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> Wireless headphones are very good for their particular use case—not being tethered to a device But that's an end-result, not a use-case, no? I can think of

by ghusto 3y ago

> Wireless headphones are very good for their particular use case—not being tethered to a device But that's an end-result, not a use-case, no? I can think of only one situation where the faff of wireless headphones could be justified (though not for me), and that's exercise. Personally, I'll take the slight annoyance of cables getting in the way, but I can understand not everyone would. Wireless headphones are a pet-peeve of mine, ever since Apple set the world off getting rid of the high-quality 3.5mm jack. It's sadly disappearing fast, and nobody notices the abysmal sound quality demotion, because they're mostly listening to poor quality streaming services anyway :(

vel0city 3y ago
No, its a use case and a huge feature. During the work day my wireless headphones are pretty much always on. I'm able to get up from my desk and stretch, get something from across the office, go to the kitchen and make lunch, go check the mail, do pretty much anything around the house without needing to take them off. Having the headphones not physically tethered to the device is the point. I don't have to literally disconnect from whatever media I was consuming or conversation I was having just because I stood up from my desk. And then I also don't have a cable flopping around while I'm at my desk. I don't have a cable to get tangled up. I'm not limited to whatever length of cable I need to connect properly, the headphones work anywhere in the room. I charge the headphones overnight at my desk every few days, so charge levels are never really a concern. I'd use wireless headphones exclusively on my gaming PC if it wasn't for the latency and HSP using a lousy codec. Newer Bluetooth standards will solve that HSP quality problem and really reduce the latency concerns. Its a massive pain having to deal with my wired headphones on my gaming PC compared to my experience on my work setup or personal laptop with my bluetooth headphones. And as for out and about, my bone conduction wireless headphones are leagues more convenient than any wired headphones. Not quite as high of quality, but for the convenience and non-isolation properties they're excellent for just out and about ambient music. I also wear them when gaming on the couch with my laptop while watching a show with my wife while she knits. I can hear the game just fine, I can hear the show, and can carry a conversation with my wife without wires all over the place on my lap and couch.

by ghusto 3y ago

vel0city 3y ago

No, its a use case and a huge feature. During the work day my wireless headphones are pretty much always on. I'm able to get up from my desk and stretch, get something from across the office, go to the kitchen and make lunch, go check the mail, do pretty much anything around the house without needing to take them off. Having the headphones not physically tethered to the device is the point. I don't have to literally disconnect from whatever media I was consuming or conversation I was having just because I stood up from my desk. And then I also don't have a cable flopping around while I'm at my desk. I don't have a cable to get tangled up. I'm not limited to whatever length of cable I need to connect properly, the headphones work anywhere in the room. I charge the headphones overnight at my desk every few days, so charge levels are never really a concern. I'd use wireless headphones exclusively on my gaming PC if it wasn't for the latency and HSP using a lousy codec. Newer Bluetooth standards will solve that HSP quality problem and really reduce the latency concerns. Its a massive pain having to deal with my wired headphones on my gaming PC compared to my experience on my work setup or personal laptop with my bluetooth headphones. And as for out and about, my bone conduction wireless headphones are leagues more convenient than any wired headphones. Not quite as high of quality, but for the convenience and non-isolation properties they're excellent for just out and about ambient music. I also wear them when gaming on the couch with my laptop while watching a show with my wife while she knits. I can hear the game just fine, I can hear the show, and can carry a conversation with my wife without wires all over the place on my lap and couch.