Headphone Culture in the 21st century

[Scootarooni]

For awhile, I used wired or bluetooth earbuds (wired for home, bluetooth for on-the-go). But lately they've been causing me issues. I'm already a bit hard of hearing and I've noticed in-ear/earbuds have been slightly making it worse overtime, so I decided to switch over to headphones.

I bought a Sony WH-1000XM4 and I've been really liking it! The sound is great, it's way more comfortable than I expected and I really like the option for noise cancelling. It really comes in handy when I'm out in public and feeling overstimulated.

I still use my wired earbuds at home when I'm playing games (particularly rhythm games) because I want to avoid the delay that bluetooth usually has. Maybe I'll find some nice wired headphones once these kick the bucket...which may take quite a few more years since I think I've already had them for a decade and they're still in great shape.

[xXStarBrite02Xx]

I used to be super against bluetooth earbuds, I didn't want to have another thing to keep charged... until I was forced into wireless when I got a new phone, and it felt a little magical not having a wire bouncing around and knowing my music was being played through the AIR?! then it felt normal to me and i wondered how I ever managed like that for so long.

Then my wireless earbuds got lost, at the same time I dropped Spotify for a dedicated MP3 player, so for now I'm back to wired and I hate it! I usually only have one earbud in so I can hold a conversation and stay aware of my surroundings, so i have to deal with the wire being pulled into my bag and clashing with my outfit, and worry about my earbud I'm not wearing falling off the wire (they're IEMs). thankfully my MP3 player supports bluetooth, I just need to save up for a nice pair!

[Memory]

i personally use over-ears (specifically noise-cancelling) for my ASD mostly; it's great to have something i can have around my neck and put on if i simply can't handle shit at the moment.

also, i do have earpods - but the right earbud (specifically the larger speaker opening, the one pointing towards the insides of ur ear) no longer makes any audio, but that stupid thin line on the side of it still does. so i've gotta physically turn it 90 degrees in my head and it's so awkward lmao

though, i do have Astro A10 gen 2's, but they suck tbh. they feel super nice, but they're just touchy now (i haven't even had them for half a year!!) and the audio jack in it is soo finicky. and one side feels slightly louder than the other,
i lovee the gel padding though. but i just hate how much they eat my hair!! i have long(ish) hair and it loves to do that!

plus they're all wired :3

i use an iPod Nano 6th gen and a digital Walkman from ~2011 for my music. both have 8 gigs of storage, though both are being filled badly aaah
i use the Walkman more since i can actually drag and drop songs onto it, but the iPod forces me to use Windows just to import a song!
whatevs. i use VLC on my PC for my music too, or Audacious :D

[musicobsessed107]

It's 100 percent wired for me. I HATE Bluetooth and stupid wireless earbuds and shit. Headphones, earbuds, it doesn't really matter (though I do prefer earbuds, especially when I'm carrying my MP3 player with me) as long as it's still wired. Just plug them in and you're all good to go.

Right now, I'm rocking a pair of wired Skullcandy earbuds I got from Walmart a few months ago. I refuse to ever switch over to wireless and I will hoard all of the wired Skullcandy earbuds in existence (or at least enough to last until the very day I die) if I have to.

[AY38910]

I use some crusty old Sony headphones from like 1998 I inherited off my dad. They work very well, in most music you can clearly hear every instrument without it getting muddy. They become a bit uncomfortable after 1 hour of wearing them, though, which is kinda inconvenient when using a tracker...

EDIT: here's an image :)

[magicalgurll]

my friend got me a wireless headset for my birthday years ago, i think maybe even pre-lockdown? specifically the razer kraken kitty v2 bt, and it works as well as it does the day i got it! i love it a lot and i really enjoy not getting tangled in wires and being able to like, wander off from my computer during d&d and go fix up a snack while still being able to hear and talk to everyone.

i don't usually use earbuds, but i have some as backups if the battery in the headphones dies or i've misplaced them; my friend's mom got me a bluetooth pair of earbuds that are connected to each other with a cord and that's fine because i'd absolutely lose a loose earbud, so i won't even consider those.

[Twigz0n]

I personally can’t stand either ear plugs or Bluetooth headphones. I hate the feeling of putting something inside my ear and they fall out half the time for me anyway. I dislike most blue tooth headphones because they’re too big and bulky. I hate it when it suddenly starts talking to you. But they’re also just, sometimes louder for whatever reason?? I’m a little sensitive when it comes to sound (and also a big self conscious of people being able to hear what I’m listening too) and I swear even in the lowest volume it’s still kind of loud? Or it’s louder than what my wired headphones on low sound like..

Also since when did phone companies suddenly decide that anything with wires (that isn’t a charger) is now suddenly out dated? When I use my wired headphones today I always have to buy a shitty little adapter thingy that ALWAYS breaks after a couple months of usage. Sorry if I sounded like a bit of a Karen just then lol

I use some Sony branded headphones that I got for cheap on Amazon ages ago. They’re not super fancy but I don’t really care so long as they get the job done. <: