How A Headphone Review Can Help You Decide Too!

How can a headphone review can help you decide what kind of “can” to purchase… like it did me? 

Listening to my music through a set of hi fi home studio quality stereo speakers gives me a feeling of being there.  I like hearing the vocals come out clear and crisp.  I also like the feel of the bass.  The problem comes when everyone else wants to go to bed and I still want to listen to some old song.  So, in my quest to feed the audiophile inside me, I finally determined headphones were the answer.  It was either that or live alone.

But, this presented an entirely new set of problems.

I discovered “these cans” had some a long way since the last time I was looking.  I had choices and a lot of them.  I could get them with open end or closed end.  In my case, I determined closed end would be best so the sound could not go out and disturb anyone around me.  It seems with an open can, the sound is still dispersed somewhat into the surrounding area.

I found out about passive and active noise reduction.  I had to choose whether I wanted the background noise canceled by just the ear pieces themselves (passive) or were those little electronics inside going to stop the ambient noise (active).  This is actually a big question.  Doing a lot of traveling, the active noise reducing headphones would make the plane noise disappear.  Background noise like people talking and appliances running would also have no affect on my streaming audio.  I liked this idea.  I found models that allowed me to switch between active and passive mode.  This was perfect.

In my quest for the best headphones,  I ran into a technology I had never heard before about stereo head sets.  Bluetooth.  What is bluetooth?  Wireless?  In ear? No cords?  You have got to be kidding.  This cordless stuff was the ultimate dream for me.  I could move with my music and not land on my keester because I tripped on the cord.  All I had to do was buy a wireless set for my stereo and I was good to go.  I could move up to 300 feet away and still enjoy my tunes.  This meant I could be all over the house and listen to the radio or my favorite CD.  I was REALLY liking this option.  I can not stand to sit for very long. 

Finding all this out about a simple set of headphones made me realize it was not a simple thing and a little more complex than I initially thought.  What else was I to discover? 

Well, how about the ultimate in any audiophile’s dream…surround sound.  I could get a head unit that gave me true theater quality sound with the touch of a button.  I have since found out many wireless sets like the Koss, Sony and Sennheiser RS-110, RS-120, RS130 and RS140 from www.HeadphoneWarehouse.com all have single button surround sound.  This was sounding pretty good to me.  I learned I could switch from stereo sound to better music any time I wanted. 

Unearthing the wireless units revealed a whole different level of technology.  It seems I could answer a call on my cell phone right from my head set while I was listening to my music.  No longer could I use the excuse of not hearing the phone because I was reviewing a new CD.  I am not entirely sure I liked this idea. Yet I could see the benefits and so could my friends and family.  It seems all I had to do was push a button and put the music on hold while I answered the phone.  After the call was through I could go back to my world.

With all this great knowledge, I was able to make my choice of the headphones I wanted.  They are perfect for me.  I am pleased with what I bought.  There is a set out there for you, too.  Just do some research and some reviews like I did and you can discover a complete listening experience like no other.
 

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