yes, it was not an option, it was forced into people, but people liked it, so what are we gonna do? does enough people really care?

While wireless audio has its uses (exercise is the biggest one), it's in every possible way inferior to wired audio. TWS earphones are overpriced, unrepairable devices with a lifespan of maximum a few years. Wires aren't even an actual issue outside of marketing materials.

>It's not gonna be surprising at all considering the general market's gonna be looking for convenience first and foremost.

so much this.

>as long as audio companies have a say in the matter, as well as tech companies in general

uhmmm I disagree, most big headphones companies are getting bought out by even bigger tech companies, and these companies don't give a damn, they will produce whatever it's more popular with people, and push what it makes more money, in this case, wireless products. I don't think we're going to see any audio company defending wired products at all, if anything they will be ditching them "in silence" while they pretend that they still care for that reduced market (they don't lol)

> Why use headphones at home? They'll never sound as good as a hi-fi speaker system. I've tried.

Disagree with your subjective impression but in no way is it "wrong" nor do I mean to imply it is. Just speaking from my own preferences.

Obviously, headphones won't deliver the chest feel of a stereo system nor will they deliver a soundstage on the level of stereo. But on pure sound quality, my headphones eek out my 2.1 system. Both cost roughly the same (LCD-5 vs. Philharmonic BMR towers) and both employ DSP (convolution to measure "flat").

There's something to the immediacy of music notes when you have a planar driver 3" from your ear drum that the stereo lacks. And that in turn changes the perception of sound.

The only thing that really annoys me about most wireless audio implementations is that their latency basically makes playing rhythm games impossible. Even playing other games, the latency tends to drive me a bit crazy.

Oddly most TWS users I know are actually using them to block out the daily sounds of city living or their job site’s noise.

DAMMMnnnn!!!

there's a fair share of people here or other forums that are in absolute denial, and refuse to believe that wired headphones/IEMs are beign replaced and soon be "outdated" tech.

this has happened a lot of times in different markets.

remember when people were saying that notebook/laptops weren't going to replace stationary computers at the home-use market? well they did

remember when. people were saying that smartphones weren't going to replace "dumb" feature phones or computers for the average consumer? well they did

it's has happened over and over and over, and now it will happen to headphones too, just watch how soon wired becomes a thing of the past.

Interesting, thank you for the link

it's a matter of preference, I also have an studio/monitor pair of headphones and don't use them too much nowadays, I mostly use them when I watch movies/play games, or when I'm so high that I actually want to listen and enjoy to my music with my whole attention. everything else, I go with wireless...

I argue the other way around, I think hifi speaker systems are good and all that, but i still prefer headphones because I feel as I can listen to way more detail and isolate myself from outside noises. also you need to invest big bucks in hifi speakers if you want to match the detail of headphones 🤷

The popularity, convenience or (eventual) quality of wireless audio is not the thing in question. It's a sugar coated poison pill, a false choice. Same as trojan horsing non user replaceable batteries via water resistance in phones or removing headphone jacks from devices to create and grow the TWS market. It's not an either/or.

Obligatory comment.

They are not the same, I’ve owned both. The 80 Ohm has a bigger mid bass bump while the 250 Ohm has slightly more sibilance. Not a huge difference but it’s there.

How in the world do you think this opinion is unpopular?

>they're BETTER for the average consumer than any wired IEMs, period.

damn its like the people here care about audio and are not the average consumer

are u me

btw I don't mind deodorant or socks, I actually grateful of that so I don't have to buy them myself lmao

It’s the other way around for me. I want the music directly between my ears, also there’s the convenience of seamlessly going from listening to music to talking with friends without switching the audio device.

I’ve tried fancy studio monitors but returned them again because I just didn’t use them very often. Maybe I need to try again some time.

It's not gonna be surprising at all considering the general market's gonna be looking for convenience first and foremost. There's a lot of benefits to both wireless and wired however, and while the generic supermarket earbuds might be replaced entirely the specialist audio spaces will keep holding on. IMO we're in a renaissance of cheap, quality audio for both sides of the coin, and I don't see a way that wired will become completely extinct, as long as audio companies have a say in the matter, as well as tech companies in general, as quality, wired audio transitions from a standard to a desirable feature that's just another to add to the marketing of phones/smart devices.

Yeah, because most people use headphones for portability, where audio quality is not a priority. Why use headphones at home? They'll never sound as good as a hi-fi speaker system. I've tried.

Hmm 🤔 all of my cables are $15-25 from Amazon. Mainly they’re labeled as 6N OFC or something.

But recently I got to try something “pure silver”. Somebody was selling this used French X-Symphony cable for $20 on eBay so I grabbed it.

I’ll tell ya this. I use it on my M1060C(planar) and it might of provided maybe a 1-3 extra reverbs on some piano keys or guitar plucks, and that’s if I was really trying to be picky.

I’m so glad 😃 I haven’t been missing out on anything. Love ❤️ them Amazon cables.

Work hard, study hard, then buy the headphones you want once you get the budget for them.

And above all, be patient.

I promise it's worth it, because there will be an even better selection once you can

Baseline refreshers! If your gear is ever feeling stale just listen to the $5 XTRA BASS BEAT BUDZ from your phone for a day or so. Then step up through your collection and rediscover the magic.

There was a booth at CAF this year that was trying to sell HiFi ethernet cables with a demo to show that it "improved the sound"

Oh I got it.. Thanks👍🏻👍🏻

My birthday is couple of days before Christmas, and I usually get socks, deodorant and coffee hahaha. I also graduated in September and I bought HD560s to treat myself.