Many years ago, I worked for my parents who own a video production company. Because it is a family business, you inevitably end up wearing many hats and being the czar of many different jobs. I mainly managed projects and worked as a video editor. On production, there were times that I was called on to work as an audio tech and was made to wear headphones on long production days. In those days, having a really good set of headphones that picked up every nuance of sound was essential to making sure the client got what they needed.
First impressions.
Naturally, my first impression of these headphones is based off of the look of them. They have a classic over-the-ear style that is highlighted by a blue LED light that indicates the power for the noise canceling. The padding on the ear pieces seems adequate for extended usage periods.
They are wired headphones, but the 3.5mm stereo mini-plug cable is detachable. Something else I noticed right of the bat was the very nice carrying case that comes with them. It has a hard plastic exterior with a soft cloth interior that helps to protect the surface of the headphones from scratches. I never truly appreciated cases for headphones until I started carrying them from place-to-place. Now I can’t imagine not having a case.
A perfect fit.
Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over exam, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seem adequate and the peak of the headband seemed to be a bit lacking, but you don’t really know comfort unless you try on the product. So, I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable.
It’s safe to say that because of my unique professional experiences, I’ve tested out a lot of headphones.
Quality.
Now that I had the headphones on my head, I was finally ready to plug and play some music. I plugged the provided cable into the jack on the headphones and then the one on my iPhone 6. Then I called up Pandora. I tend to have a very eclectic music purview and have many stations set up for different moods. From John Williams to Fallout Boy, the sound quality of these headphones was remarkable. There is an amazing depth of sound and incredible highs and lows that make listening to music a truly breathtaking experience.
In order to test how voices sounded, and the overall art of sound mixing, I pulled up Netflix on my iPad Air 2 and watched a few minutes of a movie to hear all the nuances of the film. None of them were lost. In fact, I ended up hearing sounds that I hadn’t heard before. Echoes…birds chirping…wind blowing through trees…breathing of the characters…it was very impressive what the headphones ended up bringing out for me.
I would highly recommend these to any sound mixing specialist.
Le programme a été créé en Australie en 1983 par Margaret Sase, mère de cinq enfants et experte en développement précoce. Aujourd’hui, KindyROO est présent dans plus de 15 pays et encourage toujours la croissance naturelle et saine des bébés et des enfants jusqu’à l’âge de 5 ans. Son succès réside dans les expériences motrices et sensorielles cohérentes, stimulantes et adaptées à l’âge qui favorisent le bon développement du cerveau.
À cet âge, les tout-petits marchent avec plus grand équilibre, courent partout et escaladent tout. Le saut est la nouvelle compétence excitante à cet âge avec deux pieds ensemble, et bien sûr suspendu avec deux mains et bras ensemble. Pour certains, le discours se développe, tandis que d’autres perfectionnent encore leur motricité. Les tout-petits commencent à comprendre les mots descriptifs, tels que «grand» et «petit», et les mots concept tels que «plus» et «moins».Lier le mot au mouvement intègre vraiment le concept dans l’esprit. Ces concepts sont importants pour les compétences d’écriture plus tard – pour écrire une lettre dont vous avez besoin pour déplacer le crayon vers le haut, le bas et autour pour créer la forme requise.
Wallabies sont vraiment en train de sauter sur tout ce qu’ils peuvent trouver. Chaque hémisphère du cerveau peut maintenant contrôler les mouvements de chaque côté du corps de façon coordonnée et, au bout de 20 mois, beaucoup peuvent réellement bouger leurs parties du corps par leurs propres moyens. C’est à cet âge que les enfants commencent à penser qu’ils ont le contrôle de leur corps. Chez KindyROO, toutes nos activités sont donc ralenties afin que les enfants aient le temps de se déplacer. C’est ainsi qu’ils apprennent à perfectionner leur conscience corporelle et le contrôle de leurs mouvements.
Platypus classes provide lots of ideas about how best to create the right environment for healthy development. We show you song and movement ideas and let you know about what’s happening in different areas of development, such as vision, hearing, movement and touch.
Now that your baby is moving, the floor is his/her playground. In this age group we show you how to use the floor to your baby’s best advantage. It’s cheap and easy, but you need to make it a safe place for your baby to explore and roam freely. We provide loads of ideas about music, rhythm and movement, successful massage techniques for wrigglers and squirmers, movement ideas and games that will have your baby in fits of laughter.
Wallabies are really into jumping on and off anything they can find. Each hemisphere of the brain can now control the movements of each side of the body in coordination and, by 20 months, many can actually move their body parts on their own.
Wow! Children of this age think the world is theirs. They are unaware that their little brains have yet to fully develop the ability to function so that the left and right sides of the body can manage different tasks and accomplish different skills – hopping is an excellent example because as one foot hops the other is held up doing something different. This enables the development of many skills, such as riding a tricycle, peeling a banana and washing up. This function may have begun during the early months of the two year old, but now it blossoms.
Possums love to hang, swing, climb, run, gallop, hop and somersault – in fact they love all movement. They are also becoming far more social and enjoy playing with other children. At KindyROO we encourage greater team work and provide Sensory Perceptual Motor Stimulation circuits that promote sensory integration and laterality – very important for children of this age who need further consolidation. At the same time we introduce more cross pattern activities, where the right side of the body is balanced by the use of the opposite arm or leg in throwing, walking, running etc. This is in order to further develop the higher areas of the brain.
For children to learn easily at school, they must have automatic movement skills. They must be able to use one part of their body independently from other parts, be able to cross over the midline of the body, and be able to sit still when required. Children who have difficulties with these motor skills will have more difficulty with reading, writing and general classroom coping skills.