I wanted a pair for my computer, and bought a pair of Turtle Beach gaming headphones. Amazing base, but you have to charge them, even though they're wired. They do last for a good 15 hours though. They connect through a 3.5 MM headphone jack. Devin Prater r.d.t.prater@xxxxxxxxx On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 9:22 AM Scott Granados <scott.granados@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So the issue is the cost. I just bought a great pair but they were > several hundred. > If you would spend more money or consider it, the Sony W1000-XM4 > are pretty great cans. Fantastic noise cancelation, great bluetooth > support, very tunable for individual ears, 35+ hour battery life, great > audio characteristics, and also allows for use of a cable instead of > bluetooth. > Plantronics makes a pair called the 8220 that have similar > features are are also wonderful. > > I don’t know what to suggest in lower cost options but this is the kit I’m > using right now. > > Thanks > > > > On Nov 13, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Mewtamer <mewtamer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Sorry if this qualifies as off-topic for any of the mailing lists I'm > > sending it to, but I figure I'm not the only one on any of these lists > > who wears earphones almost every waking moment and considers them one > > of the most essential pieces of technology they use on a daily basis. > > > > Anyways, as so often happens, frequent plugging and un plugging lead > > to the wires on the plug of my Panasonic ear clips to fray to the > > point one earpiece is silent most of the time, and i have no spare > > earphones, so I'm in the market for a new pair. > > > > My initial thought is to just order a couple pairs of the same > > Panasonic earclips I've been using for years. They're comfortable > > enough for all day wear, have no sound quality issues I can detect, > > are fairly inexpensive(~$12-15 on Amazon depending on color choice), > > and I know what I'm going to get. > > > > On the other hand, the Panasonics I've been using for the last 5 years > > or so have always had an annoyingly short wire(I need to hike up my > > pants for the wire to reach my portable media player in my pocket and > > I more often than not have to use an extension cable with my desktop), > > wrapping the wire around my neck when no plugged into anything is kind > > of annoying, and they seem to be getting less durable(I've gone > > through two pairs since last December, the three previous pairs each > > averaged about a year-and-a-half based on my Amazon order history), > > and it would be nice to be able to ditch the wire when it isn't > > needed. > > > > But it's nearly impossible to find wireless earphones that are ear > > clip style, and even expanding to other form factors, it's hard to > > find a pair with halfway decent battery life, for under $30, and I've > > yet to find a pair that either had the option of using an aux cable > > for connecting to devices without Bluetooth or a dongle you could just > > plug into a 3.5mm jack, and best I can tell, Bluetooth adaptors aren't > > all that affordable either. > > > > So anyone have any recommendations for a good, inexpensive pair of > > earphones that either has a long, rugged wire or which is wireless > > with good battery life and a good solution for backwards compatibility > > with wired-only audio sources? Preferably of the ear clip > > style(regular earbuds are too insecure for my liking, earplug style > > earbuds irritate my ear canals and leave me prone to ear infections, I > > have big ears, so retro earmuff style headphones leave me with sore > > cartilage after a few hours, and behind the head earphones sound like > > they'd be uncomfortable with how much of my time is spent either > > laying down with my head on a pillow, in a recliner with my had on the > > headrest, or leaning against a wall.). And for wired solutions, > > something with a built-in cord spool or recommendations for a third > > part spool that could be added would be appreciated. > > =========================================================== > > The raspberry-vi mailing list > > Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/raspberry-vi > > Administrative contact: <mike.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi logo are trademarks of the Raspberry > Pi Foundation. > > > > This list is not affiliated to the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the views > and attitudes expressed by the subscribers to this list do not reflect > those of the Foundation. > > > > Mike Ray, list creator, January 2013 > > > > =========================================================== > The raspberry-vi mailing list > Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/raspberry-vi > Administrative contact: <mike.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi logo are trademarks of the Raspberry Pi > Foundation. > > This list is not affiliated to the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the views > and attitudes expressed by the subscribers to this list do not reflect > those of the Foundation. > > Mike Ray, list creator, January 2013 > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list