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SwayM 08/07/19 7:43:27 PM #1:	And lord did people think theres no possible world where they could ever work. So many times Im amazed how short sighted people are. Of course theyll never admit it now. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925769131] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>And lord did people think theres no possible world where they could ever work. So many times Im amazed how short sighted people are. Of course theyll never admit it now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 08/07/19 7:51:45 PM #2:	I still don't really get it --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:925769516] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>I still don't really get it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 08/07/19 7:53:37 PM #3:	eston posted... I still don't really get it Whats there not to get. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925769611] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I still don't really get it</quote> Whats there not to get.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tullock 08/07/19 7:54:57 PM #4:	Never liked earbuds. Over ear are much better imo --- ImgTC. <cite>tullock posted [p:925769659] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Never liked earbuds. Over ear are much better imo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 08/07/19 7:55:23 PM #5:	tullock posted... Never liked earbuds. Over ear are much better imo this earbuds are the stupidest invention of the last 15 years imo --- PATRIOTS Tom Brady objectively has six rings. <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:925769679] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>tullock posted...</cite> <quote>Never liked earbuds. Over ear are much better imo</quote> this earbuds are the stupidest invention of the last 15 years imo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 08/07/19 7:55:34 PM #6:	SwayM posted... eston posted... I still don't really get it Whats there not to get. Wireless earbuds --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:925769687] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted...</cite> <quote>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I still don't really get it</quote> Whats there not to get.</quote> Wireless earbuds</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThunderTrain 08/07/19 7:56:00 PM #7:	The rubber ends on earbuds are the worst. Much better when its just one solid piece. --- Without this nobody reads the last line of a post Praise Lord Helix <cite>ThunderTrain posted [p:925769712] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>The rubber ends on earbuds are the worst. Much better when its just one solid piece.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SwayM 08/07/19 7:58:10 PM #9:	tullock posted... Never liked earbuds. Over ear are much better imo Never liked over the ear. Ive never worn a comfortable set. Almost all chafe the fuck out the back of your ear eventually eston posted... SwayM posted... eston posted... I still don't really get it Whats there not to get. Wireless earbuds Because being tethered to a device is ludicrous --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925769821] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>tullock posted...</cite> <quote>Never liked earbuds. Over ear are much better imo</quote> Never liked over the ear. Ive never worn a comfortable set. Almost all chafe the fuck out the back of your ear eventually eston posted...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted...</cite> <quote>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I still don't really get it</quote> Whats there not to get.</quote> Wireless earbuds</quote> Because being tethered to a device is ludicrous</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 08/07/19 9:31:45 PM #10:	And if you cant see the value of not getting tangled then idk what to tell you. Youre probably the people this topic is about in the first place. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925773536] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>And if you cant see the value of not getting tangled then idk what to tell you. Youre probably the people this topic is about in the first place.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 08/07/19 9:33:54 PM #11:	Wireless earbuds are dumb Imagine you are walking and one falls into the gutter --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:925773615] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Wireless earbuds are dumb Imagine you are walking and one falls into the gutter</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 08/07/19 9:36:57 PM #12:	Damn_Underscore posted... Wireless earbuds are dumb Imagine you are walking and one falls into the gutter If they dont stay in your ear then dont buy em. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925773742] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted...</cite> <quote>Wireless earbuds are dumb Imagine you are walking and one falls into the gutter</quote> If they dont stay in your ear then dont buy em.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroV2 08/07/19 9:38:07 PM #13:	I like wireless because like TC said, I got tired of getting snagged and tangled on random shit all the time --- Dean Ambrose is a sick man https://imgur.com/828ozTF https://imgur.com/H71VBEI <cite>ZeroV2 posted [p:925773784] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>I like wireless because like TC said, I got tired of getting snagged and tangled on random shit all the time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lordgold666 08/07/19 9:38:48 PM #15:	SwayM posted... And lord did people think theres no possible world where they could ever work. So many times Im amazed how short sighted people are. Of course theyll never admit it now. You n i both, preach it brotha --- 3DS: 1848-2391-0198 "May the Father of Understanding guide us" <cite>Lordgold666 posted [p:925773813] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted...</cite> <quote>And lord did people think theres no possible world where they could ever work. So many times Im amazed how short sighted people are. Of course theyll never admit it now.</quote> You n i both, preach it brotha</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroV2 08/07/19 9:38:52 PM #16:	Hairistotle posted... I just don't get ear buds in general, not necessarily wireless ones. Tho I'd never get wireless ones since they seem easy to lose they usually have a carrier you can hold them in that also charges them --- Dean Ambrose is a sick man https://imgur.com/828ozTF https://imgur.com/H71VBEI <cite>ZeroV2 posted [p:925773815] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Hairistotle posted...</cite> <quote>I just don't get ear buds in general, not necessarily wireless ones. Tho I'd never get wireless ones since they seem easy to lose</quote> they usually have a carrier you can hold them in that also charges them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SwayM 08/07/19 9:50:18 PM #18:	Smaller and easier to transport than headphones Can even use for just one ear. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925774216] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Smaller and easier to transport than headphones Can even use for just one ear.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Delirious_Beard 08/07/19 10:43:58 PM #20:	my ears produce a shit ton of wax so earbuds are basically the worst --- https://i.imgtc.com/hB9W4JK.gif You act like I don't know my own way home <cite>Delirious_Beard posted [p:925776058] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>my ears produce a shit ton of wax so earbuds are basically the worst</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 08/07/19 10:49:16 PM #21:	All the wireless ones I've tried have this sort of faint hissing/static sound to them :/ --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:925776242] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>All the wireless ones I've tried have this sort of faint hissing/static sound to them :/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoubleDare 08/07/19 10:56:24 PM #22:	Not only do I like over the ear headphones but I also like never having to give a fuck if they are charged. --- On Your Mark...Get Set........GO!!!!!! <cite>DoubleDare posted [p:925776482] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Not only do I like over the ear headphones but I also like never having to give a fuck if they are charged. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 08/07/19 10:58:23 PM #23:	DoubleDare posted... Not only do I like over the ear headphones but I also like never having to give a fuck if they are charged. I will always always always taking charging a device then having to deal with the Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925776536] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>DoubleDare posted...</cite> <quote>Not only do I like over the ear headphones but I also like never having to give a fuck if they are charged. </quote> I will always always always taking charging a device then having to deal with the Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 08/07/19 10:58:58 PM #24:	I would never buy wireless earbuds. Wireless headphones, maybe. At least then I can just wear them around my neck when Im not using them. --- https://i.imgtc.com/8ePXf9B.gif If Yamcha would have brought his bat along he'd have blasted Jiren out of the ring like Ness in smash brothers. - Gids_goft <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:925776557] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>I would never buy wireless earbuds. Wireless headphones, maybe. At least then I can just wear them around my neck when Im not using them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paper_Okami 08/07/19 10:59:54 PM #25:	SwayM posted... Never liked over the ear. Ive never worn a comfortable set. Almost all chafe the fuck out the back of your ear eventually what earbuds are waaay more uncomfortable --- "Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism"- Emma Goldman "Wimmy Wham Wham Wozzle!" -Slurms MacKenzie <cite>Paper_Okami posted [p:925776587] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted... </cite> <quote>Never liked over the ear. Ive never worn a comfortable set. Almost all chafe the fuck out the back of your ear eventually</quote> what earbuds are waaay more uncomfortable </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SwayM 08/07/19 11:00:33 PM #27:	AlisLandale posted... I would never buy wireless earbuds. Wireless headphones, maybe. At least then I can just wear them around my neck when Im not using them. And people will think youre a dope DJ or an air traffic controller. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925776610] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>AlisLandale posted...</cite> <quote>I would never buy wireless earbuds. Wireless headphones, maybe. At least then I can just wear them around my neck when Im not using them.</quote> And people will think youre a dope DJ or an air traffic controller.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 08/07/19 11:01:20 PM #28:	Paper_Okami posted... SwayM posted... Never liked over the ear. Ive never worn a comfortable set. Almost all chafe the fuck out the back of your ear eventually what earbuds are waaay more uncomfortable Youre not trying to dig out wax with them --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925776636] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Paper_Okami posted...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted... </cite> <quote>Never liked over the ear. Ive never worn a comfortable set. Almost all chafe the fuck out the back of your ear eventually</quote> what earbuds are waaay more uncomfortable </quote> Youre not trying to dig out wax with them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 08/07/19 11:03:05 PM #29:	They work but still suck like we all knew they would. Since headphone jacks are a dying breed it's on to USB-C buds for me. --- Oda break tracker 2019- 5 (3) \| THE Ohio State: 0-0 \| Oakland Raiders: 0-0 Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:925776696] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>They work but still suck like we all knew they would. Since headphone jacks are a dying breed it's on to USB-C buds for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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voldothegr8 08/07/19 11:04:52 PM #31:	Hairistotle posted... wait are headphone jacks really dying? i thought that was just that new iphone a few years ago Apple started it, Google followed suit, and Samsung just put the nail in the coffin. --- Oda break tracker 2019- 5 (3) \| THE Ohio State: 0-0 \| Oakland Raiders: 0-0 Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:925776767] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Hairistotle posted...</cite> <quote>wait are headphone jacks really dying? i thought that was just that new iphone a few years ago</quote> Apple started it, Google followed suit, and Samsung just put the nail in the coffin.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rika_Furude 08/07/19 11:05:58 PM #33:	Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes They are the same people who read about automation and dont believe it will completely change the entire world and make redundant the overwhelming majority of the population --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.1 <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:925776806] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes They are the same people who read about automation and dont believe it will completely change the entire world and make redundant the overwhelming majority of the population</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 08/07/19 11:12:27 PM #34:	Rika_Furude posted... Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes USB-C buds are a thing, as are adapters. There will always be wired options because wireless will always have unavoidable cons such as price, easy to lose, can die if not charged. --- Oda break tracker 2019- 5 (3) \| THE Ohio State: 0-0 \| Oakland Raiders: 0-0 Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:925777032] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted...</cite> <quote>Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes</quote> USB-C buds are a thing, as are adapters. There will always be wired options because wireless will always have unavoidable cons such as price, easy to lose, can die if not charged.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoubleDare 08/07/19 11:13:35 PM #35:	SwayM posted... I will always always always taking charging a device then having to deal with the Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord. Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord. Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord. LMAO, I rarely ever have a problem with the cord. --- On Your Mark...Get Set........GO!!!!!! <cite>DoubleDare posted [p:925777066] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted... </cite> <quote>I will always always always taking charging a device then having to deal with the Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord.</quote> <quote>Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord.</quote> <quote>Bureaucracy of a goddamn cord.</quote> LMAO, I rarely ever have a problem with the cord. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 08/07/19 11:14:36 PM #36:	I'm planning on going wireless soon because it's a pain having to move my earbuds between multiple outputs. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:925777101] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>I'm planning on going wireless soon because it's a pain having to move my earbuds between multiple outputs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 08/07/19 11:17:13 PM #37:	voldothegr8 posted... Rika_Furude posted... Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes USB-C buds are a thing, as are adapters. There will always be wired options because wireless will always have unavoidable cons such as price, easy to lose, can die if not charged. The main benefit of wired (specifically, 3.5mm and whatever other mm there are) is that its analogue so you get more accurate sounds. This is going to be less and less of an issue moving foward as wireless bandwidth increases. If youre gonna get a usb-c headphones just go wireless --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.1 <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:925777192] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote><cite>voldothegr8 posted...</cite> <quote> Rika_Furude posted...</cite> <quote> Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes </quote> USB-C buds are a thing, as are adapters. There will always be wired options because wireless will always have unavoidable cons such as price, easy to lose, can die if not charged.</quote> The main benefit of wired (specifically, 3.5mm and whatever other mm there are) is that its analogue so you get more accurate sounds. This is going to be less and less of an issue moving foward as wireless bandwidth increases. If youre gonna get a usb-c headphones just go wireless</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 08/07/19 11:19:50 PM #38:	The Apple wireless earbuds will forever make people look like Ben Stiller from There's Something About Mary. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:925777288] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>The Apple wireless earbuds will forever make people look like Ben Stiller from There's Something About Mary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SwayM 08/07/19 11:21:29 PM #40:	s0nicfan posted... The Apple wireless earbuds will forever make people look like Ben Stiller from There's Something About Mary. Imagine being this insecure. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:925777348] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>The Apple wireless earbuds will forever make people look like Ben Stiller from There's Something About Mary. </quote> Imagine being this insecure.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 08/07/19 11:22:16 PM #41:	Hairistotle posted... s0nicfan posted... The Apple wireless earbuds will forever make people look like Ben Stiller from There's Something About Mary. oh god is that really how they look idt ive seen anyone wearing them before Here's some random guy from a CNET review wearing them to compare: --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:925777373] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Hairistotle posted...</cite> <quote>s0nicfan posted...</cite> <quote>The Apple wireless earbuds will forever make people look like Ben Stiller from There's Something About Mary. </quote> oh god is that really how they look idt ive seen anyone wearing them before</quote> Here's some random guy from a CNET review wearing them to compare: </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AlisLandale 08/07/19 11:54:02 PM #43:	Rika_Furude posted... Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes There are places that still used wired pens. Wired earbuds aren't going anywhere. --- https://i.imgtc.com/8ePXf9B.gif If Yamcha would have brought his bat along he'd have blasted Jiren out of the ring like Ness in smash brothers. - Gids_goft <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:925778438] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted...</cite> <quote>Obviously wireless headphones/earbuds are the future. The people who disagree with it either have no foresight or are technophobes </quote> There are places that still used wired pens. Wired earbuds aren't going anywhere.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 08/07/19 11:56:41 PM #44:	I feel like they would be the easiest thing in the world to use. That, and the fact they're so expensive is why I don't have any. --- https://i.imgtc.ws/uBYqPMK.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/UAGNJFv.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/cBTnWgf.png https://i.imgtc.ws/wdjM3F8.png <cite>FL81 posted [p:925778538] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>I feel like they would be the easiest thing in the world to use. That, and the fact they're so expensive is why I don't have any. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoubleDare 08/08/19 12:00:18 AM #45:	Remember at first they had a collar? --- On Your Mark...Get Set........GO!!!!!! <cite>DoubleDare posted [p:925778659] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Remember at first they had a collar? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 08/08/19 12:02:48 AM #46:	Paper_Okami posted... what earbuds are waaay more uncomfortable Fuck no they aren't. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:925778765] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Paper_Okami posted... </cite> <quote>what earbuds are waaay more uncomfortable</quote>Fuck no they aren't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Atl_Star 08/08/19 12:03:07 AM #47:	Galaxy buds <cite>Atl_Star posted [p:925778776] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>Galaxy buds </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 08/08/19 12:05:06 AM #48:	I give it 2 years before laptops and tablet start ditching headphone jacks too and I guess whatever follows the PS4, Switch and Xbone for console gaming even through that's a dying breed,too. but are earbud really that bad? I'm hearing impaired so I always used earbuds over headphones a a result --- IGN: Sun FC: 0061-0132-7564 <cite>tremain07 posted [p:925778845] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>I give it 2 years before laptops and tablet start ditching headphone jacks too and I guess whatever follows the PS4, Switch and Xbone for console gaming even through that's a dying breed,too. but are earbud really that bad? I'm hearing impaired so I always used earbuds over headphones a a result</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 08/08/19 12:06:10 AM #49:	FL81 posted... I feel like they would be the easiest thing in the world to use. They aren't, actually. I still haven't figured out how to consistently pause a track without it skipping. They suck and anyone who says they don't has got to be trolling. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:925778882] in I remember... [t:77923037]...</cite> <quote>FL81 posted... </cite> <quote>I feel like they would be the easiest thing in the world to use.</quote>They aren't, actually. I still haven't figured out how to consistently pause a track without it skipping. They suck and anyone who says they don't has got to be trolling. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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