[OT] Extra time spent

[John Colvin via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 9 June 2014 at 16:37:18 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> On 6/8/2014 9:51 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 6/8/14, 10:46 AM, SomeDude wrote:
>>>
>>> You want in ear isolating earphones. Basically earplugs that 
>>> play music.
>>> Since the ambiant noise is greatly reduced, you don't need to 
>>> play loud
>>> at all. Some brands isolate more or less well. Etymotics 
>>> isolate very
>>> well.
>
> I'll never understand how people can use earbuds. They're so 
> uncomfortable, walking around with stuff *inside* your ears. 
> Awkward.

I initially found that style uncomfortable, but quickly got used 
to it. That said, I almost exclusively use proper headphones 
these days.

A pair of Audio-Technica ATH-m50s is a great buy: accurate sound 
(slight high-end boost but meh, I'll take slight imbalance over 
poor quality any day*), good comfort and hard-wearing. I believe 
they have just released an updated version, but I haven't heard 
much about them.

* Most consumer gear is atrociously inaccurate. They might sound 
"pleasing" for a limited repertoire but having done a fair amount 
of pro-audio I just get frustrated not being able to hear any 
detail. I want to hear the sound as it was intended. Even the 
ATH-m50s are far from perfect, but they're good for the price and 
were at least designed with accuracy in mind.