Wired headphone sales are exploding

Posted by billybuckwheat 3 days ago

Wired headphone sales are exploding(www.bbc.com)

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gtsop 1 day ago|

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some_random 1 day ago||

It's obviously a fashion thing.

moooo99 1 day ago|

It absolutely isn‘t

some_random 1 day ago||

Look up "performative male starter pack".

moooo99 1 day ago||

Yes, i know the memes. But these are the reasons why people around me go back to wired:

- lost many airpods - wired tends to be cheaper than wireless equivalents

It can be very simple

some_random 20 hours ago||

Just because there are defensible reasons around a fashion trend doesn't mean it's not a fashion trend.

aunty_helen 1 day ago||

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user_7832 1 day ago||

Apart from the needless ableist/rude comment, no, they're not just popular because they're different. For many younger people (the iPhone-natives), wired is novel to them in some ways. Novel things always have some people adopting them. Except, wired actually does have advantages, meaning that some will continue using them for their benefits.

If it were purely "being different from status quo", everyone would be having a linux phone (like a pinephone).

shlant 1 day ago|||

> AirPods became popular because they were fashionable and now they’re unfashionable.

You don't think a significant number of people use Airpods because they are good value and convenient? I know that's why I got them. The noise cancelling alone is worth it

otherme123 1 day ago||

Airpods didn't invent noise cancelling, Bose has been selling them since 2000. Price/quality has been always on the side of the wired devices. Unless you need wireless, get something wired. Airpod, and similar, are almost always less than 1 meter away from the phone.

enoint 1 day ago|||

"Wearing wireless 24/7 tells me you don't own any land."

I suppose a Caterpillar mesh hat might complete my look.

systemsweird 1 day ago||

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worldsavior 3 days ago|

Wired headphones is the style these days.