For the last decade, it's been oneway traffic when it comes to commercial audio. With Bluetooth innovations and people's inherent pull towards convenience, wireless headphones and true wireless stereo (TWS) dominate personal audio sales today. But that's not the whole story.
Like vinyl before it, wired in ear monitors (IEMs) and over ear headphones have made a steady resurgence in recent years. But why? Founder of Campfire Audio Ken Ball has some thoughts, and while going wired could be dismissed as this month's Gen Z aesthetic trend, there might be something deeper to it... Like, a basic human urge to connect kind of deep!
