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