Choosing headphones is a multiple choice test. Do you want to listen inside, or outside? Do you want noise isolation features, or do you want more open-sounding audio? These questions are a matter of striking a balance between sound quality, comfort, and listening location. That’s because the best pair of sports headphones aren’t necessarily going …
When you’re trying to listen to something in an environment with little ambient noise, you need little in the way of noise cancellation. Even a common pair of earbuds may provide enough of a physical barrier for adequate noise isolation. But when you’re dealing with more than a little ambient noise, what you need is …
It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to listen to, ambient noise can ruin your experience. It’s the guy next to you coughing, it’s someone else’s loud conversation, and it’s the roar of a bus passing you on the street. Ambient noise can be partially blocked with over-ear headphones or in-ear buds, but there’s only so …
Do you even lift, bro? If you answered yes, there is a high likelihood that you listen to music when you are doing said lifting. If you answered no, there is a high likelihood that you listen to music while not doing said lifting. Our point? You don’t need to be Lou Ferrigno in order …
Headphone quality can be broken down into three groups. The lowest tier is made up of inexpensive headphones, which usually emphasize added features instead of sound quality. The highest tier is audiophile equipment, which usually costs thousands of dollars by the time you’ve got all the equipment you need. But there’s a middle point between …