Members Thunderbroom Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 ROCKS! I got a set of Sennheiser RS120's a week or so ago for my office. They're wireless and sound pretty good. It's great sitting behind the computer, not bothering my officemate, and not getting tangled in the cord. Most importantly, I'm listening to some tunes that I've never listened to before with headphones and didn't realize how much I had missed in the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted November 13, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2007 Similarly, moving from headphones to a nice stereo setup will be as big of an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I use headphones exclusively at work for audio mixing for video and while they're a very good solution for hearing "new things" in a mix or getting a great frequency response easily, they're not always the best. Headphones can exaggerate sounds and you don't get a true feel for the imaging that two discrete speakers sitting in front of you have. But for quiet music listening, a set of cans is the cat's meow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I can't stand to listen to anything on my laptop - NEED 'PHONES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Similarly, moving from headphones to a nice stereo setup will be as big of an improvement. I don't think my officemate would appreciate a nice stereo setup in the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted November 13, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2007 I don't think my officemate would appreciate a nice stereo setup in the office. No way. You have the right tools for the job already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted November 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I'd like to add that Pandora kicks ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I really hate when people at the office feel they have the right to impose their choice of music on their neighbors and passers-by. One guy down the hall from me used to do that all of the time, until someone posted a sign on his door saying "Warning - Entering Easy Listening Hell" - he got the hint and got headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I'd like to add that Pandora kicks ass. It indeed does, and I used to listen to it at work, but there've been some general policy warnings about non-work bandwidth usage, so I've cut it out to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groutt Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I really hate when people at the office feel they have the right to impose their choice of music on their neighbors and passers-by. One guy down the hall from me used to do that all of the time, until someone posted a sign on his door saying "Warning - Entering Easy Listening Hell" - he got the hint and got headphones. When any radio station says they're "the station everyone can agree on", I KNOW I'm not going to agree on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groutt Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I'd like to add that Pandora kicks ass. Yep, but since they added the fancy flash ads, it locks up at work. Some firewall thing I'm guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 I should listen to music using headphones more often. I like doing that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tom_s252 Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hear hear. I got an ancient pair of Sennheiser HD420SLs, just got new pads for them and they sound great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted November 13, 2007 Members Share Posted November 13, 2007 Be careful with cranking up the volume with headphones. Research seems to indicate that people are more likely to crank the volume up even louder after prolonged headphone use than with a stereo (car, home). Your ears are also right at the speakers, basically, so you're getting the full effect. Had to write a paper on this for a health class a while back. Headphones were a problem, though cell phones were even worse for hearing loss issues. Thus, it's rare that I use headphones. Even for computer gaming, I stick to my speakers and a mic on a stand. My friend keeps trying to get me to get a gaming headset. Eventually, I'll have to once my wife and I are in the same room for our computers. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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