[astranovus]

i went to my local massive shopping centre called "meadowhall" in the U.K. and a teenager walked passed me with a pair of porta pros attached to his psp,

he has got to be of head-fi, as I have never seen anybody wear a pair of these in public before here in the U.K.

let's face it the cans are not reknowned for their good looks.

 

[juzmister]

iv seen quite a few of them around...they sell them in the apple store

 

[syndrome]

Actually, in Sweden, I see at least 3 people a day wearing the Porta Pro's.
I'm not kidding. At my summer job, I've seen 5 or 6 already.

 

[astranovus]

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Originally Posted by juzmister iv seen quite a few of them around...they sell them in the apple store

in london that may be the case but up north it isn't, i think sheffield has got one of the very few apple shops outside of london

 

[Comrade Penguin]

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Originally Posted by astranovus in london that may be the case but up north it isn't, i think sheffield has got one of the very few apple shops outside of london

They sell them quite a few places. I've seen too many to count in London but I also saw someone wearing a pair when I was up in Manchester. It seems they are pretty common.

 

[stewtheking]

I caught one in Bath, right over in the west. The curse is spreading...

 

[astranovus]

seems like it, i rarely see full cans on people's head up here, but i am sure it'll happen one day,

i'm excluding the craptacular sony v-series thats infesting my university

 

[Bobs]

In Norway, everyone and their dog has one. Koss is totally dominating the market for portable headphones.

 

[astranovus]

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Originally Posted by Bobs In Norway, everyone and their dog has one. Koss is totally dominating the market for portable headphones.

really? they are ugly beyond believe, i'd never wear them,

in any headphone i hate them foamy driver covers, they hurt my ears,

 

[syndrome]

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Originally Posted by Bobs In Norway, everyone and their dog has one. Koss is totally dominating the market for portable headphones.

I wonder if Norway infected Sweden with it?

The porta pros are always as hip as iPod here.

 

[plainsong]

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Originally Posted by syndrome I wonder if Norway infected Sweden with it? The porta pros are always as hip as iPod here.

You see plenty here, but two sightings in particular stick out in my mind. One was at a tram stop. There was a big dude at the opposite tram stop. He had a geeky looking gear bag wearing it across the shoulder... too high. It looked like he was fiddling with knobs, and he made eye contact with me. I was using my portable rig in a timbuk2 metro bag... but he certainly looked like he knew what I was using. He looked like he'd like to ask me about my setup, but Finns are too shy for that.

If you're lurking here at head-fi, speak up!

How many girls in Finland are using Sensas? You know it was me!

Another guy was at school with the portapros. Not unusual, accept he gave me a look that made it clear he wanted me for what was in my gear bag.

It's just so rare that anyone knows what we're carrying.

 

[m3ta1head]

The Koss headquarters is about 10 minutes from my house

 

[MiG(TM)]

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Originally Posted by astranovus i went to my local massive shopping centre called "meadowhall" in the U.K. and a teenager walked passed me with a pair of porta pros attached to his psp, he has got to be of head-fi, as I have never seen anybody wear a pair of these in public before here in the U.K. let's face it the cans are not reknowned for their good looks.

where abouts in sheff do you live ? or outside for that matter, i live v.near meadowhall..

The Apple shop in Meadowhall is a bit pants, not enough range of headphones, mainly because nobody wants £200 headphones to go with there £200 iPod..

Headphones i've seen people wearing:

PX300 on a Train
E2C's & E5C's @ Work


I havent seen no real decent headphones, people in sheff seem to want the cheapest headphones that'll do, and people dont realise that you can actually get DECENT sound from a portable device..

Rock on

 

[funkadelic]

The thing that constantly amazes me here in Liverpool is the number of people I see wearing the stock Apple buds. Spending £200 on an iPod and listening to it on a £2 set of phones seems irrational to me, but virtually everyone I see with an iPod does it.

Simon

 

[Bobs]

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Originally Posted by astranovus really? they are ugly beyond believe, i'd never wear them

I think they look ok with their retro look. Its also funny how perception of a product changes by its number of consumers. The Porta Pro is considered uncool by those serious about audio over here, simply because "everyone" has them.