How best to wear headphones

These professionals prefer to wear headphones differently than all the other students of music. How and why? The answer is found in this article.

In-ear monitor, often called plugs and traditional droplets - this is probably the most popular headphone form factors. They have the smallest dimensions, placed in the pocket, thus can look stylish and have excellent sound. Why do not they have won the market completely, leaving the classic overhead headphones various types for home and studio use?

Even if you leave outside the article review of the technical and sonic performance of different headphone types, from small droplets and gags have their drawbacks.

Unfortunately, the first tend to fall out of the ear, especially in active wear. Second only to stand firmly with the right selection of ear cushions, and this, in spite of the huge selection, it turns out not all.

Therefore, the latter too may fall (though have to try to do so). And, of course, narrowed compared with overhead headphones sound picture. In addition, overhead headphones can be moved or hung around the neck, thereby continuing to hear the sound, and then, if necessary, what is happening around.

Some models of professional in-ear monitor offer a partial solution to the problems described above. For example, Sony XBA-Z5 or more of the budget Sennheiser IE 80 designed to be worn on the contrary - up cable. Thus, the main burden falls on the replacement cable, and earphones are much more durable.

There is another useful feature associated with a similar wearing: headphone dimensions can be much larger, which allows you to put in a single package multiple emitters. So often placed wire and reinforcing the headphones.

When inverted wearing headphones they can always hang on the ear. The effect obtained is the same as when wearing overhead headphones around his neck.

Fortunately, not only professional headphones are designed for such wear. Specialized inverted models exist and budget manufacturers. For example, a semi-professional Fischer DBA-02 mkII and mkIII with two emitters and Fischer Audio Eterna Pro. In addition to the inverted top of the cable, these headphones are distinguished by the fact that it is better closer to the ear.

What to do with standard headphones? In most cases, they can be worn in a standard way, the wire down and inverted: simply turned them over and put the cable in my ear. Some models do not allow the crank-like trick, such as the popular Apple EarPods. At first sight. But if you swap the left and right headphones, you can develop and kupertinovskuyu dashingly worn on the ears, not afraid to pull in the most difficult moment of your workout.

By the way, the athletes especially should pay attention to such models of headphones and headsets. They provide the maximum tight fit in the ear canals at all loads and speeds. In particular, pay attention to the budget headset Bluedio Q5.