All You Need To Now About The Types Of Headphones

Buying a new pair of headphones can be a really confusing task for some of us. The market is full of headphones types and brands and the price vary from one to the other. One might be surprised by how high the price of headphones can go. At the same time, you can be surprised by what can headphones offer you. In order to buy the right headphones that fulfill your needs with the right price tag and the right quality, you need to differentiate between the types of headphones and what each one of them can offer you. In this article, we are offering you the ultimate guide to buying a new pair of headphones.

Types Of Headphones

Over-Ear Headphones

They are also known as Circumaural Headphones. The earcups of these headphones cover the ear completely. They are the largest type of headphones, but at the same time, they deliver the best sound quality out of the three types. When it comes to portability, over-ear headphones won’t be your first choice. But if you are in search of sound quality, then a pair of over-ear headphones would be your best option.

For a long time, wired headphones were the only option. Now we have other options like wireless headphones with or without noise-canceling. Wireless headphones have improved a lot to the point that they can deliver the same sound quality comparing to the normal wired ones. Battery life has also improved that some wireless over-ear headphones can offer up to 30 hours of music playback.

Picking up the best over-ear headphones in the world is almost impossible. However, we can try to find the most popular ones and those would be either the Bose QuietComfort 35 II or the Sony WH-1000XM3. Both headphones are wireless noise-canceling headphones. In case you are not a fan of wireless headphones, then the best wired over-ear headphones would be Sennheiser HD 800 S in my opinion.

On-ear Headphones

The second category that we are going to talk about is over-ear headphones or Supra-aural Headphones. Which we can call them the middle solution. So if the over-ear headphones are so big for you, and you are not an audiophile who prioritize sound quality over anything else. Then a pair of on-ear headphones is what you are looking for. These headphones are big enough that they offer you a decent sound but small enough that it’s much easier to have them while you are on the move.

Just like the over-ear headphones, you have the option to choose a wired or a wireless pair of on-ear headphones. High sound quality is not the only thing that you will be sacrificing by buying on-ear headphones. On-ear headphones don’t have full noise-canceling. However, you can find them with ambient sound noise canceling.

Almost every headphones brand has its own version of on-ear headphones. It must be hard to choose one over the other. But you can always compare between the specification and the price. Our pick for a good on-ear Marshall Headphones Major II, or The Bose SoundTrue on-ear headphones.

In-ear headphones

The last type of headphones in our list is in-ear headphones or earphones as many people call them. Although they are small in size, they can still sound nearly as good as the over-ear ones. They can also be partly noise-canceling. You might wonder why do people still buy the on-ear headphones the in-ear ones are as good. The answer here is comfort, in-ear headphones can be uncomfortable in the long run. Especially, the ones that go deep into the ear canal.

Wireless in-ear headphones are also available. The options for the wireless in-ear headphones can be the neckband headphones which are wireless but the two earbuds are connected to each other through a neckband that can rest on your neck. Our pick for this type of headphones would be the Sony WI-1000X that can offer up to 10 hours of battery life.

The other option is true wireless earbuds which are completely wireless and not connected to each other. These headphones usually come with a charging case which can boost their short battery life. Our pick for the true wireless earbuds would be Bose SoundSport Free Wireless Headphones which can offer you 5 hours of battery plus 10 more hours if you use the including charging case.

 

What Else Can You Look For?

When choosing your new headphones, you can look for many special additions. For example, many headphones nowadays are compatible with Google Assistant, or any other smart assistant. Another thing you should consider is what do you need your new headphones for? Gaming headphones, for example, are different from the one for audiophiles. Other headphones like The Nura sports which has a unique in-ear and over-ear design at the same time, those headphones use soundwave technology to automatically measure your hearing, then adapt the music to suit each one of your ears, helping you to hear each note perfectly.

This will be the end of our guide. Hopefully, you have more knowledge on how to pick the right pair of headphones for yourself. You can always check our detailed reviews.  

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