Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud

• jnod4@lemmy.ca ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Did they have good noise blocking? Good battery? Good delay? Microphone? Good warranty? Reparaibility? There’s so many reasons to spend a buck extra

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  • ShankShill@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They don’t block noise. No battery, this is mid-'80s wired tech. There’s a model with a very good microphone. Lifetime warranty. Repairable with super glue sometimes.

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• makyo@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I did get aftermarket pads for them but they are not made for long term listening. But that is beside the point - they show you don’t need to spend $1000 to get great sound and they are only one example of that.

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  • Jtotheb@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I actually just bought a pair of porta pros three days ago—any chance you recall what pads you upgraded to? I’ve mostly seen recommendations for Yaxi

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    • makyo@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yep Yaxi, between that and the built in comfort slider in the headphones it’s comfortable enough

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• Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  About as comfortable as plastic wrapped in a thin sponge can be

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