16 karma · joined June 6, 2015
The real difference is comfort. I can wear customs all day without experiencing any ear fatigue. Cable micro-phonics are also much quieter.
There are a number of different types out there, including ones that can be custom-molded to your ear canals for maximum comfort and sound reduction.
For the price of a new pair of Bose headphones, you could buy hundreds of pairs of ear plugs or even a handful of custom molded musicians earplugs.
If you live in any sort of population center expect traffic to be a nightmare from 6-11am and 3-7pm. Taxes are also some of the highest in the country and poorly implemented social policies continue to increase these on an annual basis.
If you are looking for something in particular that California has to offer, there is almost always better alternatives (see: Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, etc...)
I can almost guarantee that I am using less than 5Mb throughout my Github, so I don't doubt they are making money.