New headphones
I listen to a lot of music, and I tend to do so on headphones. I’ve been using some Sony studio-style headphones for some time – I believe I bought them in 1999 or 2000. They’ve certainly served me well, but the headband was beginning to snap and I’ve begun to notice distortion for louder volumes. So I ordered a pair of Sennheiser HD 202s.
Wow.
The headphones themselves block out a good deal of ambient noise. And the clarity is such an improvement – I’m picking up all sorts of nuances that I never noticed that much before. One of the reviews on Amazon described the sound reproduction as being “analytical” and I can kind of see what the reviewer meant by that. Certain genres or instrumentations may be a bit too clear, almost deconstructed. I’m not sure if that is necessarily a bad thing, or just simply different.
My only real complaint so far is that they’re a bit too bulky for use on the bus. They’re perfect at home, though, which is where I get the most use out of them anyway.