We live in an era where wire clutter is the least desirable of all the things we own. Unless you are an audiophile who loves wired gear for the sake of premium audio quality that wireless audio gear can rarely match, the chances are you also have a pair of wireless headphones or earbuds. Over the past couple of years, owning a wireless headset is a common affair, given how affordable they’ve become.
While some celebrities have been spotted using wired earphones and headphones, the practical aspect of wireless ones cannot be denied. Most of us would prefer the freedom of a wireless ecosystem, but then there is always a chance to revisit the nostalgia of the past. Case in point, the Wesley headphones by Gadhouse, designed to revive the nostalgia of yesteryears when the Walkman was the buzzword and an integral element of pop culture. In fact, the pair has an eerily close resemblance to the Sony’s original Walkman and has a similar concept of the Km5 Lightwear Headphones Hp1 or the more swanky Fiio SNOWSKY.
Designer: Gadhouse
Even though Google has recently said that “Embarrassing wires? Not a great look for that carbon neutral pledge,” we partly disagree when it comes to audio listening gear. They have a better sound quality at a similar price range for TWS, last longer, and are therefore better for the planet. This headphone release comes just a day after Google’s remarks, which could be a mere coincidence. The retro-inspired headphones adopt the old-school over-the-ear headphone design, keeping things down to a minimum. The pair comes with a USB-C, 3.5mm, and 6.3mm adapters that plug straight into your high-resolution music player or smartphone. This means you can enjoy 48kHz Lossless Audio, which no flagship TWS headphone or earbuds can achieve, even with the best codecs like LDAC or aptX HD.
Wesley comes with an inline mic to take calls hands-free or enjoy playing FPS shooter games with buddies. A tactile playback control button is integrated into the remote control of the set. The sound quality of these will most probably not match the big daddies of the wired headphone world, still, they have good quality audio that should be airy and nuanced. Those small foam earpads should make you believe there is decent passive noise cancellation, and active noise cancellation is out of the question.
According to Petch Watcharaphon, CEO of Gadhouse, the 105 gram headphones are a tribute to times when music was tactile and deeply personal. They, in a way, “revive the spirit of the decade with a design that feels both timeless and relevant today.” Gadhouse Wesley will be released in September for a price of $69. So, will you take the ride back in time to the 80s, listening to some of the biggest hits of all time on these headsets?
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