Portable headphones
Finally got around to checking out Arstechnica's portable headphone roundup, and well, I'm thinking their definition of portable might not add up with most people's. Even weird, they basically have old-walkman-sized headphones, or really pricey form-to-your-inner-ear style.
I was, I admit, really looking forward to their article because I happen to own an excellent pair of Grado SR60s, which are some of the best headphones you are pretty much going to find without having to use an amplifier, meaning they work great with a powerbook or other unamplified source. They have a nice warm tone that works great for the majority of music I listen to.
But they're not really portable at all, even though they're in the same size range as what ars is reviewing. Sure, you can take them places, but it's a drag and it's not going to be very convenient and is going to dominate whatever else you're carrying around. Portable to me means being able to slide them in and out of your bag and using them when you're out & about without looking like a total dork. You don't want to be pulling out a pair of Grado SR60's while you're on the plane, for example, or a train, or a coffee shop.
So, odd review, considering I have headphones of the same size they were reviewing and specifically checked it out because I wanted something that would be more... well, portable in my arsenal.
Posted by drunkenbatmanMarch 30, 2004, at 03:06 AM
I've got a set of UNopened Shure E2Cs. Wanna buy? ;)