Soundcore’s latest noise-crushing headphones are on sale for a new low price
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My colleague John Higgins considered Soundcore’s Space One some of the best budget noise-canceling headphones you could buy when they launched in 2023 — and their successor has only improved upon their winning formula, albeit with a $30 price increase. Thankfully, the Soundcore Space 2 are currently
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A recording studio with soundproof walls and a mixing desk, where a sound engineer is adjusting the settings on a pair of Soundcore Space 2 headphones, which are marked with a large red sticker indicating a significant price reduction.
Caption: These cans are crushing more than just noise now.
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Based on the original story on theverge.com.
Editor's note
Hey folks, if you've been putting off picking up a pair of noise-canceling headphones because of the high cost, Soundcore’s Space 2 is like a cosmic bargain—because when it comes to drowning out the world, these headphones are a stellar steal!
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Panel 1
(a) What the subject is and does: Soundcore is a company known for producing high-quality, budget-friendly noise-canceling headphones. The latest model, the Soundcore Space 2, builds on the success of the Space One but comes with a slight price increase. (b) The real irony or absurdity: Despite the price increase, the Soundcore Space 2 headphones are now on sale for a lower price than their predecessor, offering better value to consumers. (c) The single funniest observation: The absurdity lies in the idea that a product that increased in price is now on sale for less than its original cost, making it a great bargain. ---
Panel 2
*Setting: A cluttered home office with a laptop on the desk, a coffee mug, and various papers scattered around. A man, JIM (mid-30s, glasses, wearing a t-shirt and pajama pants), is sitting at the desk with a frustrated expression, holding a laptop open on a website showing the headphones.*
Jim: Ugh, these Soundcore Space 2 headphones are still too expensive. But wait... did the price just drop?
Panel 3
*Setting: Same office, but Jim is now on the phone, speaking to a sales representative (off-panel voice), holding a pen and notebook.* Sales Rep (Off-panel)
Sales Rep: Yes, Mr. Higgins, the Space 2 headphones are now on sale for $129. That’s a $30 discount from their original price!
Jim: What? Are you sure? They were $159 just yesterday?
Panel 4
*Setting: Same office, but Jim is now holding the headphones, wearing a delighted grin, with the laptop still open on the website showing the sale price.*
Jim: Well, I guess the universe is trying to tell me something. These things are now cheaper than when they first came out!
Jim: Time to upgrade my noise-canceling life!
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