pretty quiet week this week if you ignore whatever the hell is going on with our bathroom toilet, which has a diagnostic issue we can’t troubleshoot and which has flooded once this week. calling maintenance once again to see if we can figure this out so i don’t have to plunge every third time we flush (ironically it’d be way easier if we just had to plunge every time–but it’s the times we don’t that make this extremely bizarre)
Apparently the universe doesn’t want me to have new headphones. The last ones snapped last year and the only pair I’ve got are good for basically first person shooters and not much else.
Literally every single pair I’ve bought since has either been super uncomfortable or sounds terrible. Well, one pair was okay for both, which I didn’t realize at the time because I had no idea just how bad the next six (?) pairs were going to be.
That one’s discontinued and out of stock now, though, so… cool, I guess. And I might be wearing rose-colored glasses here anyway and they did suck. Who knows.
Doesn’t help that half the shit recommended online isn’t available or is extraordinarily expensive where I live. (Also, I’ve now learned not to trust recommendations for things as subjective as this.)
I don’t need perfect. That’s always a bad approach. I know it sounds like I’m looking for perfect, but I’m not. I’m not an audiophile, but I at least want something which is pleasant to listen to (my sensitivity to treble and sibilants - sound in general, actually - has made several unlistenable).
A compromise of sound, comfort, something that won’t break after a year, and within a decent price range would be great. Maybe I should just get something that will probably break after a year. At least if the sound and comfort is fine, it’ll be cheaper and easy to replace. Sure, I’ll have to keep doing it, but whatever.
Man, what a bullshit materialistic rant this is. Apologies. It’s just becoming very annoying because I can’t really watch the things I enjoy or listen to the music I enjoy in a way that feels… well, comforting. Even podcasts sound bad.
So the few things that give me comfort are now uncomfortable, which leads to my brain being all “lol, now’s the time to fuck with you”.
I’m tired.
Stuff like this makes me feel it would be cool to organise a local “stuff club”, where people would bring things for others to try out.
That alone isn’t going to motivate many to bother, but there could be a sell/exchange/donate facility, in lieu of using eBay or Freecycle, and so less stuff ends up in drawers unused.
Guess it could hook in with local Makerspaces, tool libraries such as Men’s Sheds, or even regular libraries. If in alliance with Makerspaces, repair & modification sessions would be a cool extension.
Ostensibly harder in smaller towns & in rural areas, but with less access to lots of physical stores, perhaps more demand for it?
They are absolutely not cheap, but they are the last pair of headphones you’ll ever buy. When you hear the sound quality you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them:
Sennheiser Consumer Audio Momentum 4 Wireless Headphones - Bluetooth Headset for Crystal-Clear Calls with Adaptive Noise Cancellation, 60h Battery Life, Lightweight Folding Design - Black ) https://a.co/d/8mxvyrJ
Super appreciate the response. Unfortunately, they’re not available where I live and buying from Amazon would be incredibly expensive with import duties and what have you.
Still, thanks for the recommendation!
I couldn’t disagree more. I have the momentum 2 and paid 500 euro for it. Long story short don’t buy anything from Sennheiser they are not the same company any more. Planned obsolescence.
LOL. This is part of why my search has lasted this long.
“Buy these. Best headphones.”
“No, those suck.”
Pandemic fucked everything up because I could go to stores and listen for myself (provided they’re actually available where I live), but since all that shit, they don’t really allow it anymore. Makes it doubly frustrating.
Wow I am part of your curse! Tell your first world problem spirit to leave me alone!
😵💫 Go ahead get the Sennheiser