General headphone discussion

Went to Best Buy today to see what wired headphones they had, and pickins were might slim. JVC HA-S31M, Sony ZX110 (in two colors), and some wired gamer headsets (Razer Blackshark and HyperX Cloud are two I looked at). Some wireless headphones that take a wire, and some Logitechs for PCs. About it. They were very helpful though. :slight_smile:

Although I’m not in the market for a wireless NC heaphone, I was sort of interested in trying out the new Bose QC Ultra. They had it on display. But the pads were both completely ripped at the seams on the inside, and foam inserts were exposed/coming out. Tried them though. :slight_smile: A little too much bass on the default settings.

I listened to the Bose 700’s a few times a long time ago during the pandemic, and they didn’t sound too bad. Maybe a little warm, and uneven in the upper mids/treble. But they weren’t too bad as I recall. And seemed to be a step up from the other QC’s at the time.

I looked at a few speakers as well. The Magnolia demo rooms had Martin Logan, KEF and B&W. There were also some Klipsch, JBL, Sony, Definitive Tech and maybe a couple others outside of Magnolia, with the regular audio gear. Didn’t have time to listen to any though.

The world certainly seems to be going wireless though.