"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
"Eeyore" wrote
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dizzy wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Jenn wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi....ap/index.html
High fidelity takes backseat to portability
Just more real-world evidence that the plain old audio CD format is
technical performance overkill for a great many people - probably the vast
majority.
I have no interest in portable music (other than
in-car). I must be an old fuddy-duddly.
Hold that thought.
Me too, I guess. I like music well-enough to have a
FAR above-average home sound-system, but having
ear-buds going all the time during normal life? I just
don't get it.
In current times it seems like way too many people have either a portable
stereo, or a cell phone grafted onto the side(s) of their head. Now they are
merging the two.
OTOH, if you can adjust to them, there are some very fine-sounding IEMs out
there. And, of course a lot of trash.
The ear buds would simply just annoy me. Besides I have
naturally very waxy ears (need regular cleaning) and they would be mega
yucky to
use.
Unless the wax is dripping out of your ear canal, there would be no problem
with ear buds. Perhaps you meant IEMs?
And I thought I was the only person left who never bought
a walkman, a discman, or an IPod. :-)
Contrary to Harry's apparent beliefs, portable audio devices work can well
with ordinary headphones, and can even be hooked up to traditional stereo
systems.