Tim Tebow’s Press Conference Sucked, or Why the Celebrity Headphone Trend Is Idiotic

[archosman]

$299?  No thanks...

[Grahame]

The article sums it up pretty well. If the purpose of celebrity endorsement is that you can be just like your favorite celebrity, by buying stuff they endorse, fair enough. This assumes you value their judgment (assuming it hasn't been bought). Given that, what profession headphone listening celebrities ("They could have any headphone in the world, but they chose ours") would you trust. Is Tyll a celebrity? 

[oogabooga]

Is Tyll a celebrity? 

 

I'd say he's kind of a big deal

[HeadphoneAddict]

I'd really be curious if Tim Tebow actually used these headphones before signing up, and whether he really knows anything about them except for the color choices.

 

I'm a big fan of Tebow, but this seems a little much.  If I recall, Tyll was not impressed with these under another celebrity name in the past, so is this the same thing just repackaged?  The press release sure puts a nice spin on things.

 

 

 

Tim Tebow and SOUL Electronics Unveil the SL300 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

 

From the gridiron to the Consumer Electronics Show, Tim Tebow hits the Las Vegas strip with SOUL Electronics to unveil his limited edition headphone signature series, the SL300, and his new athletic line of headphones the Combat+ line. Handpicked and inspired by the football great, the SL300 is a game-changer in the personal audio industry.

"Tim Tebow exemplifies strength and perseverance. We [sOUL] wanted to capture these qualities in his signature headphones, and develop a world-class headphone inspired by a world-class athlete," says Lan Kennedy-Davis, CEO of SOUL Electronics USA. "This series goes beyond great music… for us; it's about achieving greatness, and Tim Tebow stands for greatness."

For many athletes, like Tebow, music is an escape from the daily grind and the pressures of a big game. Great music can put these athletes in the 'zone' guiding them to a place of focus and preparedness. The SL300 couples Tebow's headphone desires with SOUL's core values, which include superior sound in an attractive design.

Tebow handpicked the blue and white colors in his signature series. The exterior is a sleek monocoque design with no exposed hinges, giving the headphones the look and feel of a futuristic racing car. The SOUL badge on the ear cups illuminate. These are two features among others unique to SOUL's SL300.

Stellar noise-cancellation technology creates a unique, fully isolating audio experience blocking out the extraneous, unwanted noise of the surrounding world. Developed by a military engineer, who holds patents on noise-cancellation technology, the noise cancellation feature is second to none, and leaves listeners with only pristine, balanced and clear music. The SL300 are the only headphones on the market that will continue to work in a passive mode if the battery runs out of juice.

Advanced driver and circuitry design ensures superb bass, clear mids and highs to create high precision audio balance. Full ear cup articulation ensures the best and most comfortable fit every time for a longer listening experience.

The SL300 by Tim Tebow includes a tangle-free audio cable with an Apple in-line controller that will not short out because it is sweat resistant. A standard tangle-free audio cable is also included in the package. The headphones can be folded for easy storage and portability.

The SL300 by Tim Tebow retails for $299.95. It is currently available exclusively at SOUL Electronics' online store at www.soulelectronics.com at a special introductory price and only available for limited release."

[CarlSeibert]

Gutenberg tweeted this today - at the very moment I was looking for a picture to illustrate a story that said it was too bad Tebow has become irrelevant in the NFL. My cat says she'll endorse headphones if the price is right.

[Iron_Dreamer]

When I saw the Soul poster on the side of the CES registration booth showing Tebow, Bolt, et al, I had a good laugh.  Walking around the show, it's quite amazing just how many companies I've never heard of have popped up to sell headphones as fashion/celebrity worship items with little to no regard for anything to do with sound.  Another proud triumph of marketing over technology/common sense.  Bleh.  And we thought Bose was bad enough 10 years ago.

[Wmcmanus]

And we thought Bose was bad enough 10 years ago.

Bose is still bad enough... but point well taken.

[recstar24]

"Hand picked and inspired by the football great..."

Lol. Football great implies he is great and that he actually plays football.

[guzziguy]

Note that they didn't say "Pro Football Great".

 

I consider him a great college player but they didn't say that either.

[deepak]

Tebow's won more playoff games with Denver than Peyton has

[robm321]

Not to mention getting them to the playoffs. 

 

The real question is how the fuck does playing in the NFL qualify you to inspire headphones? 

[CarlSeibert]

Not to mention getting them to the playoffs.    The real question is how the fuck does playing in the NFL qualify you to inspire headphones? 

Concussions?

[justin]

When I saw the Soul poster on the side of the CES registration booth showing Tebow, Bolt, et al, I had a good laugh.  Walking around the show, it's quite amazing just how many companies I've never heard of have popped up to sell headphones as fashion/celebrity worship items with little to no regard for anything to do with sound.  Another proud triumph of marketing over technology/common sense.  Bleh.  And we thought Bose was bad enough 10 years ago.

 

Bose is the shit these days, when a typical conversation is:

 

"I'm looking for some good headphones around $200"

 

   How about these by Sennheiser..

"Are they noise canceling?"

 

   No.

 

"Oh.  What about Beats, those are noise canceling right?"

   Sigh...just get the Bose.

[skullguise]

Justin, I had something VERY close to this conversation at work last week.

 

My final answer: Audio-Technica Noise Cancelling, available at Radio Shack right next to the Soul phones....(and I think at Staples too).

 

It's actually scary that the Bose probably sounds better than many of these bling-brand phones.....

[deepak]

I think Tyll rated the Bose noise cancelling headphones as the best of the lot that he tested. If I were a frequent flier I would probably get them since IEMs feel awful when your ears are de-pressurizing.