You might remember them: those ultra-cheap lo-fi portable headphones — with itchy foam pads — from the eighties. The Gadhouse Wesley brings them back!
Anyone who grew up in the 1980s will recall them: the little headphones with bright orange foam pads (that quickly faded). They were made to go with the Walkman and countless cheap clones. Fragile as they were, they also didn’t cost much. The foam had the nasty habit of itching during longer listening sessions, eventually crumbling, with stray hairs poking through and creating annoying noises. Hi-fi they certainly were not — though some sounded just about acceptable.
DAC included
Want to relive the trials of youth from that era? You can, with the new Gadhouse Wesley retro headphones. This time, they come with a bundled USB-C DAC, so you can also use them with modern devices — perfect for smartphones without a headphone jack. Prefer to fire up a retro cassette player? No problem: 3.5 mm and 6.3 mm adapters are also included. Forget about ANC, lambskin ear pads, or other modern luxuries. There is, however, one concession to the present day: an integrated microphone for hands-free calling.
The Gadhouse Wesley costs more than its original predecessors, at $69. But then again, you do get just a little bit extra!