Jon Knows Fancy
So I was treated to an early Christmas gift exchange with Jon the other day shortly before we went to see The Day The Earth Stood Still (you can expect a review of that shortly). Anyways Jon crossed ‘Fancy Earbuds’ off my list very effectively with some top-of-the-line Bose earbuds (inner-ear headphones I think Bose calls them). He insisted I test them out soon as I opened the gift and sure enough I was blown away by the audio quality. I’d heard things I’d never heard before in songs I’ve loved for over a decade. I could try to quantify it but as someone who still doesn’t quite grasp the concept of pitch I wouldn’t know the right words.
Frankly before trying out my new Bose earbuds I was convinced years of concerts and clubbing had permanently damaged my hearing but clearly I was mistaken. I used to think that the louder music was outside of a live setting the more likely it was to induce a headache but as I used these it didn’t just make things louder, but also clearer whereas normal earbuds its the reverse.
They’re so nice in fact it seems a little silly to use them to watch old encoded episodes of NewsRadio and the like. Plus I’m not sure that I want to risk using them in the snow – not that I think they couldn’t handle it, I just don’t want to do anything to cut down on their lifespan.
Man, when I decided to use the word ‘fancy’ to describe an upgraded or higher end version of something I already had the kind of did the job but not very well (frankly I was a little hesitant about doing it in the first place but I figure as I start to stare down 30 I deserve to have nice things), I wasn’t expecting THIS fancy.
I guess that’s just how Jon rolls.
Lucky for me.
And my ears.
Note: Jon actually called as I was writing the last sentence to ask how they were working because he forgot to get a gift receipt. “Over my dead body you’ll get these back” I said.
