So you got the latest iPhone or iPod and believed that it and the
shipped white earphones are the best thing that happened (or can happen)
to music, don’t blame your naivety after reading the post.
After all, there were people who once believed the earth to be
flat. For my other readers who already are, or planning to graduate in
their music experience, perhaps this article can help you pick the right
headphones/earphones.
The first thing one must understand is headphones are like shoes,
neither one size fits all nor one type suits all activities (Sure you
love your favorite expensive Italian leather, but ask yourself, would
you be wear them while playing tennis? And for my female readers, please
don’t take it as an advice (or excuse) to buy another pair of Jimmy
choo… Recall we are talking headphones here… not shoes!)
So the next thing you got to ask yourself is “where at most am I
going to listen to music?” and then answer your question from the
options below
Types
Earphones
Remember the time when wearing headphones that sized bigger than your
head was the “in-thing”? Well, those days are back now and you can see a
lot of manufactures not considering the form factor as the biggest
marketing strategy. And there is a reason to it, headphones in contrast
to earphones have bigger driver units with broader frequency range that
offer deeper bass and higher highs (which means better listening
experience) and better noise isolation (not to be confused with
cancellation) . However, as it’s said
“with great power comes great responsibility”,
these bigger headphones are more expensive, bulky and not pocketable,
can break if dropped or under pressure and may drain your ipod battery
slightly faster. So my recommendation is to keep an earphone with you on
the move, while enjoy that guilty pleasure tracks on a set of
headphones at home/office or while using public transport
