How many of us listen to music with the Headphones supplied with our MP3 player? It is strange that at a time when music is listened to more and more and the variety of music there is, that we should opt to stay with the basic headphones.
The headphones that come with your MP3 player are often uncomfortable and don’t even reproduce the sound quality well. So, you think you might change them for something better and you start to look for headphones.
There is more choice in headphones than there is MP3 players. Maybe that alone is an indication of how important it is that you get this right. Some people prefer to go with something that is a bit of a fashion statement, you only have to check out the Skullcandy range to see what I mean. Others prefer to go for quality. Budget may often be a factor, some headphones run into the thousands!
Basically, headphones generally fall into three categories, in ear, on ear and over ear. They are all self explanatory. The in ear are often referred to as ear buds, they are tiny and fit inside your outer ear. Some people find them uncomfortable to wear but they can give great sound quality and eliminate a lot of ambient sound as well. They are also very discreet. On ear headphones are like the traditional headset type, not to big and quite comfortable. Over ear headphones are just that, they cover the whole of your ear and cut out ambient sound very well. They are probably better suited to listening in a static place rather than as portable MP3 headphones. This type is most often the top end of headphones giving excellent results with the quality of sound. These headphones are usually chosen for professional purposes such as DJ, the over ears are supplied with swivel ear pads for this purpose. You can also get over ears for gaming that give you the bass and surround sound to enhance your experience.
It really depends what type of music you listen to and how much you want to spend that will influence your choice of Headphones in the end.