[Cheap Chic Project No. 7] Wired Earphones Can Be Fashion
[Fashion Series]
Wired earphones are a fashion item.
When walking through the city, almost everyone is using wireless earphones.
AirPods
They are so convenient that their presence is faint.
They are already saturated, and
as an Android user, I have no desire to use them.
Bone conduction earphones are, convenient, but
they leak sound on the train and you can hear all the surrounding noise, so they aren't suitable for commuting.
I like headphones, they have a presence and are urban.
However, they are hot to wear in the summer...
So, when summer comes, I use wired earphones.
The reason is simple.
Because they look cool.
A white cable is also your style
Wear a black T-shirt.
Wear shorts.
A single white earphone cable runs across it.
That alone creates a vibe.
It's a little different from an accessory.
Even so,
a single white cable running across your upper body is
a tremendous accent.
While wired earphones are tools for listening to music, they are also fashion items.
The iPod Era
Back when the iPod was popular.
When you saw white cables on the street,
"That person is listening to music too."
You knew.
For me personally,
the earphones I wore in my student days were
a declaration that "I am listening to music."
They were a badge for music lovers.
Nowadays, wireless earphones have become the norm.
That is precisely why they look fresh again.
It might be nice to remember how that felt back then.
[The earphone look that brings back student days]
Beauty in utility
What is style?
I believe it is the natural expression of a person's lifestyle.
Wired earphones are exactly that.
The function of listening to music.
For some reason, a shape designed solely for that function looks stylish.
They are not just for decoration.
They exist because they are necessary.
That is precisely why they are beautiful.
It also relates to what Soetsu Yanagi called the "beauty of utility."
If you are asked why you use wired earphones
If you are asked why you use wired earphones,
answer with confidence.
"Because I want to listen to music."
That is enough.
That natural attitude is cool.
I would like to be that nonchalant at least once.
Actually, they are more cost-effective than wireless ones
Furthermore, the reason for using wired earphones isnot just about the look.
In fact, there are also advantages in terms of sound quality.
Wireless earphones, which rely on Bluetooth connectivity,
inevitably have to allocate costs to small batteries and communication functions.
On the other hand, wired earphones are simple.
They can concentrate costs on producing sound.
That is why even those around 10,000 yen sound surprisingly good.
If you compare them purely by sound quality,
it is not rare to find wired earphones that rival 30,000-yen class wireless ones.
For summer alone, this is enough
If you're only using them for the summer, even something around 3,000 yen is perfectly fine.
Especially lately, rather than wanting to listen to music in high fidelity,
I often listen to podcasts or watch YouTube,
so I am skeptical about whether there is any merit in spending money on the precise sound quality of earphones.
Just for the season of T-shirts and shorts.
If you accept that, a cheap Type-C wired earphone is enough.
No charging required.
There is little damage if you lose them. (I have actually washed them a few times and ruined them.)
Walking through town with white cables dangling.
You can fully enjoy that experience for about 3,000 yen.
I hope you give it a try.
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