Headphone Stand

[krameriffic]

I've been wondering for a while... everybody who owns a nice pair of headphones always shows pictures of them hanging on some sort of a headphone stand. Why? What purpose does it serve to hang it vertically from a hook as opposed to setting them horizontally on your desk?

 

[m3ta1head]

It keeps the headphones in better condition because instead of setting them down on potentially abrasive material, you're hanging them up. Additionally, headphones just look better on stands. See for yourself

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[Retronym]

Why you ask?

...would you put the baby Jesus sideways in a manger scene?