PSB Makes Headphones. Active Noise Canceling Headphones.

[The Monkey]

Hadn't heard about these.

http://www.psbspeake...ucts/headphones

[acidbasement]

I'd better do my nationalistic duty and try them out sometime.

[Tyll Hertsens]

I heard them at CES, and thought they sounded good.

These fucking noise cancelers need to be listened to in a very comparitive environment, however,

'cuz they all sound a little weird. I'm working on getting soe fucking Bose QC15s in here

and then comparing shit to that. The QC15 sounds pretty damned good to me.

And there's quite a few of them showing up.

[The Monkey]

Why wouldn't these guys also try to go for a traditional headphone too?

[swt61]

Because with all of the noise over at Head-Fi, they must assume these are what's needed.

[skullguise]

I wonder if it's a money thing.....IE, is the markup you can put on a phone with active noise cancelling worhtwhile comparedf to the cost of implementing it?

[The Monkey]

Yeah, I would assume so. I guess they see Bose and Beats and realize that's where the money is.

[Tyll Hertsens]

I think the public just has the words "noise canceling headphone" stuck in their head. Manufacturers do some fucking "focus group" and the words just keep coming up, so they run with it. Consumers don't know what it means, they just think good headphones have noise canceling.

[Pars]

Manufacturers do some fucking "focus group" and the words just keep coming up, so they run with it.

Oh, is this one of those groups where they get enough people that the group IQ goes sub-geranium (or negative)? Cool!

[grawk]

sub-geranium? less than a plant?

[Pars]

Yes...

[jvlgato]

I'm working on getting soe fucking Bose QC15s in here

and then comparing shit to that. The QC15 sounds pretty damned good to me.

And there's quite a few of them showing up.

I have a pair I won't need until July, if you need to borrow them.

[Tyll Hertsens]

I have a pair I won't need until July, if you need to borrow them.

Thanks mate, I might take you up on that. I just sent another email a day or two ago.

I'll let you know.

How old are they?

People change shit all the time, and Tet from Skullcandy worked there, so I can get the inside scoop.

[jvlgato]

Got it last fall of 2011. We were taking a cross country train trip and had just read your review (or maybe just a comment here?). Agree they sound awfully nice. First Bose product I've really liked. I got my neighbor to buy a pair for his wife, as she travels quite a bit. And convinced a friend they scale nicely, so she needed a Pico DAC Amp.

[The Monkey]

The thing that has always impressed me about the Bose phones I've tried is how comfortable they are. Bose really has that down.

[jvlgato]

True, I wore them for hours on that train ride and they felt just great.

Kind of crazy that they wouldn't immediately give Tyll a demo pair, though. If there's one thing they're good at, it's marketing. And it was Tyll's word that sold a pair to me. Maybe they're afraid of a mediocre or bad review?

Edited April 5, 2012 by jvlgato

[Tyll Hertsens]

True, I wore them for hours on that train ride and they felt just great.

Kind of crazy that they wouldn't immediately give Tyll a demo pair, though. If there's one thing they're good at, it's marketing. And it was Tyll's word that sold a pair to me. Maybe they're afraid of a mediocre or bad review?

I got word back from them:

"In regards to your review requests, we receive many product inquiries and unfortunately cannot fulfill them all. We appreciate your interest, but are unable to support the request.

I’m happy to provide product information and images for these products, or others. Please let me know."

I sent them a bit of a huffy response. I told them numerous times that they'd get a favorable review, and they're already up on the Wall of Fame. WTF?

I may be PMing you for those QC15s, but I'll wait and see if they answer my second email. Maybe I should get a pair of QC3s to review...cuz they kinda suck.

[jvlgato]

Roger that. Glad I didn't get the QC3's! But then I read InnerFidelity!

[grawk]

Give them the beats treatment

[catscratch]

I can see them not giving Tyll a review pair, after the publicity about the Beats and general tar and feather treatment a lot of popular headphones get. In fact I'd take Bose not sending a review sample as proof that IF is on the right track.

[Tyll Hertsens]

Thanks ... I think.