I bought my Shure SE210s before my last deployment. Now, two years later and much abuse (not intentional, just a lot of use), they still work and sound fantastic. As soon as I get my feet on dry land again I'm going to upgrade to the Shure SE535s. From what I understand they are incredible. I did buy the Bose QC15s before we got underway so I could get rid of some of this fan noise while I'm listening. Believe it or not, the Shure earphones offered just about as much noise reduction. Now I just plug in my Shures and then put the Bose headphones over top without the connector plugged in and turn them on. Takes out maybe one more dB worth of noise. If that. Quiet enough to enjoy anyway.
And more to the post, I also agree that most people simply don't care. I have a few buddies on the boat here that think their apple earbuds are the greatest thing ever. Some have no concept of noise isolation or cancellation. Others that try to engage in audio talk around me find themselves lost and bored very quickly. When they find out I spent $xxx amount of dollars on a power cord they quickly say I'm insane and they refuse to listen anymore.
Maybe it's the money some of us are willing to pay that also affects their interest. A lot of younger kids don't have more than a few hundred bucks to mess with anyway. That will barely get you an iPod. A lot of kids grew up in the iPod world. All they know is MP3s. To them, that may sound good.
I bet a lot of them actually would care. They just don't know what to look for and they are already told by good marketing advertisements that a $300 Samsung 5.1ch surround system with a receiver is the best they can get. They are sold on the cheap stuff. Cheap is all they know.
Need to educate!
And more to the post, I also agree that most people simply don't care. I have a few buddies on the boat here that think their apple earbuds are the greatest thing ever. Some have no concept of noise isolation or cancellation. Others that try to engage in audio talk around me find themselves lost and bored very quickly. When they find out I spent $xxx amount of dollars on a power cord they quickly say I'm insane and they refuse to listen anymore.
Maybe it's the money some of us are willing to pay that also affects their interest. A lot of younger kids don't have more than a few hundred bucks to mess with anyway. That will barely get you an iPod. A lot of kids grew up in the iPod world. All they know is MP3s. To them, that may sound good.
I bet a lot of them actually would care. They just don't know what to look for and they are already told by good marketing advertisements that a $300 Samsung 5.1ch surround system with a receiver is the best they can get. They are sold on the cheap stuff. Cheap is all they know.
Need to educate!