While bits of me have yet to fall off, the rest me is beginning to show signs of wear. A receding and greying hairline is one thing — wonky knees are another. But the one thing that is beginning to make itself felt with increasing regularity is my eyesight and the need to resort to reading glasses. I’ve done pretty well up to now as my parents have worn glasses for as long as I can remember. But as reading glasses evolve into just glasses, the frequency with which headphones and glasses come together is increasing, and with it the dawning realisation that they don’t always get on.
Having done more headphones reviews than I care to remember (and we’re probably due a fresh roundup), I’ve never really given the idea of glasses a second thought, if only because the frequency with which I’ve worn glasses in the past has been low. But now, it’s clear that it’s becoming a major consideration for me, and thus has been for DJs for as long as glasses have been worn and DJing has been a thing. One thing is for sure — it’ll be a standard part of the future review criteria.
So while I own a solid and varied selection of headphones, I don’t own every available pair from every manufacturer, nor do I use all of those that I do own all the time. As you can see, I’ve just started using the Sennheiser HD6 Mix cans and will be starting a review of the whole HD range very soon. But I’m opening this up to you — do you routinely wear glasses and have come across any cans that aren’t especially headphone friendly? When you’re Jesus posing in your sunglasses, is there a pair that works best with your Oakleys or Google Glass?