Gift Guide | Headphones for Everyone
Released on 11/23/2015
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[Narrator] Do you love music?
Of course you do.
You need headphones.
Here's how to pick the perfect pair.
The most popular kind of headphone
is the over ear variety.
They have large ear cups that fit around
and over your ears.
The pads form a seal against your skin,
blocking out the noise of the world around you
while keeping your Justin Bieber deep cuts
from leaking out.
Trust us, it's for the best.
Look for a pair with pads big enough
to fit all the way around your ears.
Go Goldilocks and find the pair that fits you just right.
Over ears have some key advantages.
They're the most comfortable kind of headphone,
and they sound really great.
Disadvantages?
Well, they're bulky.
It's fine for the office, but if you're
a commuter or you travel a lot,
look for a pair that folds.
On ear headphones look a lot like over ears
but they're smaller and they sit
directly on your ears.
Hence the name.
Because the pads are pressing on your lobes,
on ears can be less comfy than over ears
especially if you wear glasses.
They also don't offer as much isolation,
but they're much more compact and travel friendly
especially if they fold up.
The last kind of headphones are in ears.
True to their name, you push them
right inside your ear canal.
These can feel kind of weird if you're
not used to it, and people with
oddly shaped ears may have a tough
time finding a pair that fits comfortably.
Here's the secret.
You wanna make sure that the rubber
tips on the buds make a complete seal
on the inside of your ear canal.
Without that seal, music will be quiet
and won't have any bass.
If you feel like you're not getting
a good seal, just gently twist
the earphone until you feel the seal form
and the music gets richer.
That supreme isolation is perfect
for airplanes, busy commutes
or times when you just wanna be alone
with your music.
Just stay alert because you really
can't hear what's happening around you.
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