| Sound is an important part of life. Through sound, you | | | | be the best one for you if your head size does not fall |
| hear the words and utterances of the person you are | | | | under average. For maximum head comfort, choose a |
| speaking with. Through sound, you appreciate the | | | | headphone with an adjustable headband. |
| natural noises produced by your natural environment. | | | | The headband in most surround sound headsets are |
| And, if you are a gamer or an audiophile, sound | | | | usually made of either durable plastic or strong metal. |
| becomes a primary factor in your gaming or | | | | For greater head comfort, especially when you intend |
| music-listening experience. For this reason, many | | | | to use your headphones for extended periods, choose |
| people prefer to buy surround sound headphones that | | | | one whose headband is covered with upholstery or |
| reproduce crisp, crystal clear, and realistic sound. In | | | | rubber padding. |
| effect, their sound experience becomes heightened | | | | Able to Drown Out Noise |
| and more pleasant. Thus, your friend's voice or the | | | | Many high-end surround sound headphone models |
| rustle of the leaves is perceptible to you not just as | | | | include noise cancellation features in addition to passive |
| one sound but as a combination of pitch, loudness, | | | | noise reduction features such as upholstered ear cups. |
| phase, direction, distance, and timbre. | | | | Headphones that actively reduce noise make use of |
| If you are thinking of buying surround sound | | | | external microphones that pick up outside noise. To |
| headphones, you will love the three tips described | | | | cancel the noise, a small amplifier produces a sound |
| below. | | | | that is exactly opposite to the noise outside. When the |
| Comfy on the Ears | | | | outside noise and the sound from the amplifier meet |
| When evaluating comfort features for the headphones | | | | each other, they sound waves cancel each other out. |
| that you are considering, look for a set having ear | | | | This results in silence. |
| cups that perfectly fit over or around your ears. Ear | | | | Surround sound headsets with active noise cancellation |
| cup size is crucial to your comfortable experience | | | | or noise reduction usually needs batteries or an |
| when using the headphones, as well as to your ability | | | | external power source to operate the noise reduction |
| to hear true surround sound. | | | | features. Especially if the battery compartment is built |
| Most surround sound headsets have ear cups that are | | | | into the headphone itself, the batteries can add to the |
| upholstered. The upholstered part of the ear cups | | | | overall weight of the headphone set. |
| serve three purposes. One is to protect your ears and | | | | Most people will be comfortable with just ordinary, |
| nearby areas from abrasion. Another is to keep the | | | | mono or stereo headphones. But, since you have |
| sound in. Yet another function of the upholstered ear | | | | more sophisticated needs, you are looking for surround |
| cups is to passively absorb outside noise, thus reducing | | | | sound headphones that can mimic true surround |
| your ability to hear ambient noise from your | | | | effects. Being a true audiophile, you deserve a sound |
| surroundings. | | | | experience that makes you hear as if the |
| Comfy on the Head | | | | sound-producing objects are just in the same room as |
| Some headphones have a fixed length that fits the | | | | you are. |
| average head. A one-size-fits-all headphone may not | | | | |