Headphone is made of dual wires attached with two small speakers that is also known as stereo phone, headset or earpiece. Headphones are used for the hands free work like in call centers (headsets). DJ's & sound engineers use them, in–ear set and so called earphones or earbuds are used in win mobiles, i-pods, MP3 PLAYER ETC. Headset is the combination of headphone with microphone so that you can communicate comfortably along with texting on your desktop or laptop that is termed as the live voice chat. Headphones can be used with portable & non- portable devices like FM radio, mobiles, Mp3, CD & DVD players, home theaters etc. They are available in single or double speakers.

These Headphones are made in such a manner that outer noise don’t get destruct your amusement or communication you are having. The standard connectors are 6:35 mm & 3.5 mm TRS connectors & rockets where large 6.35 mm is generally used with fixed equipments & smaller 3.5 mm connectors are used with portable devices, and to make them more convenient mid adapters are available to connect between 6.35 mm &3.5 mm devices.

Basically, there are 4 types of headphones named circumaural, supera –aural, earbud & in-ear circumaural or full size headphone, out of which full size headphone offers your ears completely uninterrupted & clear sound experience with its circular ear pads. Some circumaual headpones are heavy because of their size and becomes very uncomfortable to use, so do remember that they should be with comfortable headband & earpad designs. Supra –aural headphones are smaller, light weighed circumaural headphones with the pair of ear pads just needs to placed just above the ears and reduce attention of outer noise.

In – Ear headphone or Earbuds are commonly used with portable & personal music devices, they are very small in size and directly placed inside the ears, this factor reduce its isolation & attenuation resistance capacity. Therefore higher volumes are used to reduce the effect of surrounding noise that increases the risk of hearing loss. 3B canal phones or in ear monitors or IEMs headphones are of 2 type universal & custom, out of which universal canal phones offer one or more stock sleeve so that it can fit into no of ear canals at a time which is made of silicone rubber, elastomeric or foam for relaxation, whereas custom canal phones are used separately for each ear that offers the good noise isolation feature.

So before purchasing any kind of headphone just check out all these features & select the one which satisfy your requirement & suits to your pocket.

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