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johnridley) wrote2008-08-04 01:37 pm
johnridley) wrote2008-08-04 01:37 pm
MUCH better headphones
I picked up some Koss PortaPro headphones, and brought them to work today. For $33 I don't think you can find better headphones. The big thing is that they're very light, and open. I've been using a pair of $20 Sony closed headphones, which sound OK but I can't wear them for more than an hour or so before they really start to irritate me. I don't even know why; just after a while I want to tear them off my head. I've read in the past that it's important to have air circulation in the ear canals; maybe that's it.
I use earbuds when I must, like when I'm riding (I use only one, closed bud, in the right ear) or when I'm working around the house (one, usually open, in one ear or the other, so I can hear people/phone/etc). But I really can't stand the earbuds for more than about an hour at a time before I have to take them out for a while and let my ears recover.
Anyway, I've been wearing these for about 4 hours today and no problems at all. And they sound great (they're reviewed slightly better than the Sennheiser PX100s).
I use earbuds when I must, like when I'm riding (I use only one, closed bud, in the right ear) or when I'm working around the house (one, usually open, in one ear or the other, so I can hear people/phone/etc). But I really can't stand the earbuds for more than about an hour at a time before I have to take them out for a while and let my ears recover.
Anyway, I've been wearing these for about 4 hours today and no problems at all. And they sound great (they're reviewed slightly better than the Sennheiser PX100s).