I feel as if technology has stagnated, all that are left are grifts or just make everything terrible, like AI. I was thinking Zoom calls maybe? The tech has definitely improved since Skype.
I feel as if technology has stagnated, all that are left are grifts or just make everything terrible, like AI. I was thinking Zoom calls maybe? The tech has definitely improved since Skype.
Wireless headphones becoming mainstream (both like fully wireless or the ones that sit on top of your head) have been a game changer for me. The sound quality isn’t amazing, but I used to suffer cables tangling, one of the headphones dying and not justifying buying new ones until they died for good every few months. When you have sensory issues and didn’t realize you had them, it has really helped.
I’ve had the same fully wireless headphones I use everywhere to minimize sensory overstimulation for four years and they’re fine.
Definitely noise cancelling has improved significantly within the last decade, and it’s been super handy for me. I love being able to just turn off the noise when I’m on a plane, or the loud person on the bus or train.
Mics on the same headphones seem much better too; in all the cases where i’d previously need to check on the phone “can you hear me!?”, now they just always can.
And as pointed out somewhere else in the thread, it’s gotten cheap, too. I got some over-ear headphones I wear on planes or on the train, and they have really good noise canceling, for under 50 dollars when I bought them. They’re not as good as Sennheiser or Sony, but they’re 1/6 of the price so pretty good ANC is more than plenty.
BTW, love the username and profile pic. Petrodragonic apocalypse is maybe top 2 KG&LZ albums to me.
Wired headphones have gotten amazing at various price points. If you know where to look, you can get something quite good for $18. Moondrop Chu II comes to mind for earbuds, for example.
Yeah definitely. A friend got some IEMs for very cheap and they sound amazing. I’m just grateful I don’t have to bother with cables tangling and breaking anymore, and when I want to really listen to something i do use wired.