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Noise cancelling Bluetooth (over-ear) headphones:
Sony WH-1000XM4 or Sennheiser Momentum 4. They are about the same (relatively good) price.
Will be used to watch TV, listen to podcasts and music, play video games, and will be used regularly on public transport.
Previously had Sennheiser Momentum 2 - good sound but noise cancelling not the best, and not always comfortable, and some cheapish Sony's - okay but broke quickly.
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I had a great pair of Panasonic noise cancelling headphones that I bought at Wellington airport after realising I'd left my ones up in the Bay. Were reasonably cheap and worked perfectly for about 6 years. Then at the end of Covid I pulled them out of my drawer for a trip and the material over the foam had all rotted away. I have no idea why.
I bought a pair of Sennheiser and have been disappointed. The battery time is fine, the sound is ok, but the fit is terrible. I feel like my head is being clamped.
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@Bones said in Tech Questions:
@Nepia you could have just bought some replacement ear pads and spent a minute swapping them over!
That sounds like work, I'd have to note the model, research it, go out and find the pads, watch a YT video on how to swap them over.
Actually I still have the headphones in a box somewhere, maybe I'll look into it.
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@Bones said in Tech Questions:
@Nepia you could have just bought some replacement ear pads and spent a minute swapping them over!
Exactly what I did with my Bose QC35ii. The trick is to attempt it sober. Much. much easier.
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@antipodean said in Tech Questions:
@Bones said in Tech Questions:
@Nepia you could have just bought some replacement ear pads and spent a minute swapping them over!
Exactly what I did with my Bose QC35ii. The trick is to attempt it sober. Much. much easier.
Yeah did that with my Sennheiser this year, the first one took fucking forever, the second one about ten seconds.
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@Bones said in Tech Questions:
@antipodean said in Tech Questions:
@Bones said in Tech Questions:
@Nepia you could have just bought some replacement ear pads and spent a minute swapping them over!
Exactly what I did with my Bose QC35ii. The trick is to attempt it sober. Much. much easier.
Yeah did that with my Sennheiser this year, the first one took fucking forever, the second one about ten seconds.
bloody glad i got my new Audio Technica's before you spoil sports came along and destroyed my reason for some new head phones!
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@Kiwiwomble mine were ethically sourced, made from discarded sweatshop children.
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@Tim said in Tech Questions:
Just can't do the Sony sounds, so Sennheiser Momentum 4s it is. Noise isolation not as good, but there you go.
So, these sound great for Noise Cancelling Headphones, but the plastic frame makes massive creaking noises every time I tilt/turn my head or move my jaw.
A lot of anger is building up ...
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I've found the Kindle Paperwhite series to be good, but mostly read on a tablet now (low brightness, low colour temperature).
Seems that the lower cost Kindle has a 300 dpi screen now too.
Amazon changed the formats you can send books to the device in, but sending ePUB files via Calibre seems to work fine now.
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@Tim said in Tech Questions:
@Tim said in Tech Questions:
Just can't do the Sony sounds, so Sennheiser Momentum 4s it is. Noise isolation not as good, but there you go.
So, these sound great for Noise Cancelling Headphones, but the plastic frame makes massive creaking noises every time I tilt/turn my head or move my jaw.
A lot of anger is building up ...
Okay, you can eliminate the terribly loud creaking by applying some lubricant to the lower hinges ("Superlube" - silicone grease with PTFE particles - is good).
Sound quality is exceptional for noise cancelling headphones. Handling multiple devices is a chore, and you may have to re-pair sometimes.
Battery life is great, but noise cancelling is not top level.
Not recommended.
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@Nepia my kindle died 48 hours ago.
WEnt and bought a new paperwhite yesterday. Impressed. The backlight is fantastic, the extra screen real estate is nice, and it's waterproof as well - may yet read in teh bath
Screen sensitivity is high, though, so will have to change my habit of brushing against bits of it - it turns pages or opens menus.
Really good.
Comparison: Kobo are fine. They access libraries more (at least in Auckland), but harder to manage your own DRM-free ebooks - Calibre doesn't transfer, you have to export books and then copy them across manually.
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i just have the kindle app on my phone...obviously not as nice to read on but i just cant beat the ease of just pulling it out when needed
