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[Nichi]

I have a set of Koss over-the-ear headphones, that run like $20 or so at Wal-Mart last I checked. They have very nice sound quality and are really comfortable, so you might consider them :3

[Dr. Kraus]

Citizens of OSC, I need your help:
I'm shopping for headphones. I want fairly good quality, but I can only spend $40 USD or less (the remaining amount of my bday/xmas money). Appearance isn't greatly important, though I'd like something that's not "cheap" looking and comfortable to wear. Any suggestions?

I'm leaning toward the  Panasonic RP-HTX7-R1 in either red or green, because it has positive reviews for sound quality, it looks good, and has a fairly long cord and is right in my price range.

Your local audiophile as arrived on the seen!

First off, Panasonic is a terrible brand for audio (great TVs though)

Here are your best options, I will say you are quite limited on selection due to your low budget

1. Koss UR40 Lightweight Headphones $39.99 Have used these for studio recording and they are great

2. Sony MA Series Stereo Headphones $29.99 These are new to the market but Sony can always provide great DJ & Premium headphones

3. Sony ZX Series (MDR-ZX100 or MDR-ZX300) $19.99 - $29.99 Own the ZX100's and they are great for anyone with normal ears, my ears pop out so they make it uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time.

4. Razer Moray in-ear headphones $39.99 Believe it or not, Razer makes some amazing headphones with amazing sound quality! I own the Razer Charcharias and the sound quality on these are amazing compared to many other brands I've used, comfort is also great!

5. Audio-Technica ATH-M10 $27.49 (Amazon) Audio-Technica have always been amazing (the M50's are out of this world) so their lower grade stuff like this are a great choice, M50's are what I will always recommend but they are WAY outside your price range ($150)


These are my top 5 choices for you, pick and chose but please, for the love of god, don't buy Panasonic because your ears will hate you and they will probably break after a few weeks or so. All of these choices will last you a life time if you care for them, they are all REALLY nice products and not headphones you would just throw around (like my pair of samsung in-ear headphones).

Enjoy~

[NejinOniwa]

Koss erryday.

[Chocofreak13]

don't ask me. idk the brand of headphone i even have, same goes for the backup pair i found at walmart the other day. though the last time i went headphone shopping i was looking for sony, so i'll throw my hat into the ring for that. pretty sure 3.1 agrees with me. -w-

so. COOOOOOOOOON.

it was EPIC. best one yet. it got off to a rough start, and i'm recovering from con plague now, but it was still the best yet. ^^ i may have chickened out of the full lum cosplay (it's not quite ready anyway), but it still turned out great. was recognized by some people, handed out quite a few porn folders, it all came together nicely. got lots of swag and plenty of pics. -w-

thursday: hauled 5 bags down to cambridge, only to find my first class was canceled. lugged them all the way to kenmore square and ended up having my mum deliver a rolling suitcase. packed up as much as possible into the suitcase, got my pass and made it to mel's dorm without too much incident. spent the night making my lum cosplay with mel and her roommate, sarah. went to bed at about 4:30 am.

friday: woke up at about 8am. got ready and was out at maybe 10? (i was slow, much to mel and sarah's chagrin.) made it to the subway, where (once we got off at arlington) had one of the scariest experiences of my life: while going up a small 1-person escalator to the upper floor, i tripped and tumbled backwards down the up escalator and ended up getting trapped under my luggage. someone hit the stop button and a nice older gentleman helped me up, after which another older station attendant helped me out, and carried my bag up to the floor and to the elevator. i wasn't seriously hurt, just bruised and scratched and shaken to hell. miraculously, nothing was lost, though the strap on my purse broke, and one of the back strap loops on my backpack snapped as well. after that, they were a tad more forgiving with me being slow, except a few hours later when i was late to helping mel pick up the luggage from her grandmother's house (her grandmother is a saint; she not only let me stay there when i had no place to go the second night of my first AB, but she also patched me up and gave me a sandwich this time around in addition to letting us leave our luggage there before we checked into the hotel). i ended up bringing it all up to the room myself so they wouldn't miss any more of the panel they were going to. after that, the day went alright, though i ended up getting pretty damn miffed at them later so i skipped a panel we were going to go to together, instead finding and hanging out with an old friend.

saturday: saturday went quite a bit smoother, though i was late to the panel i had that morning. despite this, the entire day went lovely, with a bath in the afternoon to ease my hurt shoulders (those bags took their toll, and bengay can only do so much), and the swap meet later that night. it ran long, however, so i was alone when i went to the hentai dubbing that night. however, it was still fun. ^^

sunday: the last day of con is always the saddest, given that all good things must come to an end, but despite this (and more drama) things went well. me and mel made it on time for a digimon panel, which we fangirl'd over, and the rest of the day was spent packing and a couple last minute things (last trip to the dealer's room, last panel, etc). sadly none of us (except russell) made it to the closing ceremonies, but that was alright, and after a glitch or two (forgetting my charlie card was empty, so i had to borrow 2 bucks from mel), i made it to the bus alright. ended up being dragged into easter dinner, but it was okay.

will report about swag later. i got a little something for as many people as i could remember at the con (there were a lot of people bouncing around in my brain along with limited funds, sorry).

[NejinOniwa]

Man, I haven't been to a con since AB 2010.

Oh well. TOO BUSY SMILING~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCjDEtJB2Y&feature=relmfu

[Chocofreak13]

don't worry, i got you something. :3

[stewartsage]

Kari!  You survived!  Hooray!  Glad you had a good time.

[Chocofreak13]

i got you something too. ^^

[Nichi]

Yay for fun times! ^_^

I hope that, maybe if things line up right, my sister and I can join you at AAC in October :3

[Chocofreak13]

good times to be had by all. -w-

also, now that con is over, i'm focusing my efforts on comics and school. i've begun to flesh out one of the comic concepts i had a couple weeks ago (the flapper one, for those paying attention to my DA), and have also come up with an idea for another (and am considering a comic adaptation of Ronja, the Robber's Daughter). looking forward to getting some notebooks with which to plan this all out.

[Red-Machine]

Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself, even though you had a little mishap.  Your con sounded a helluva lot better than mine.  The anime scene over here sucks, but we at least have our own licensing/producing agency.

[Chocofreak13]

oh really? which one?

also, try coming to an american con sometime. AB13' is calling you. :3 (my sister's going as evangeline next year. we could try for a negima group cosplay, though i still prefer to cosplay as -tans. -w- )

EDIT: guys!!! my cousin's pregnant!!! ^^


(it's kinda strange since this is the person who babysat me as a kid, plus she's kinda tiny. but i'm psyched!!!)

[Nichi]

Awesome ^_^

Also, if I can't do AAC, I might aim for next AB; although sadly my sister likely couldn't go, as April is always a busy month at her work

[Bella]

@Kari: Ergh, escalators, I have a deep-seated fear of them for this precise reason... glad somebody was there to stop it and that you didn't get hurt. Mishaps and lack of food aside, it sounds like you partied really hardy! ^^

@Genpop: Thanks for the headphones tips, I'll keep those in mind.



So guys........... I may have to fire up my Summer Trip Plotting Machine........ >>;;


But I'm really, really worried I won't be able to beat fate into submission and commandeer its momentum for my own purposes like I did last summer ..... I'm pretty sure manipulation on that level can only occur once in a lifetime. <<;;

[Red-Machine]

It's MVM Entertainment.  I've got a few of their licensed DVDs.

www.mvm-films.com