ipod hedfones
okay a few more things. one, arctic monkeys will be on snl tonight. i have heard like half a song of theirs, despite them being more hyped than the strokes of 2001. but here's why i'm mentioning them: this video. it's a bunch of vh1 people talking about the arctic monkeys. how about this: like i give a shit. do i care what a bunch of d-list celebrities think about the arctic monkeys, or as jack white called said earlier, "Why does a failed stand up comedian have the final say on a rubik's cube?" i like that, because i agree whole-heartedly.
shop at urban outfitters? you shouldnt. aside from being the place for all your pre-packaged subculture needs, they have an incredibly high markup. net profits were almost half as much as total revenue. that's fucking unheard of in retail. you know how walmart is the biggest corporation and all that shit right? they had something like $350 billion in sales last year, with roughly $10 billion in net profit. that's like 3%. obviously, they aren't in the same situation. but it's not apples to oranges. more like oranges to grapefruit. want me to take it further? okay. one is healthy (sales), small (now, at least), and unique (niche market - and orange doesn't have any rhyming words, making it unique). the other is too big (market domination), sour (bad for workers), and disliked by 'cool' people (i'm just going by my own feelings here).
and finally, to ipod users! so you got an ipod, probably for christmas cause you weren't as awesome as i am and bought it on your own. i say this because literally every one of my friends got an ipod for christmas. you know what i got for christmas? four magazine subscriptions. that's fucking it. and it wasnt like four subscriptions to the economist. which by the way, is like $150 a year. fuck you. anyway, so you got this, and you are still using the standard ipod headphones. and unless you have huge ears, you aren't happy. one, you can't hear the bass in songs. two, your ears hurt like shit after like two minutes of having two huge pieces of hard plastic stabbed into your ears. three, everyone in the vicinity can hear you, which hurts your case for going to the library and listening to music at any listenable volume.
i know you're having these problems because I had these problems. what was my solution? probably two hours of research, that's what. i could blow my load on a nice pair of sennheiser full headphones. but what if i want to put them in my pocket? too bad. best bet? in-canal earphones. not ear buds, like the ipod ones. they suck. they dont stay in, they have shitty sound, etc. in canal wedge in your ears like earplugs. you might be worried that it will damage your hearing. but here's the key: you dont have to turn it up near as loud. and you cant hear shit in the room. and no one can hear a damn thing you're listening to, even at full volume. even sitting right beside you. but what kind to get?
prices range from cheap and shitty to over a thousand dollars for custom molded ones. comfortable middle range? these bitches. i have them, i fucking love them. i've had them for approaching a year. and they're incredible. they dont hurt my ears, if you get a good seal, they have great bass response, they're awesome. of course, when i got them they were like $55. now they're $30. and the white ones (lets face it, you want white. you want everyone to know that's an ipod and not a cd player in your pocket) which i have, are $20. and they're awesome. you can get them at radioshack. and you will thank me for years, for saving you from those terrible apple earbuds. that's all.
two posts in a day? maybe i'll do three. i'm an open book.
-bates.
shop at urban outfitters? you shouldnt. aside from being the place for all your pre-packaged subculture needs, they have an incredibly high markup. net profits were almost half as much as total revenue. that's fucking unheard of in retail. you know how walmart is the biggest corporation and all that shit right? they had something like $350 billion in sales last year, with roughly $10 billion in net profit. that's like 3%. obviously, they aren't in the same situation. but it's not apples to oranges. more like oranges to grapefruit. want me to take it further? okay. one is healthy (sales), small (now, at least), and unique (niche market - and orange doesn't have any rhyming words, making it unique). the other is too big (market domination), sour (bad for workers), and disliked by 'cool' people (i'm just going by my own feelings here).
and finally, to ipod users! so you got an ipod, probably for christmas cause you weren't as awesome as i am and bought it on your own. i say this because literally every one of my friends got an ipod for christmas. you know what i got for christmas? four magazine subscriptions. that's fucking it. and it wasnt like four subscriptions to the economist. which by the way, is like $150 a year. fuck you. anyway, so you got this, and you are still using the standard ipod headphones. and unless you have huge ears, you aren't happy. one, you can't hear the bass in songs. two, your ears hurt like shit after like two minutes of having two huge pieces of hard plastic stabbed into your ears. three, everyone in the vicinity can hear you, which hurts your case for going to the library and listening to music at any listenable volume.
i know you're having these problems because I had these problems. what was my solution? probably two hours of research, that's what. i could blow my load on a nice pair of sennheiser full headphones. but what if i want to put them in my pocket? too bad. best bet? in-canal earphones. not ear buds, like the ipod ones. they suck. they dont stay in, they have shitty sound, etc. in canal wedge in your ears like earplugs. you might be worried that it will damage your hearing. but here's the key: you dont have to turn it up near as loud. and you cant hear shit in the room. and no one can hear a damn thing you're listening to, even at full volume. even sitting right beside you. but what kind to get?
prices range from cheap and shitty to over a thousand dollars for custom molded ones. comfortable middle range? these bitches. i have them, i fucking love them. i've had them for approaching a year. and they're incredible. they dont hurt my ears, if you get a good seal, they have great bass response, they're awesome. of course, when i got them they were like $55. now they're $30. and the white ones (lets face it, you want white. you want everyone to know that's an ipod and not a cd player in your pocket) which i have, are $20. and they're awesome. you can get them at radioshack. and you will thank me for years, for saving you from those terrible apple earbuds. that's all.
two posts in a day? maybe i'll do three. i'm an open book.
-bates.