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submitted: Aug 25th 2008 | by: EricaCuffsmith | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 563 | |

Markets for headphone have drastically changed over the years. Earlier there were just a few choices in the market from the studio monitor sets to the inexpensive mobile units.

Advance in technology through the ages have opened a new market for the headphones. Now consumers can choose from a wide variety on the basis of shapes, sizes, styles and technology. "Ear buds", "Back phones", "Canal phones" and "electrostatic headphones" are some of the types that are offered in the present headphone market. In this write up different types of headphones with their features and benefits will be individually dealt upon.

For the home user, the main type of headphone that is purchased would fit in the "studio monitor" category. This style of headphone has been around for years and certain models have not changed in years. The studio monitor is the standard "over the ear" variety that are common in radio and music studios. They typically have a inch plug (as opposed to the smaller 1/8 inch or "mini" plug). Vendors of this type of headphone include AKG, Sony, Sennheiser, Grado Labs and Fostex. They are available "closed" and "open" varieties.

If you are a discerning listener, opt for an "open" headphone as this will provide a richer timbre to the tone the music and affords a fuller soundstage. This of course can allow others to listen in to your music. If you are particular about the latter, then a "closed" system might be better as it allows a more effective degree of sound isolation.

Perhaps you like to listen to music on your morning jog or on the trot. In that case an "ear bud" is ideal for you. Extremely popular, ear buds are usually packaged within your audio system but can usually be bought inexpensively if they are not. They slip into the outer ear while not interfering with the external sounds of your environs, but do not generally provide the quality sound especially important to the connoisseur of music.

If the idea of the small ear bud is appealing and you are looking for something a little more sophisticated, try the "canal" phones. These amazing phones actually fit inside your ear canal, unlike ear buds, which stop at the ear lobe, thus affording a higher level of sound isolation and bass response. They are equipped with silicone or foam tips to provide safety and comfort during prolonged use but can cost a lot more than your average headphones. Some models such as those offered by Etymotic and Ultimate Ears are priced at USD $ 350 - 1000.

If you not interested in splurging this kind of money on a set of headphones, but would like to go for something comfortable while you are on the go, try a "back phone". Akin to the popular open, circum aural phones in the '70s and '80s, the headband of these phones is comfortably strapped behind the head, not over it.

There is a wide choice of headphones available so there will be a set that will be just right for you. What is important is you enjoy looking round for the headphones that are most suited to you and you really enjoy your listening expeience.

Copyright 2006, Erica Cuffsmith, All Rights Reserved. This article may be published on web sites or in newsletters provided this notice and the resource box is included without ammendment.

About the Author

Erica Cuffsmith provides a range of resources at her web site: All Headphones, where you will find information that will help to choose from the many different shapes, sizes, styles and technologies of headphones that are on the market today. Why not take a look: http://www.allheadphones.com

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