I tried the eargasm headphones and they’re, uh, really good…

Any audio startup issuing the headline, “Our promise of Eargasm” in its reviewers’ guide isn’t afraid of coming off more than a little, er, eager to please… But this is nothing if not a new and forward-thinking headphone proposition. The duo that fashioned these cans hold those who have experienced hearing loss close to their hearts too, and I have to confess that having strapped one of only four sets of these Sonic Lamb prototype wireless over-ears on, just to see what happens, I’m a big fan.  I had some negative preconceptions about the tech: it’d buzz, it’d lag, the sound would bloat, wearing them would hurt over time, it would be gimmicky, it just wouldn’t work.

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