Oof they're not water resistant? But they're headphones.. on your head.. outside!
I missed that one. I'll revisit them when they release the S/Pro/Max version.
Just saved future me a cool 500 quid, cheers John!
I missed that one. I'll revisit them when they release the S/Pro/Max version.
Just saved future me a cool 500 quid, cheers John!
Sweat corrodes stuff.
I don't even like wearing earbuds on a forest path. I really can't imagine over the ear headphones around a city, even sitting in public transit.
Not Airpods, but I wouldn't be surprised if Airpods offered similar qualities.
https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearingnewswatch/2020/airpo...
In both cases those 'transparency modes' do filter out a bit of useless noise, and I do feel a bit more 'aware' of things/people outside me with that mode on. I've often thought that's also at least partially because I intentionally switch to that mode for a reason (then switch back to full noise cancelling when done).
I live in a busy hipster neighborhood that’s also a major traffic hub... and I like it. I’m a city rat. The music is supposed to come with the roar of cars at a green light and the dozens of half heard conversations on busy sidewalks.
I have the-cheapest-model Sennheiser open airs and a with-mic-for-Zoom-calls JBL. The JBL absolutely isolates the environment mechanically. This is good for a meeting (except for the fact that you hear your voice from your skull, but heck.)
The original Walkman came with headphones [1], but they were light and fluffy. For a long time after, the trend was toward lighter, smaller. People wearing large headphones out and about are definitely a later wave.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/1/5861062/sony-walkman-at-35
People have worn on-ear headphones since the early days of Sony Walkmans. Y'know, this kind: https://retrospekt.com/products/retro-orange-headphones
Wearing over-ear headphones in public wasn't really a thing until Beats and such came into fashion in the last 15 years or so.
Basically you have two axis:
Size/Fit: Earbuds and myriad variations; Supra-aural (on ear), circumaural (over the ear)
Isolation: Circumaural/over-the-ear can be open-back or closed-back; and they can have various degrees of noise isolation and cancellation.
As for the look and age, it's really a subjective perspective - I personally feel I'm old enough not to care about wearing over-the-ear outside :D
If you took public transportation or go any place young people hang out you would see them too. (Malls or coffee shops)
All the wireless buds used to be those ones that were strung together at max wirelessness
We've got the ocean, got the babes
Got the sun, we've got the waves
The mountains and the rain
And high-speed train
Why would you live anywhere else