Top Tips For A Great Pair Of Head Phones

If you are looking for nothing special, just something to plug into iPod so you don’t annoy everyone around you while you are on the train getting to work. Then you should go with some simple ear phones. When buying ear phones you can quite easily buy some £/$2 pair that brake in a week so the sound only comes out of one ear. I suggest getting something more around the price of 10. These usually are more reliable so last a bit longer. On the down side the sound quality is very poor and aren’t what you should get if you want to be gaming on a pc or console.

When most people talk about Gaming/Surround sound head phones they think of huge, chunky, ugly thing. Well...they are right, but they do have amazing sound quality. There are some head phones that have 4+ speakers in each ear cup. Unlike stereo headphones that rely on a single speaker in each ear cup to provide a 180 degree sound field, they have speakers at the front, centre and rear sound positions – just like a true 5.1 surround sound speaker system. The speakers are driven by a powerful, multi-channel amplifier to reproduce 3D positional sound cues that are otherwise obtainable only with surround sound speaker systems.

When buying this type of head phone be sure what you will be using it for and pick your priorities. Having a pair of head phones with a sub-woofer is very good for gaming and movies plus on some head phones can still make a powerful difference when just listening to music! A common way for a sub-woofer to be put into head phones is like in the picture to the right. Inside each ear cup is a subwoofer vibration unit, which, in addition to reproducing low frequency content, actually vibrates within the headphone shell to deliver an added dimension to the sound experience.

Some rare extra add-ons you can get include a stereo room monitor. This is a microphone that can pick up noises from your room so you can hear them while watching a movie. It is very useful if it’s a baby crying or a fire alarm going off.

Another fun tool you can find on some head phones is an ambiance tool were it can simulate a place e.g. a consort hall, night club, bar by placing quite sounds in the background. This especially effective with amazing surround sound, but if it’s not done right it can seem like a novelty and ruin you viewing experience.

If you have any questions about headphones or places to buy them feel free to post a comment about it and I will reply as soon as possible!