Headphones

In the days of smart technology, it’s common to have headphones that require power to function properly. Active headphones are actually relatively new on the market but have been continuously increasing in popularity with the rise of personal music/audio players. How do headphones get power & why do they need power? Active headphones nearly always…

The price range of headphones varies widely from a few dollars to thousands of dollars. There are certainly cases to be made for the inexpensive and expensive headphones on the market, and knowing your own wants and needs as a buyer will help in choosing the best pair for you. Are Expensive Headphones (Or Cheap…

Whether we’re listening through loudspeakers, studio monitors, headphones or acoustically, the bass and sub-bass frequency ranges are important, giving weight and power to what we are hearing. Subwoofers are regularly used to create low-end frequencies and are often built into loudspeakers or built as their separate units in studio monitoring and theatre sound setups. Do…

Magnetic materials and magnetic fields are all around us, but it may come as a surprise to you that the headphones you’re wearing have magnets, too! Why & How Do Headphones Use Magnets? Headphones act as transducers of energy, converting electrical energy (audio signal) into mechanical wave energy (sound waves). They often do so via…

The term “dynamic” is used quite a bit with audio gear, including headphones, microphones and speakers. In musical terms, “dynamics” refers to the range of intensity/loudness of a performance. The dynamic range should be considered when it comes to headphones, but the term “dynamic” typically means something different. What are dynamic headphones, and how do…

Headphones are transducers that produce sound as they receive audio signals and are also often connected to computers (laptops, smartphones, etc.). To fully understand headphones, we must also understand audio signal flow in terms of inputs and outputs while also understanding the definitions of input and output devices in computer systems. Are headphones input or…

Although the popularity of wireless headphones continues to increase, wired headphones and their associated headphone jacks are still used regularly. There are a few different headphone jack sizes we should be aware of when using our wired headphones. These sizes are 2.5mm (3/32″), 3.5mm (1/8″) and 6.35mm (1/4″). What are the differences between 2.5mm, 3.5mm…