King James, lord of all he surveys.

Engineer Smith: Oh, great, here comes the big celebrity for his photo op.

Engineer Jones: I’ll consider it a success if he gets out of here without breaking anything.

LeBron James: Hey guys! I’m LeBron! Let’s talk headphones!

Engineer Smith: Uh, hi… what about all those people in the hallway? The photographer, the marketing people… are they coming in, too?

LeBron James: They don’t belong in a lab. This is a place of science. So I’m really excited to see what you guys are cooking up here. Is this the prototype?

Engineer Jones: Yes, please be careful with that.

LeBron James: Not bad, not bad… dual drivers, I assume?

Engineer Smith: That’s right. Nothing but the best.

LeBron James: OK, sure, for a consumer model. What kind of magnets we using here?

Engineer Smith: Uh, we weren’t sure yet.

LeBron James: Can I suggest a ferrite composite? I know some people prefer neodymium because of the higher power-to-weight ratio, but I think ferrite’s greater resistance to impact, temperature, and moisture make them the better choice for this project. Remember, we’re talking about athletic headphones here.

Engineer Jones: That actually makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

LeBron James: And speaking of moisture resistance, what IPX rating we looking at?

Engineer Smith: We were thinking IPX2, maybe pushing it to IPX3 -

LeBron James: No. I’m sorry. Unacceptable. IPX4 at the very least. Come on, guys. We’re talking about athletes here. We sweat.

Engineer Jones: Good point.

LeBron James: Cool. Now, here are some diagrams I sketched on the flight here, about how we might tune the mic for optimal clarity in a gym-type environment. It’s pretty rough, but I think you can see where I’m going with gating certain frequencies -

Engineer Smith: Wow. This is brilliant.

(phone rings)

LeBron James: Shoot, hang on. I gotta take this. Hey, Elon! What’s up? Metal-air battery integration still giving you trouble? Don’t touch anything until I get there.

(click)

LeBron James: Sorry, guys, gotta go. You’re off to a really good start here, though. Can’t wait to see what you come up with now that I’ve had some input. Later!

Engineer Jones: Bye… Whoa. Celebrities. Is there anything they can’t do?

Engineer Smith: I know. It’s like Ryan Seacrest’s iPhone keyboard all over again.