I take note of the headphones that people are wearing while they are listening to music while riding public transit. For the most part I do not judge people based on the headphones they are using, though I admit that I often confirm my judgements based on them. Occasionally I am surprised by the headphones that someone is wearing, causing me to flip my judgement of them. Perhaps I am more guilty of judging than I thought.
I would estimate that roughly 9/10 people use terrible headphones. It is a shame.
Currently you will catch me using AKG K 370 headphones on my commute.
I wouldn’t pay extra for high quality headphones but I might go out of my way to find headphones that look like crappy headphones just in case someone was inclined to judge me based on the quality of my headphones.
I also drive a hybrid even though I think David Suzuki should be deported (1). It’s possible I just enjoy messing with people.
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(1) I’m aware he’s not from anywhere else. I don’t think that should be a problem.
I do the same at work.
I normally don’t listen to music on the bus but if I did I wouldn’t have worthy headphones. At least I know better and don’t think my Sony’s are anything but average at best.
I miss my Bose, however they were low end and still only above average at best.