Subdivide six major types of people to teach you to choose headphones

Although the two-channel pure music sound system is the most suitable music listening solution, if you live in a school dormitory or listen to music in a research room, library, etc. where you can't put music out, then you will need I use headphones. But we often talk about earphones. Do you know that there are a lot of earphones in the "headphone type"? Let's talk about the dazzling brands and models. Today, we should start with the earphones. For everyone to explain the types of headphones that can be seen on the market. Here I will classify the appearance, wearing method and applicable occasions of the headphones. As for the differences in core technologies and monomer types, I will not introduce them for the time being. ~ I will talk about it later, start with the simplest part today!

Earmuff headphones: the earphone with the best sound field reduction, but need to pay attention to the use occasions and applicable equipment

Earmuff headphones can be said to be the most stereotyped impression of headphones. After all, whether it is a movie or a comic, as long as the headphones appear inside, the earmuffs that cover the whole ear can be used. Headphones (sometimes referred to as "full-cover headphones"). The earphones have the largest earphones of all the earphones, which is what we usually see on the speakers. Because the monomer is large enough and far away from the ear, the earphone resonance chamber (the space inside the shell outside the earphone) is relatively large, so it can emit a deeper low-frequency performance in the headphone sound field (the spatial width of the music sounds) Low frequency dynamics and dive will be better than other types of headphones.

Earphones can be divided into two types: closed and open. The Sennheiser HD650 in the above picture can be seen from the appearance of the headphone unit (which can be seen from the net cover). This type of earphone is called "Open earmuffs". Open headphones don't deal with the leakage of headphones, so people around you can hear the music you hear now, so it's not suitable for office, library, etc. It needs to be used in a quiet place, but because it has no closed headphone case, it can have better headphone sound field performance (generally this is the case, but not all brands are like this! For example, Grado headphones are open headphones, but The sound field performance is not very good.) It must also be noted that because the earmuff headphones have a large single unit and require more energy to push him, higher-order earmuff headphones generally have to be matched. The external device of "headphone amplifier" can have better sound performance. With the iPhone, these little guys can't fully play 100% strength! As for wearing such a big thing, it will not be humiliating when walking on the road.. This is going to be Personal feelings friends.

Ear-hook headphones: compromises in cell size and headphone size

I remember that there was a time when the "ear-hook headphones" that were directly worn on the ear like the one above were very popular, but now the earphones and the "tidal headphones" of the Beats have been clipped. It's getting less and less rare. The ear-hook headphones are about the same size as the ears, and they are clipped to the ears when worn. Because the headphones themselves are bulky (compared to earbuds), they can be placed The bigger the unit, but it doesn't have the huge volume like the earmuff headphones. It can be said that it seeks a balance between the headphone unit size and the headphone body volume. The ear-hook headphones are more noisy. The sound of the earphones is hardly heard in the environment (the earphones do not have any soundproofing measures), so it is rare to see people using them on the road, and manufacturers are increasingly introducing such products. The most high-end choice for hanging headphones is the iron triangle EW9 wooden shell ear-hook headphones on the picture above. It is also the only high-priced ear-hook earphone that is currently the only fruit.

Small earmuffs: more convenient "ear-hook headphones"

Ear-hook headphones are not easy to wear (ear clips will hurt for a long time!), while the small earmuffs headphones shown above are another large single-size option other than ear-hook headphones. Small earmuff headphones have earphones The size of the monomer, but also provides a headband that is only available in earmuffs, so the wearing comfort is far better than the earphones that put the earphones on the ear. If you think of the headphones It’s not a good thing to stuff it into your ear, but it’s a shame to wear a huge earmuff earphone. It’s a good choice to use a small earmuff headset that works well with a Walkman.

Walkman comes with a must-have for headphones: a mini headset that combines comfort and soundproofing

Remember the headphones on the picture above? The above picture shows the Apple headphones that came with the iPhone. The headphones that are stuck in the ear hole (not in the ear) are so-called earbuds. This type of earphone used to be very red because All Sony WalkMan Walkmans come with these headphones. The earbuds are lightweight and small, so they can be plugged directly into the pocket, and have better sound insulation than earhooks. And the comfort that doesn't need to be stuffed into the ear makes the earbuds a very popular earphone option. However, in the past two years, the Beats' first-class "Tide" headphones and ear canal headphones have also become shrinking. In the current market for earphones, after the discontinuation of the CM7 Ti, the king of the earplugs in the Iron Triangle, the highest price is B&O Earset 3i (Taiwan sells for more than 9,000 pieces), but if it is followed by those Compared with ear canal and earmuff headphones of more than 10,000 yuan, it is a relatively low-priced mid-range earphone.

There are two types of earphones, except for the form of the ear-hole door that is directly stuck in the figure above, as well as the ear-ear earphones as shown above. Although these earphones are used and worn, Like the general earbuds, but the ear hooks allow the user to more securely attach the earphones to the ear, for users who listen to music, or who often swing their heads. User...) is a good choice.

Soundproofing is superb! The price is soaring: ear canal earphones

As the name suggests, ear canal earphones are earphones that are directly inserted into the ear canal. This type of earphone has a very good sound insulation effect because it puts the entire earphone head into the ear. It was originally used as a stage singing performance. The earphones (pictured below) allow the lead singer to actually hear the sound of the music without being confused by the noisy environment. In addition, the earphones worn by the special movie and the bodyguards are also in this form. The noisy environment still allows the user to clearly hear the sound from the headphones.

Since it is used for music purposes, the ear canal earphone itself already has a good music reproduction ability, so it has been accepted by users in recent years, as a daily earphone for listening to music. Driven by the market, the ear canal The price of headphones has risen, and there are more and more choices of headphones with a range of tens of thousands and 20,000. There are even products from Japan that sell for nearly 100,000 yuan. It is just that the sound performance is worth the value. This part is a matter of opinion.

However, in the ear canal earphone market, there has always been a special "personalized" earphone as shown above. This type of earphone must be made with silicone rubber before ordering, and then sent back to the earphone manufacturer to produce The ear canal earphones are fully compliant with the ear of the subscriber. This earphone has the best sound insulation effect, and because the earphone cavity is large, it can be inserted into a plurality of earphones for high, medium and low frequency bands, so It has better sound performance than the general commercially available ear canal earphones. However, due to the single structure or the large number of monomers, these earphones are similar to the earphones mentioned above, and generally cannot be played by the Walkman. The best sound effects, in use, often need to be equipped with a variety of headphone amplifiers to have the best sound performance, the money spent on playing such headphones is not lost to the entry two-channel pure music system!

More powerful anti-noise performance: active anti-noise headphones

In fact, it is not correct to say "headphones", because the headphones are not because the headphones themselves have good sound insulation, but because they use extra equipment to monitor the ambient noise, and then the opposite audio to cancel the noise, so that users can "I can't hear the noise of the environment." These products are best known as Bose in the United States. The small black box in the middle of the headset and the iPhone is the active anti-noise host for headphones. It is an electronic product that must be installed with a battery to operate. It’s a bit of a hassle (to charge, there will be another box), but if you are going to take a plane or listen to music in a noisy environment, then these products are suitable.

The noise earphone is not limited to the small ear canal earphones, but also has the earmuff type noise-proof earphone as shown in the above figure. Although the earmuff type noise-proof earphone is large in size, since the earphone casing is large enough, the small black box in the above figure can be put. It is hidden in the earphones, so it is not necessary to carry a small anti-noise box. It is also more convenient to use.

The above is the current mainstream form of headsets on the market. In the future, I will give a more in-depth introduction to the headset system. Here we will first understand which type of headset you need, so that it will not be purchased in the future. I don't know what the situation is!