 | Find the best headphones for the gym, the office or the road. By Dachary Carey |
 | Know what to look for in headphones for travel, working out or home use. |
The main reason why a person decides to purchase headphones is to be able to conceal the sound from other individuals, and also keep other noises out. However, most headphones are able to keep the sound of the music or movies inside, but what about keeping the outside noises, well, out? |
For many of us, a true entertaining experience is watching a movie, or listening to your favorite CD, with a surround sound system. While using surround sound is a great way to listen or watch your favorite form of entertainment, whenever you have to use headphones you loose most of the effect of having a surround sound system. By Gail Seymour |
 | Find out how headphones have evolved from heavy and uncomfortable to comfortable and convenient. By Dachary Carey |
Passive noise-canceling headphones work by blocking noise from reaching your ears. This process involves huge earpieces that entirely cover your ears, combined with thick pieces of foam to insulate your ears from outside noises. This design is called circumaural noise-canceling headphones. By Dachary Carey |
Are cordless headphones really worth it? Find out what you get if you pay to go cord-free. By Dachary Carey |
Audiophiles are passionate about their music. Budget audiophiles spend thousands of dollars on a sound setup, while high-end audiophiles get into the tens of thousands of dollars for their sound systems. With all that money spent on the sound system, audiophiles would never neglect the final piece: headphones. How do audiophile headphones differ from the stereo headphones that the rest of us use? By Dachary Carey |
Thinking about buying a headphone amp? Powered speakers typically remove the need for an amp in your speaker setup, but headphones sometimes warrant a headphone amp because they don't have the benefit of a power source. How do you know if you need a headphone amp? To get a good idea of whether or not you need a headphone amp, you need to understand a little about how sound processing works. By Dachary Carey |
Audiophiles are picky about their headphones, but the must-have accessories for every audiophile are tube headphone amps. Headphone amplifiers range from a very simple headphone preamp to complicated headphone amplifiers with integrated DACs. By Dachary Carey |
