Headphones for Hackers. It is to me. I was very surprised that programmers pay ~$100-$200 for padded over-the-head headphones. Perhaps this is just ultra-typical. The styles are very interesting, although unfortunately they don't provide that data directly; the brands are also somewhat interesting. Keep in mind, I say this as someone who is apparently quite atypical. I have converted to neckphones -- headphones which wrap around your neck while wearing them -- as things which occupy my permanent ensemble. It's partly because I wanted to be able to quickly drop and resume music listening while cycling, but to be honest the padded headphones feeling around my neck died in high school for me, and hasn't been resurrected.
I feel like the story is missing the details, though. The only reason I'm ranting about them, and I promise I'll stop, is that the SHS5200s actually solved the problem of cord-extension breaks. Headphones for Hackers. “Even when I'm not listening to music, people don't bother me when I'm wearing them.”- Anonymous Hacker Headphones are ingrained in startup culture. If you visit a startup office, more often than not, it seems like everyone is wearing headphones. The same workplace norm doesn’t appear to exist at law firms, medical practices or anywhere else really. A hacker needs to concentrate without interruption for long periods of time and yet has almost no quiet personal space at work. A pair of headphones is a great solution to the contradiction inherent in this situation. Beyond the practicalities, hackers seem to be personally invested in their choice of headphones.
At Priceonomics we became curious about what types of headphones programmers actually wear. We decided to poll our batch-mates at Y Combinator as well as programmers at other startups to find out what kind of headphones they wear while working. Sennheiser: Hard to Spell, Easy on the Ears Buy Headphones Used, Save about 30% Headphone Buying Guide. IEMs (2) Ultimate Ears’ Triple.fi 10 Pro, $100-$300. Balanced and airy, slightly bright. Hard hitting fast bass, recessed mids, and bright sparkly potentially fatiguing highs. Good all-rounder. (1) Brainwavz B2, $125-$170. . (1-B) Monster Turbine Pro Gold, $155-$300. . (1) Vsonic Gr07, $175-$180. . (1-B) Monster Turbine Pro Copper, $215-$400. . (2-B) Panasonic RP-HJE900, $250. . (3) Etymotic ER4S, $250-280. . (1) Ortofon e-Q5, $250-$300. . (?) Open Headphones (2) Sennheiser HD558, $130-$180. . (3-B) Beyerdynamic Dt990, $150-$340. . (2) Sennheiser HD598, $175-$250. . (1) Grado SR225i, $199. .
(3) Beyerdynamic Dt880, $200-$350. . (1) Audio Technica ATH-AD900x, $200-$300. . (3) AKG Q701, $225-$250. . (1-B) Philips Fidelio X1, $230-$300. . (2) HiFiMan HE-300, $250. . (3) AKG K701/702, $250-$270. . (2) Grado SR325i, $295. Closed Headphones (1) Sennheiser HD 25-1 II, $130-$200. . (1-B) Audio Technica ATH-Pro700MK2, $140-$180. . (1-B) Ultrasone HFI-780, $155-$250. . (3) Beyerdynamic Dt770, $170-$250. . (1) V-Moda M-80, $179-$220. Buying Guide Headphones By Price Range. Grado SR80 Review - Headphones. Grado SR125 Review - Headphones. Audio Technica: ATH-M50 | Headphonic: Australian Headphone Specialists: Buy Etymotic, Alessandro, Audio Technica, Ultimate Ears, Talisman, Meier Audio and more. Sennheiser HD-280 PRO Headphones: Electronics. Turtle Beach | Video Gaming Headsets, Sound Cards, Audio Processors.
Turtle Beach XP400 wireless gaming headset hands-on. Turtle Beach announced a duo of new XBOX 360 and PS3 gaming headsets on day one of CES, and we were able to spend a bit of time with one of them, the XP400, on the show floor. It's Turtle Beach's flagship gaming headset, featuring adjustable Dolby 5.1 virtual surround sound, a non-A2DP dual-pairing Bluetooth radio for picking up phone calls during gaming sessions, a 15 hour rechargeable battery and dual-band 2.4/5GHZ built-in WiFi.
The actual over-the-ear pieces have a much better layout from previous models, though there are almost as many buttons as there are on the controller you'd be wielding -- with volume up / down, chat volume up / down, mute, Bluetooth pairing, limiter button and tone buttons. The included dual-band WiFi adapter that connects to your gaming console of choice is small and pretty minimalistic in design. The adjustable surround angles feature seems useful but we can't help but to feel it's a bit gimmicky -- we have a hard time figuring out which setting is better.
PC Gaming Headset with 5.1 Surround Sound | Ear Force Z6A | Turtle Beach. The Turtle Beach Z6A PC headset combines the audio quality and comfort of a professional-grade gaming headset with the full impact and 3D positional accuracy of multi-speaker surround sound. With eight premium speakers, including dual subwoofers, the Z6A is powered by a amplifier with bass enhancement, letting you pinpoint critical sound cues from every direction.
Designed to deliver high quality surround sound, the Z6A incorporates 4 premium speakers in each ear cup, including 40mm subwoofers for extended bass and extraordinary dynamic range. Providing more realistic directional audio perception, the front and surround speakers in the Z6A are acoustically angled, allowing you to more accurately pinpoint sounds than conventional flat speakers. The Z6A amplifier gives you quick access to independent controls for all audio channels, letting you tune your Z6A for any gaming situation.