Vishal
Regular
Hello as many others do I solve better while I listen to music. There was a huge debate about this a few years ago as I have been told, but I think I have an ansewer to all the issues people were having with allowing headphones.
1. People thought that others would blast their music and they would be disturbed.
The only way music leaks is when you are wearing over ear headphones, on ear headphones or earbuds. On ear and over ear are pretty self explanitory. Ear buds are the things that come wirth your ipod. They sit on the outside of your ear which means they can leak at high volumes. So my fix is that it is manditor to use in ear headphones. Other names are in ear monitors and earphones. In ear headphones will never leak sound son their will be no disturbances to others who don't like using headphones. Something I reccomend is comply foam tips http://complyfoam.com/ These eartips will not leak, are supremely comfortable and block out 99% of ambient noise. You can isolate yourself from the outside would and just focus on cubing.
2. I canot afford expensive headphones.
Most people have a device they listen to music on ipod, iphone, mp3 player and other smartphones. So those come with earbuds which can leak sound. For only 10 dollars you can buy the Whoomp earbud enhancers. http://complyfoam.com/products/index.php?strProductName=Whoomp!-Earbud-Enhancers these will make your earbuds in ear headphones. These will also isolate you from the outside world.
3. You will not be able to hear the judge.
As stated in the WCA regulations if some one canot hear the judge will use hand signs. The same could be implimented here.
4. I don't like listening to music while i solve and concentrate better without music.
Thats fine this is not a manditory thing.
I think that fixes all the problems. For me atleast when im isolated and cubing i don't even listen to the music and I concentrate much better. This will also make people who are nervous fell less nervous. I know it would have helped me at my first competition. This will also help blind solvers as many of you know. Please leave your thoughts and comments below. If there is a general interest we can make a thread on the WCA fourms and when time comes to change the regulations hopefully we can get earphones legalized seeing i have found a fix to the problems with legalizing them before.
1. People thought that others would blast their music and they would be disturbed.
The only way music leaks is when you are wearing over ear headphones, on ear headphones or earbuds. On ear and over ear are pretty self explanitory. Ear buds are the things that come wirth your ipod. They sit on the outside of your ear which means they can leak at high volumes. So my fix is that it is manditor to use in ear headphones. Other names are in ear monitors and earphones. In ear headphones will never leak sound son their will be no disturbances to others who don't like using headphones. Something I reccomend is comply foam tips http://complyfoam.com/ These eartips will not leak, are supremely comfortable and block out 99% of ambient noise. You can isolate yourself from the outside would and just focus on cubing.
2. I canot afford expensive headphones.
Most people have a device they listen to music on ipod, iphone, mp3 player and other smartphones. So those come with earbuds which can leak sound. For only 10 dollars you can buy the Whoomp earbud enhancers. http://complyfoam.com/products/index.php?strProductName=Whoomp!-Earbud-Enhancers these will make your earbuds in ear headphones. These will also isolate you from the outside world.
3. You will not be able to hear the judge.
As stated in the WCA regulations if some one canot hear the judge will use hand signs. The same could be implimented here.
4. I don't like listening to music while i solve and concentrate better without music.
Thats fine this is not a manditory thing.
I think that fixes all the problems. For me atleast when im isolated and cubing i don't even listen to the music and I concentrate much better. This will also make people who are nervous fell less nervous. I know it would have helped me at my first competition. This will also help blind solvers as many of you know. Please leave your thoughts and comments below. If there is a general interest we can make a thread on the WCA fourms and when time comes to change the regulations hopefully we can get earphones legalized seeing i have found a fix to the problems with legalizing them before.
