Useless Personal Trivia

[MissKitty]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

But can't you hear your own breathing when you wear them? I hate that. I find it more overstimulating than the noise that bugged me in the first place.

I had a pair I could still hear my breathing and even my heart faintly.  When overstimulated I like all my senses basically off for awhile, I wear hearing protection ear muffs used when shooting, pillows over my head for light and a weighted blanket over me

I can understand that. But when I'm that overstimulated, I don't want to hear anything. Not even my own breathing.

Love weighted blankets though!

[Queen Victoria]

my cats hurt my feelings

 

[renaeden]

It is just too hot here in this part of Western Australia to have weighted blankets except in the middle of winter.

DFG, how did your cats hurt your feelings?

[MissKitty]

It is just too hot here in this part of Western Australia to have weighted blankets except in the middle of winter.

Would you like some of my snow? I've got looooots in the yard I could give to you. 

[DirtDawg]

^ I can never borrow another person's earphones. Ear sweat ugh!

Of course not. Buy your own (spend more than you think is possible for high quality) and never share.

When I was working in music, I always had to supply headphones, so I had twelve pair that I kept in a large case for just such expensive things, along with microphones (how about sharing one of those with a stranger?   )

MY SET of headphones, I kept in my own locked case or when working, hanging around my neck.

Sharing headphones is unsanitary. Sharing earbuds is unthinkable!

[renaeden]

It is just too hot here in this part of Western Australia to have weighted blankets except in the middle of winter.

Would you like some of my snow? I've got looooots in the yard I could give to you. 

I would love some snow. I haven't seen it in rl before.

[odeon]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

You get your noise-cancelling headphones.  You don't hear your wife telling you to buy lottery tickets and she's given you the winning numbers.

Wrong thread.

[Semicolon]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

You get your noise-cancelling headphones.  You don't hear your wife telling you to buy lottery tickets and she's given you the winning numbers.

Wrong thread.

[DirtDawg]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

What brand were they?

Some of the "active"  noise canceling headphones are truly amazing in how they can suspend the listener in a "soundproof environment."

I generally do not care much for Bose products, but their noise canceling 'phones are not bad at all.  We also have Sennheiser, B&W,  and Sony that do well, but you are going to be in the "over two hundred dollar"  range for the better ones.

[sg1008]

You guys are a significant part of my life now. I shall never forget you all.

Who are you?

*joking

lol. I'm a ghost...so maybe you can't see me, but I have been watching for a very long time....

 

[sg1008]

Forget headphones. I can barely stand to borrow someone's phone. I tend to wait for them to look away then wipe the phone off on my pants.....ear-face oil and sweat...ugh...

Sometimes I don't want to insult them so i just hold the phone a centimeter away from my ear and at and angle so it appears i am holding it closer...or maybe just allowing one end to lightly touch my earlobe.... then I wipe off my ear afterwards...

:/

[odeon]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

What brand were they?

Some of the "active"  noise canceling headphones are truly amazing in how they can suspend the listener in a "soundproof environment."

I generally do not care much for Bose products, but their noise canceling 'phones are not bad at all.  We also have Sennheiser, B&W,  and Sony that do well, but you are going to be in the "over two hundred dollar"  range for the better ones.

The ones I tried were Bose headphones. The noise cancelling worked really well, I have to say, but I won't be buying them. I don't have any faith in Bose.

I'm going to buy a new pair of headphones, though. I'll go with AKGs.

[DirtDawg]

Forget headphones. I can barely stand to borrow someone's phone. I tend to wait for them to look away then wipe the phone off on my pants.....ear-face oil and sweat...ugh...

Sometimes I don't want to insult them so i just hold the phone a centimeter away from my ear and at and angle so it appears i am holding it closer...or maybe just allowing one end to lightly touch my earlobe.... then I wipe off my ear afterwards...

:/

I never borrow other peoples' phones, period.  IF it is important then I tell them to call me direct.

No way, I am putting someone else's manky-assed phone in my hand, let alone next to my mouth or my ear!

[DirtDawg]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

What brand were they?

Some of the "active"  noise canceling headphones are truly amazing in how they can suspend the listener in a "soundproof environment."

I generally do not care much for Bose products, but their noise canceling 'phones are not bad at all.  We also have Sennheiser, B&W,  and Sony that do well, but you are going to be in the "over two hundred dollar"  range for the better ones.

The ones I tried were Bose headphones. The noise cancelling worked really well, I have to say, but I won't be buying them. I don't have any faith in Bose.

I'm going to buy a new pair of headphones, though. I'll go with AKGs.

Good choice. You are onto the higher dollar/krona products. The only problem I have found with AKGs is related to physical comfort. (They just do not fit my extra large size head very well) If you can preview some B&W (the ones with the ultra-soft lamb skin pads) - (I think they are made in the UK)  you might also like those.

My biggest problem with "Dr/Mr/Prof" Bose's products is that his ideas of what we want to hear and what I perceive as flat/neutral sound reproduction are quite at odds. While I accept that all manufacturerers "color" their Signature sound, Bose do not sound right to me. I have twenty dollar Sony's (I buy for the kids to destroy) that sound more neutral and cause less listener fatigue. (They are not as efficient, which is not that bad for kids. Hopefully they will not blow their ears out as fast.    )

Call me a minority, because all that bass noise sells like hell to most people, but most Bose products are not capable of pure, flat, uncolored, natural sounding reproduction.

[odeon]

I want a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. I tried a pair the other day and they were awesome.

What brand were they?

Some of the "active"  noise canceling headphones are truly amazing in how they can suspend the listener in a "soundproof environment."

I generally do not care much for Bose products, but their noise canceling 'phones are not bad at all.  We also have Sennheiser, B&W,  and Sony that do well, but you are going to be in the "over two hundred dollar"  range for the better ones.

The ones I tried were Bose headphones. The noise cancelling worked really well, I have to say, but I won't be buying them. I don't have any faith in Bose.

I'm going to buy a new pair of headphones, though. I'll go with AKGs.

Good choice. You are onto the higher dollar/krona products. The only problem I have found with AKGs is related to physical comfort. (They just do not fit my extra large size head very well) If you can preview some B&W (the ones with the ultra-soft lamb skin pads) - (I think they are made in the UK)  you might also like those.

My biggest problem with "Dr/Mr/Prof" Bose's products is that his ideas of what we want to hear and what I perceive as flat/neutral sound reproduction are quite at odds. While I accept that all manufacturerers "color" their Signature sound, Bose do not sound right to me. I have twenty dollar Sony's (I buy for the kids to destroy) that sound more neutral and cause less listener fatigue. (They are not as efficient, which is not that bad for kids. Hopefully they will not blow their ears out as fast.    )

Call me a minority, because all that bass noise sells like hell to most people, but most Bose products are not capable of pure, flat, uncolored, natural sounding reproduction.

Which is basically why I want the AKGs. I'm thinking I'll get either a q701 or the newer k712, both of which are basically flat. They say the k712 has addressed most of the k701/2 issues (as has the q701) but doesn't have the bumpy headbands that the q701 users complain about.

My only problem is that the k712 is quite expensive so I'm fretting about the cost. I know that if I get the q701 I'll keep wondering what the k712 would have been like.

Will look into the B&Ws, tho, if I can find a retailer within reach.