Archive for the 'Prosumer Audio' Category

LISTEN UP. BUY EARPLUGS.

er20sAllow me to lecture you for a minute. Yes, I’m talking to you. You go to some loud concerts, you’re in a band, or you go to clubs. The music is crazy loud and yet you never use any sort of hearing protection. Read more »

SOUND-ISOLATING EARPHONES

Shure E4 Sound-Isolating EarphonesSo I realized it was time to get some new earphones. The earbuds that come with an iPod sound great when you’re listening in a silent room, but walk outside and suddenly you lose a lot of clarity due to background noise. Take them on the subway, suddenly you’ve got the volume up all the way, and you’re killing your ears to still barely make out what you’re listening to.

A friend recently bought the Shure E4’s and was raving about them, so I decided to look into it. Read more »