How to Pick the Right Earphones
Stoney Jackson asked:
The iPod is the most popular mp3 player but it comes with inexpensive earphones. Anyone who has tried to listen to music for an extended period of time with them knows that they start to hurt. They also only have middle of the road sound quality.
If you travel a lot on airplanes, it is very nice to have a pair of the noise canceling headphones that have been on the market for a while now. They make any airplane trip more enjoyable and often save me from landing with a headache. Most of the time though, you just want to wear a regular pair of earphones to listen to your mp3 player and not those bulky noise canceling ones.
If you set out to find a good pair of earphones, you first need to figure out what qualities you are looking for and how much you are willing to pay. If you find a pair that are real comfortable and yet have poor sound, you will still not have what you are looking for. Not everyone puts the same value on the quality of sound, as some people want only the best. Other people can’t really tell the difference anyway and any middle of the road pair of earphones would be fine for them.
If high quality sound is what you are looking for, you should be warned that you could pay quite a bit for it. Mp3 earphones can cost as much as $200 to $400 dollars at the highest levels. Other people will place more value on comfort and have that be the only criteria they are looking for.
For the everyday person, the best choice of earphones is probably ones that cost between $20 and $100. For that price, you can get a pair that gives you a good sound quality as well as the comfort you desire. Unfortunately, many earphones come wrapped in a strong plastic packaging and there might be no way to try them first. This might present a problem if you are trying to find ones that you think will be comfortable.
The iPod is the most popular mp3 player but it comes with inexpensive earphones. Anyone who has tried to listen to music for an extended period of time with them knows that they start to hurt. They also only have middle of the road sound quality.
If you travel a lot on airplanes, it is very nice to have a pair of the noise canceling headphones that have been on the market for a while now. They make any airplane trip more enjoyable and often save me from landing with a headache. Most of the time though, you just want to wear a regular pair of earphones to listen to your mp3 player and not those bulky noise canceling ones.
If you set out to find a good pair of earphones, you first need to figure out what qualities you are looking for and how much you are willing to pay. If you find a pair that are real comfortable and yet have poor sound, you will still not have what you are looking for. Not everyone puts the same value on the quality of sound, as some people want only the best. Other people can’t really tell the difference anyway and any middle of the road pair of earphones would be fine for them.
If high quality sound is what you are looking for, you should be warned that you could pay quite a bit for it. Mp3 earphones can cost as much as $200 to $400 dollars at the highest levels. Other people will place more value on comfort and have that be the only criteria they are looking for.
For the everyday person, the best choice of earphones is probably ones that cost between $20 and $100. For that price, you can get a pair that gives you a good sound quality as well as the comfort you desire. Unfortunately, many earphones come wrapped in a strong plastic packaging and there might be no way to try them first. This might present a problem if you are trying to find ones that you think will be comfortable.
