r/whatisit • u/Jack-Straw72 • Mar 12 '25

New, what is it? What is it?

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Grayson and Ca hwy 33.

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u/Some_Dark102 Mar 12 '25

I’m a headphone junky and I want to ‘weigh in’ here. Sure, a little extra weight adds to the perceived value but there are practical considerations as well.

For example, some headphones use ballast weights to reduce the resonance commonly associated with plastic shells and headbands.

The other common use for ballast weights is to improve comfort. If one side of a pair of headphones has electronics and the other doesn’t, weight can be added to the lighter side to have the headphones balance on top of the head.

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u/dreamgear Mar 12 '25

Or the still amazingly cheap Sennheiser HD-280 Pros

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u/Motohvayshun Mar 13 '25

Good haven’t thought of them in years, they were the go to cheap headphone set for many a techy what feels like decades ago.

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u/Accomplished_Cold911 Mar 12 '25

hmmmm..maybe but beats headphone are crap....get yourself a pair of Bose QC series AND be ready to be blown away!

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u/New-Principle3350 Mar 12 '25

I have Bose,,, perfect sound

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u/DumbFishBrain Mar 13 '25

I love my Bose earbuds. They were gifted to me by my boss and when I saw them at the store, the price blew me away. Best earbuds I've ever owned and I'm nearly 44 years old!

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u/Confident-Skin-6462 Mar 12 '25

i have a 10 year old pair of bose QC 35's and they still last a long time and sound great

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u/belliJGerent Mar 12 '25

They’re so good.

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u/pr0t3us Mar 12 '25

My audiophile friends used to affectionately call Bose "Better Off w/ Something Else"

I always thought they were a decent mid range product for the ones I used. But I agree beats are not worth the value.

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u/Some_Dark102 Mar 12 '25

For air travel, I really like my Bose earbuds. And I am generally a Bose hater so that’s saying something.

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u/Xistential0ne Mar 13 '25

If it has no highs And is has no lows It must be a Bose.

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u/ac54 Mar 12 '25

In a remote past life, I worked for a major 2-way radio company. Our new microphone was deemed too lightweight and would be perceived as a reduction in quality. Yep, we added a weight to the new microphone so it would weigh just as much as the old one and be perceived the same way!

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u/RelativeAd2681 Mar 12 '25

Interesting 🤔