Well it’s just about that time again. In January I posted about my new iFrogz headphones. I lamented the fact that I need to replace my headphones quite regularly.
True to form, I managed to break my iFrogz headphones the other day. I say “break,” but really it was the headphones that pooped out on me; the right audio channel just completely died. I imagine the fault occurred somewhere in the wiring where some important thing got disconnected from another important thing. I’m not really sure.
Long story short, I bought new headphones today. In previous headphone purchases I used rather loose search parameters (e.g. they must fit a 1/8 inch jack), but this time I focused my search on quality headphones.
I examined numerous brands: Sennheiser, Bose, Sony, Razer, and others. I finally decided on the Bose over-ear headphones (pictured). They’re half the price of the “Beats by Dr. Dre,” but still provide gorgeous sound.
These new headphones are easily the best and most expensive headphones I’ve ever owned. They certainly sound the best, but since I’m not a very good audiophile I can’t really comment on their relative quality. What I am amazed by, though, is that they have an impedance of just 
That is, the power delivered to these monoliths is the same as that delivered to crappy iPod headphones. In practical terms, this means I can listen to loud music with a low-power device like an iPod.
Sweet.
Posted by Jay 