Tall, once dark, black-clad atheist skeptic SF fan; writes (mostly about computers) for a living.

Grizzled internet veteran. Online since 1985. Current primary email is from 1991. Butlerian Jihadi since 1993.

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  • Liam Proven@social.vivaldi.nettoTechnology@lemmy.ml•Wired versus Bluetooth earphones
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    6 months ago

    @datendefekt @drawerair

    Yeah, no, that’s utter nonsense.

    During the COVID lockdown I was doing a lot of walking around the local woods with my infant daughter in a pushchair. I listened to music on my phone. I was using free conf-swag head phones.

    So I bought myself new ones. Absolute top-of-the-line super-fancy Sony in-ear things with bass boost and all the trimmings.

    They were about CzK 600, which equates to about £25.

    I still use them. 6Y later they still sound amazing. By any objective measure they are better than any in-ear things: excellent isolation, superb sound (in as well through the integrated mic), complete cross-platform compatibility, *infinite* battery life – no batteries! No pairing, no synching, no updates ever. Come with build-in anti-theft anti-loss device: a cable.

    £25. What that is in dollarbucks I don’t know as I avoid visiting fascist states that might imprison me. $35?