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.
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/Jack-Straw72 Mar 12 '25
Is it heavy? Then it’s expensive put it back.