| If you like to listen to music, there are | | | | entertainment theatre system (for either |
| probably times when you prefer to listen to | | | | music or movies). |
| music on your own rather than share it with | | | | |
| the world (and admittedly, there are times | | | | If you do want to hear higher quality sound |
| when the world would prefer not to share your | | | | while you're walking around and listening to |
| music with you!). When you want to keep the | | | | your ipod, you may want to consider a |
| sound in your head, you need headphones. | | | | headphone called a canalbud. Like an earbud, |
| | | | these go in your ears but they are slightly |
| Headphones come in a variety of shapes and | | | | different. Earbuds usually look like half |
| sizes and are designed for varying levels of | | | | circles and are essentially speakers that go |
| sound quality, convenience, and | | | | just on the outer edge of your ear canal. |
| affordability. | | | | Canalbuds, on the other hand, look more like |
| | | | small tubes and they go inside your ear canal |
| The common headphones that you will likely | | | | in the same way that ear plugs might go |
| use for listening to music on a portable CD | | | | inside your ear canal. The result? More |
| player or an ipod or your phone are probably | | | | exterior sound is deadened from the outside |
| earbuds. These small, circular head phones | | | | world and the music you hear has a better |
| fit right into your ears. They don't | | | | sound. The only drawback is that these |
| eliminate outside noise, which makes them | | | | canalbuds are more expensive than earbuds to |
| appropriate so you can still hear your stop | | | | they are really for the serious listener |
| on the subway or listen for oncoming traffic | | | | only. |
| if you're riding your bike. They are very | | | | |
| lightweight and affordable. In fact, most | | | | Headphones can really make the difference in |
| listening devices that offer headphones with | | | | your music enjoyment. The best kind of |
| them offer earbuds. | | | | headphones are ones that do block out a fair |
| | | | amount of noise from the outside (even if you |
| If you are a true audiophile in that you love | | | | don't get noise canceling headphones). The |
| music – not just the tune but the deep | | | | reason is that the volume has to be turned up |
| intricacies – you will likely want | | | | louder to compensate for exterior noise and |
| something a little better. If you are at | | | | the louder the volume, the greater chance of |
| home, consider using noise canceling | | | | permanent hearing loss. Instead, spending a |
| circumaural head phones which completely | | | | little extra and finding headphones that do a |
| enclose. The ear is surrounded by a | | | | good job of blocking out quite a bit of sound |
| comfortable padding and the headphone itself | | | | will result in enjoying the music more |
| has special wiring to keep exterior sounds | | | | clearly at lower volumes so your hearing will |
| out. Although these don't look very cool when | | | | last. |
| you're walking around on the street (not to | | | | |
| mention that you won't hear anything but the | | | | Enjoy your headphones…find ones that |
| music with them on), they are perfect if you | | | | suit your needs. |
| are trying to create the ultimate home | | | | |