Headphones or speakers? - tanTALK

sandlesstan · 01-10-2006, 07:04 PM

I have a question for both the tanners on the board as well as for the salon owners.
1st for the tanners: Would you prefer to go to a salon that has headphones instead of speakers or do you prefer speakers? If you prefer headphones would you rather have them provided for you to use or would you prefer to bring your own. Also would you be interested in buying a cheap pair to use ($5 or less)?

Now for the owners: How many of you go the headphone route instead of speakers? Of those of you that do headphones do you provide for free, sell cheap pairs or do customers bring their own? If you provide them to use where do you get them and what do you pay for them?

I have owned 2 salons and one had speakers and one had headphones that I provided (client could also use their own) I bought them at Biglots for 99 cents. At that price no one steals them and if they do you're not out much. The salon with headphones was much more popular with both the clients as well as my staff. Clients could hear music if they wanted or silence if they want that. The salon with speakers was always loud with 15 different typs of music and stations being played at one time.

navigatin1 · 01-10-2006, 07:12 PM

I don't do the headphone thing here. To me it's gross that people are sharing headphones, just look at the reciever of your phone and you'll find a nice build-up of oils on that puppy!!! And if people bring their own, they may forget them or not want to purchase them.

I just do speakers in the salon with XM radio and bounce around with the stations to mix it up a bit. No complaints yet!

MATT A · 01-10-2006, 07:19 PM

I agree

MatrixMan · 01-10-2006, 07:22 PM

I personally like the headphone route.... and bringing your own or buying them cheap at the salon, becuase sometimes when the bed has speakers it is sometimes really hard to hear the music over the bed without turning the bed REALLY loud. My salon has a little box right behind the bed on the wall that has 4 holes for the headphone jacks and each little hole plays a different station, so ya just plug the headphones in the hole and there ya go.... I like the earbud type of headphones like the ones that comes with the Ipod... it centers the music more in the middle of your ear.... and the sound doesnt really escape.

CAYENNE2005 · 01-10-2006, 07:31 PM

I agree with Navi! Speakers and Xm is the way to go. Livens up the salon too with music playing throughout,rather than hearing the roar of tanning beds going only. JMO.

MATT A · 01-10-2006, 07:33 PM

You don't agree with me?

CAYENNE2005 · 01-10-2006, 07:36 PM

LOL, Sorry Matt. Of coarse I do! ;)

COCONUT · 01-10-2006, 07:38 PM

speakers and XM all the way!!! as long as nobody parks in that one freakin spot that makes the XM have no signal...arggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

CAYENNE2005 · 01-10-2006, 07:39 PM

I have speakers outside too so they start dancing on there way into the salon. lol

HotSpots · 01-10-2006, 07:42 PM

we do speakers here

01-10-2006, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
sandlesstan Join Date: May 30 2005 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Headphones or speakers? I have a question for both the tanners on the board as well as for the salon owners. 1st for the tanners: Would you prefer to go to a salon that has headphones instead of speakers or do you prefer speakers? If you prefer headphones would you rather have them provided for you to use or would you prefer to bring your own. Also would you be interested in buying a cheap pair to use ($5 or less)? Now for the owners: How many of you go the headphone route instead of speakers? Of those of you that do headphones do you provide for free, sell cheap pairs or do customers bring their own? If you provide them to use where do you get them and what do you pay for them? I have owned 2 salons and one had speakers and one had headphones that I provided (client could also use their own) I bought them at Biglots for 99 cents. At that price no one steals them and if they do you're not out much. The salon with headphones was much more popular with both the clients as well as my staff. Clients could hear music if they wanted or silence if they want that. The salon with speakers was always loud with 15 different typs of music and stations being played at one time.

01-10-2006, 07:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
navigatin1 Join Date: Aug 17 2004 Posts: 2,901 Rep Power: 21	Re: Headphones or speakers? I don't do the headphone thing here. To me it's gross that people are sharing headphones, just look at the reciever of your phone and you'll find a nice build-up of oils on that puppy!!! And if people bring their own, they may forget them or not want to purchase them. I just do speakers in the salon with XM radio and bounce around with the stations to mix it up a bit. No complaints yet!

01-10-2006, 07:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
MATT A I'm Banned Join Date: Sep 6 2004 Posts: 13,921 Rep Power: 0	Re: Headphones or speakers? I agree

01-10-2006, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
MatrixMan I'm Banned Join Date: Sep 9 2005 Age: 33 Posts: 1,555 Rep Power: 0	Re: Headphones or speakers? I personally like the headphone route.... and bringing your own or buying them cheap at the salon, becuase sometimes when the bed has speakers it is sometimes really hard to hear the music over the bed without turning the bed REALLY loud. My salon has a little box right behind the bed on the wall that has 4 holes for the headphone jacks and each little hole plays a different station, so ya just plug the headphones in the hole and there ya go.... I like the earbud type of headphones like the ones that comes with the Ipod... it centers the music more in the middle of your ear.... and the sound doesnt really escape.

01-10-2006, 07:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
CAYENNE2005 I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 31 2005 Location: Around the corner Age: 55 Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 143	Re: Headphones or speakers? I agree with Navi! Speakers and Xm is the way to go. Livens up the salon too with music playing throughout,rather than hearing the roar of tanning beds going only. JMO.

01-10-2006, 07:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
MATT A I'm Banned Join Date: Sep 6 2004 Posts: 13,921 Rep Power: 0	Re: Headphones or speakers? You don't agree with me?

01-10-2006, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
CAYENNE2005 I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 31 2005 Location: Around the corner Age: 55 Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 143	Re: Headphones or speakers? LOL, Sorry Matt. Of coarse I do! ;)

01-10-2006, 07:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
COCONUT ~THE ORIGINAL COCO~ Join Date: Sep 2 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 4,990 Rep Power: 32	Re: Headphones or speakers? speakers and XM all the way!!! as long as nobody parks in that one freakin spot that makes the XM have no signal...arggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

01-10-2006, 07:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
CAYENNE2005 I love Derf!! Join Date: Jan 31 2005 Location: Around the corner Age: 55 Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 143	Re: Headphones or speakers? I have speakers outside too so they start dancing on there way into the salon. lol

01-10-2006, 07:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
HotSpots Join Date: Oct 8 2004 Location: ri Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0	Re: Headphones or speakers? we do speakers here __________________ Hot Spots Tanning http://www.hotspotstanning.com

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