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See I don't personally understand bluetooth headsets. The laptop/desktop is within arms reach, a wired headset has never failed me. I've been using the same h

See I don't personally understand bluetooth headsets. The laptop/desktop is within arms reach, a wired headset has never failed me. I've been using the same headset for 15 years, and not once has it not connected, or run out of batteries. I've never had an issue with it selecting my phone instead of the laptop. I've never had pairing issues. I will admit that when I get up and walk around the office/apartment I lose connection (because I take off my headset), but honestly that's not really a problem, because I don't find it helpful to listen to music when I'm in a meeting, or getting coffee.

john_the_writer 4y ago
Same for mouse and keyboard too. I understand the desire to want wireless for these even less. At least with earphones, there could be a use at a distance. A mouse/keyboard more than 2 meters (5feet) is just silly.. you can't see the screen.
- eternityforest 4y ago
  It's about the cable clutter on the desk, and even more importantly, in bags if things are portable. Plus, the limited number of USB ports. Without wireless, some things will involve digging out a hub.
- usrn 4y ago
  I use mine in another room. This way I only need a cable for HDMI.
rektide 4y ago
I was like you once & disdained progress, insisted the virtues I knew were the good ones & that cables just made better connectors than wireless. It's been ~6 years since I was that person. Speaking only for myself: I was an idiot. Close minded & foolish, presumptuous. It's so nice not having cables. There's so little practical trouble I encounter with bluetooth. Battery life is great. Connecting is not a problem. Many hesdsets maintain multiple simultaneous connections; a sweet upgrade. Pairing is easy. Fear is an easy sell. But Im glad I eventually tried a cheap headset, decided to explore elsewhere. Problems are rare. Not having cables, bring able to leave my phone plugged in while walking around, & so many other circumstances: the physical freedom is wonderful.
- john_the_writer 4y ago
  Tis not fear.. I've bluetooth for my IPhone. Hell about 12 years ago I was writing bluetooth drivers for pumping trucks and PocketPC devices. It's just practicality for a desktop I am tethered to the chair when I use my desktop. There is little point IMHO in asserting I could use the device if I were more than a few meters from it. I have zero (and I mean zero) battery life issues. You've never had a connection issue? I mean in 15 years I have never spent more than 5 seconds connecting. And can you honestly say you've never run low on batteries? Never.. not once.
  - jjeaff 4y ago
    I have wired headphones. However, I also have a lot of other things like lights, a mic on a boom arm, wireless mouse and keyboard, etc. If I had not had lots of trouble with my previous Bluetooth headphones, I definitely would still go wireless. there are just too many things for the cable to get tangled in, including me and the arms and wheels of my chair, the boom arm... Also, I have a one year old that gets positively giddy every time he rips my headphone jack out of my amp and gets a reaction out of me.
  - darkteflon 4y ago
    I’m exactly the same. Bought a $40 Moukey 8-input mixer from Amazon, plugged everything in - PC, two Macs and a PS5, along with a pair of Sennheiser open-backed headphones. No futzing with connection switching, volumes are per-device so it’s set and forget, and you can even have multiple sources at the same time if you want (surprisingly useful). This is a domain where a wired setup makes perfect sense imo. It’s just painless. When I’m out and about, AirPods all the way.
- karmakaze 4y ago
  I did try wireless earphones during commutes and the freedom was indeed wonderful. I did miss better sound quality and having more choice of earphones so went back to wired. I had taken the step to wear noise-cancelling wireless headphones (with no signal) overtop my wired earbuds. And now I don't commute. For virtual work meetings etc, wireless is convenient and good enough. I have a very simple metric for gauging how good my music setup is: how many hours I can enjoy listening to music in one session. Without good quality sources, DACs, analog, and transducers it's much less than an hour. On the other end it can be many hours where I don't know where the time flew.
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john_the_writer 4y ago

Same for mouse and keyboard too. I understand the desire to want wireless for these even less. At least with earphones, there could be a use at a distance. A mouse/keyboard more than 2 meters (5feet) is just silly.. you can't see the screen.

eternityforest 4y ago
It's about the cable clutter on the desk, and even more importantly, in bags if things are portable. Plus, the limited number of USB ports. Without wireless, some things will involve digging out a hub.
usrn 4y ago
I use mine in another room. This way I only need a cable for HDMI.

rektide 4y ago

I was like you once & disdained progress, insisted the virtues I knew were the good ones & that cables just made better connectors than wireless. It's been ~6 years since I was that person. Speaking only for myself: I was an idiot. Close minded & foolish, presumptuous. It's so nice not having cables. There's so little practical trouble I encounter with bluetooth. Battery life is great. Connecting is not a problem. Many hesdsets maintain multiple simultaneous connections; a sweet upgrade. Pairing is easy. Fear is an easy sell. But Im glad I eventually tried a cheap headset, decided to explore elsewhere. Problems are rare. Not having cables, bring able to leave my phone plugged in while walking around, & so many other circumstances: the physical freedom is wonderful.

john_the_writer 4y ago
Tis not fear.. I've bluetooth for my IPhone. Hell about 12 years ago I was writing bluetooth drivers for pumping trucks and PocketPC devices. It's just practicality for a desktop I am tethered to the chair when I use my desktop. There is little point IMHO in asserting I could use the device if I were more than a few meters from it. I have zero (and I mean zero) battery life issues. You've never had a connection issue? I mean in 15 years I have never spent more than 5 seconds connecting. And can you honestly say you've never run low on batteries? Never.. not once.
- jjeaff 4y ago
  I have wired headphones. However, I also have a lot of other things like lights, a mic on a boom arm, wireless mouse and keyboard, etc. If I had not had lots of trouble with my previous Bluetooth headphones, I definitely would still go wireless. there are just too many things for the cable to get tangled in, including me and the arms and wheels of my chair, the boom arm... Also, I have a one year old that gets positively giddy every time he rips my headphone jack out of my amp and gets a reaction out of me.
- darkteflon 4y ago
  I’m exactly the same. Bought a $40 Moukey 8-input mixer from Amazon, plugged everything in - PC, two Macs and a PS5, along with a pair of Sennheiser open-backed headphones. No futzing with connection switching, volumes are per-device so it’s set and forget, and you can even have multiple sources at the same time if you want (surprisingly useful). This is a domain where a wired setup makes perfect sense imo. It’s just painless. When I’m out and about, AirPods all the way.
karmakaze 4y ago
I did try wireless earphones during commutes and the freedom was indeed wonderful. I did miss better sound quality and having more choice of earphones so went back to wired. I had taken the step to wear noise-cancelling wireless headphones (with no signal) overtop my wired earbuds. And now I don't commute. For virtual work meetings etc, wireless is convenient and good enough. I have a very simple metric for gauging how good my music setup is: how many hours I can enjoy listening to music in one session. Without good quality sources, DACs, analog, and transducers it's much less than an hour. On the other end it can be many hours where I don't know where the time flew.

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