| Here's an interesting fact: people who listen | | | | circuitry, padding insulation, and other |
| to music in their headphones too loudly can | | | | technology inside the shell of the part that |
| suffer from permanent hearing loss. Well, | | | | goes over your ear. This special circuitry |
| that's not that interesting and many people | | | | works to kill noises from the outside as the |
| would agree with that statement. Here's why | | | | sound waves are directed toward you. |
| it's an interesting fact: The reason people | | | | |
| listen to music too loudly is not necessarily | | | | The result? Put them on and the world goes |
| because they love loud music. Rather, it's | | | | quiet. That will allow you to listen to great |
| because the background sound is too loud and | | | | music at a lower volume and enjoy it more, |
| interferes with the music. | | | | while keeping others from having to listen to |
| | | | your unique musical tastes. |
| So what's the solution? Music should be | | | | |
| enjoyed through headphones (remember, not | | | | Because of the insulation and circuitry |
| everyone shares your musical | | | | required to deaden background sounds, the |
| tastes!)...that's a given. But music doesn't | | | | head phones will naturally be bigger in size |
| have to be enjoyed at a massive volume. After | | | | than the small earbuds you use in your ears. |
| all, the true enjoyment of music does not | | | | So they may not always be appropriate for |
| come from the volume but from the quality of | | | | travel. If you're cycling or riding on the |
| the sound. | | | | bus, you need to hear the background sounds |
| | | | for safety or to know when your stop is. |
| And how do you get sound quality? One of the | | | | However, if you're traveling by plane or you |
| ways is to reduce the outside sound you hear. | | | | want to have a quiet night in a hotel that |
| This is done through noise cancelling | | | | seems too loud, the noise canceling |
| headphones. | | | | headphones are just the thing you'll need for |
| | | | absolute privacy. |
| What are noise canceling headphones? The most | | | | |
| common type is the kind that goes over your | | | | If these types of cans are too expensive, you |
| ear and completely encloses it in a shell. | | | | may want to consider circumaural headphones |
| There's soft padding around the sides so it | | | | that are not noise cancelling. They'll still |
| conforms to your head. This type of shape is | | | | dampen the noise. Or, if you find that they |
| called circumaural, although you need to know | | | | are too big and bulky, you may want to bypass |
| that not all circumaural's are noise | | | | earbuds and instead purchase canalbuds. |
| cancelling headphones. | | | | Earbuds fit right at the end of your ear |
| | | | canal while canalbuds actually go into your |
| Aside from that shape, noise canceling | | | | ear. They do a better job of deadening |
| headphones have another piece of technology | | | | external sounds. These are often referred to |
| that allows them to actually eliminate the | | | | as noise isolating or passive types of head |
| background sounds: they use special | | | | phones. |