For breaks at work, I have 2 sets of earbuds now. I have had a set of Skullcandy Ink'd that I absolutely love. For $20, you can't possibly beat them. Sony, JVC, nobody does $20 earbuds better than SC. I have and will also NEVER consider spending more than $20 for earbuds. They're just two easy to lose, break or otherwise not have anymore. I won't do it. Unless I'm buying a new phone, that is. I guess. I got my B&O Play H3 yesterday. Retail is $150. Yea, that's like 7.5 times more expensive than I'm willing to pay. Got them for free with my LG V20. Before I found out that the Pixel was only on Verizon (I have AT&T), I picked the V20 over it for 2 reasons, and you may have guessed them. The built in quad DAC and the free set of headphones.
First things first, I want to ask what the best set of earbuds people here have are? How do you feel about them compared with other styles of headphones, and what do you primarily use and why? How do they compare with other headphones you have/use as far as sound quality?
Next, I want to tell you about my first impressions with these headphones, as they're currently the most expensive headphones I use. The packaging is very minimalist, which I like very much. A simple white box with a window that shows the headphones, jack and inline mic/remote. They come with 4 sets of ear "cups?", or whatever you want to call them, from XS to L. I'm a small, which is strange when you look at the size of my ears, but what can you do, right? I digress.... Anyway, they also come with a very nice carry bag, that has two compartments, one of which has found my Ink'd. The headphones themselves feel very well made. I won't go into much detail there, since you can find out more from a simple Google search, but the housing is a solid piece of metal with precision drilled holes. They're very nice looking as well. One thing that makes me a little nervous is the cord. If it's constructed as well as the headphones and jack seem to be, it won't be a problem, but holy crap is that cord skinny. We shall see, I suppose.
As far as fit, they're the angled type of headphones. The housing is a little bigger than I like, but I think I'll get used to them. I can only wear them for about 30 minutes before they become uncomfortable, where I can wear my Ink'd for many hours. They're new though, so we'll see.
Quality wise, they're easily the best sounding headphones I currently own. I seem to remember my Sonys sounding better, but since I don't have them anymore, I can't really be sure. My only complaint here is that they're not as loud as my Ink'd. They do however block sound out way better, so I guess they don't really need to be as loud.
Here's some pictures of them:
So yea, let's talk about earbuds.
PS: I really need to clean my desk....