Selecting the right earbuds is about two things. The first is understanding different earbuds are good for different purposes. Exercise-based buds do different things than couch-based buds. The second thing you need to do is match your specific needs to the kind of features provided various earbuds. Headphones made specifically for exercise aren’t going to …
Headphones aren’t the same. Sports headphones are made specifically for people who are jogging along noisy streets, or getting drenched in sweat at the gym. Studio headphones prioritize sound quality by sacrificing noise isolation. And then there are gaming headphones, noise cancelling headphones, and quite a few others. But who wants to own a dozen …
You don’t have to look hard to find wireless earbuds. Even with noise cancellation and similar features, you’ve got an almost endless supply of choices available. And that high degree of granularity means audio manufacturers end up making earbuds for many different types of listeners. People who want to throw their next three paychecks at …
It’s hard to expect top-level audio quality while you’re walking down a busy city street, or when you’re jogging in the woods. And it’s just as hard to design audio equipment built for those conditions. The selling point of sports headphones is their highly portable design. But that can put heavy constraints on the kind …
When you’re choosing athletic headphones, you care about athletic features. You want them to be lightweight enough that you don’t feel like you’re hauling around cargo. You don’t want to feel like there’s some wire flapping around you with every motion you take. In a word, you want something that’s unobtrusive. And then there are …