Thought Overflow

This post is, in a way, a statement of love for my new earphones, the Sennheiser CX-300. The first day I took them to college, I wore them on the return journey from college to home. The moment I put them on and closed my eyes, I forgot I was in a bus. I forgot that I was surrounded by people who were doing what they’re best at : being noisy. Jokes and laughter was being rallied to and fro between people seated rows apart. The bus itself was roaring like a monster awoken from deep sleep by a toothpick being jabbed in its eye everytime the driver hit the accelerator. In the midst of all this madness, I lay surrounded by nothing but music and my own thoughts.

I fell asleep. I fell into such a deep, comfortable sleep that I didn’t realize I had been sleeping for over 45 minutes. I have never slept so peacefully in the bus ever.

True… I still find the bass a little high, and the treble a little low (I’ve reduced my bass setting to 0, and increased my treble by 2 points), but the sound is still very rich. The only problem is that since these are in-ear earphones whose rubber sits snugly in the exterior ear canal, your own voice reverberates quite loudly, so you can’t really sing along. Also, when I rest my head against the seat, the vibrations are amplified and do interfere with the songs.

However, when all is said and done, I’m really thrilled with these earphones. The bonus is that they come with a 2 year guarantee, so I know they’ll last for at least 2.5 years. All I need to replace are the rubber pads, which I think are available for about a dollar.

I should probably mention once again that it was Tobias who ordered these for me from ebay, which refused to let me order on account of my being an Indian (to put it crudely).

I will also try putting up some pictures shortly.

Yay, I love music all over again