[OT] Extra time spent

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 6/9/2014 12:57 PM, John Colvin wrote:
>
> 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.

Speaking of such things, I've actually been considering that pair Sony 
recently put out aimed at the PS3/PS4. While I generally dislike 
headband and isolating-style headphones (and really dislike the extreme 
unbalancedness of a single non-Y-style cord), the idea of a relatively 
affordable wireless virtual-surround with *hopefully* decent quality is 
appealing (even if the virtual-surround is limited to two specific 
set-top boxes).

Any experience with those ones?

(Although frankly I'm disappointed with how virtual surround is handled 
these days anyway. I had a sound card *over ten years ago* that could do 
virtual surround with *any* headphones, worked very well, but nothing 
ever used it and then the whole concept just disappeared entirely. Until 
now where it seems to exist only as a specific-headset-locked, 
settop-locked perversion of anti-technology. Ugh.)