tohni
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Here's my "trouble/annoyance/what have you":
So I am on my way to the customs office today to pick up a purchase made here and decided that I'd use my PK3s instead of my usual RE2s on the bike. And, wouldn't you know it, they don't isolate at all=no music to speak of (to listen to, rather). So, I was wondering: with IEMs, meaning: isolation, available on the go and nice full size cans for home use, what exactly is the point of earbuds? The only possible use I see for them would be portable use in quiet places if you find IEMs uncomfortable for longer listening. Hardly a common scenario. (Keep in mind that the top-fo-the-line Yuin need [?] an amp). - Don't get me wrong: I like the PK3s and the sound they deliver, but, viewed realistically, they are rather useless. Or aren't they?
I bought the PK3s on impulse and, from where I stand right now, I would not consider earbuds again in the future. Anyone with me?
So I am on my way to the customs office today to pick up a purchase made here and decided that I'd use my PK3s instead of my usual RE2s on the bike. And, wouldn't you know it, they don't isolate at all=no music to speak of (to listen to, rather). So, I was wondering: with IEMs, meaning: isolation, available on the go and nice full size cans for home use, what exactly is the point of earbuds? The only possible use I see for them would be portable use in quiet places if you find IEMs uncomfortable for longer listening. Hardly a common scenario. (Keep in mind that the top-fo-the-line Yuin need [?] an amp). - Don't get me wrong: I like the PK3s and the sound they deliver, but, viewed realistically, they are rather useless. Or aren't they?
I bought the PK3s on impulse and, from where I stand right now, I would not consider earbuds again in the future. Anyone with me?