Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-10-18 Thread Dane Trethowan
So do you actually have a pair of these cans? On 21/09/2016 11:58 AM, Tim Noonan wrote: Hmmm, since sighted people can't see their ears, how do you think they use the touch surface? They use touch. They are totally usable by sighted and blind people. Why would a blind person be less able

RE: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-20 Thread Hamit Campos
Subject: Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these ca

RE: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-20 Thread Hamit Campos
But there was always the chance you could hit something else. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Noonan Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 9:58 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much su

Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
That's exactly the point, they can't use it too well as the review very well illustrates. On 21/09/2016 11:58 AM, Tim Noonan wrote: Hmmm, since sighted people can't see their ears, how do you think they use the touch surface? They use touch. They are totally usable by sighted and blind pe

Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-20 Thread Tim Noonan
Hmmm, since sighted people can't see their ears, how do you think they use the touch surface? They use touch. They are totally usable by sighted and blind people. Why would a blind person be less able to move their finger up or down or left or right than a sighted person? They also sound exc

Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
I've just read a review on these and they would be an unmitigated disaster for anyone who is blind to use. Firstly the review clearly states that the touch panels - these cans have two - need to be controlled with precise movement and mistakes are easily made so - if someone with sight is havi

Re: The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-06 Thread Dane Trethowan
Thanks for that. I did know that the noise cancellation facility of the MM550 wasn’t all that good, I’ve not tried it as yet and I really don’t care about it all that much myself . So the newer model did exactly what I pretty much thought ought to have been done in the first place, allowed for c

The MM 550 was replaced with the very much superior PXC 550 Travel headphones. Re: Bluetooth Headset

2016-09-05 Thread Tim Noonan
I've been using the Sennheiser PXC 550 Bluetooth travel headphones for a month or so now (they have just been released) and they are amazingly good. They supersede the MM 550 phones that have been out for a couple of years now with vastly improved noise reduction, superb audio quality, comfort a