When smart phone and tablet PC become more and more popular, everybody needs at least one set headphones or earbuds, no matter Bluetooth wireless or wired, to enjoy music/podcast everywhere or take a hand-free calling. For most people, it’s still a big challenge to choose the proper headphones/earbuds for his applications? After reading this series of articles prepared by Audiovance, you can make smart choice better than before.
To choose the right headphones for your needs, are you willing to learn more technique knowledge about audio headset? For example, the difference between Dynamic and Balance Armature drivers, Bluetooth, frequency response, sensitivity, etc.
Or else, will you draft a table, to compare those candidate models from the view of sound quality, comfort fit, secure fit, noise isolation, ANC noise cancelling, battery life, waterproof, sweat resistance, control methods, price, etc.
Frankly speaking, it’s very boring and impractical for most people to do above homework. In this article, we will give you 4-step guidance to make the right decision easily.
Step 1: Describe your real needs
Especially, you need to ask yourself where and how you will use these headphones frequently. Please be reminded that there’s not any type of headphones can meet all requirements and be good at every aspects. For example, you can describe your answer as below:
(1) Mostly, I use them for calling and enjoying pop music in the office. Decent sound quality is ok. Or,
(2) Mostly, I use them at home to enjoy music as an audiophile. I want the best sound quality. Or,
(3) Mostly, I use them to listen to Podcast while running. Decent sound quality is ok. … ….
If your requirement description has more than one items, please rank their priority for following consideration.
Step 2: Choose wired or wireless
Among your requirements, if your listening needs no concern of battery working hours, or your gaming or watching TV needs low latency, you’d better choose wired headphones.
Otherwise, wireless headphones can provide better portability and more convenience to you.
Step 3: Choose the best type to meet your main requirements
Then please read our 8th articles: Comparison between popular types.
In which you can find one of these types can meet your 1st priority requirement at the most. You can also find one of these types can meet your two or three requirements with compromise to acceptable extent.
Step 4: Choose your favorite brand based on your budget
With above 3 steps, you already understand which type of headphones can meet your simple or complex requirements at most, as well as they’re wired or wireless.
Then you can come to the last step, to choose a brand whose product can meet your above selection.
If you have favorite brand without budget consideration, this step becomes very easy.
If you place the order to an unfamiliar brand, you’d better do some research about the background of that brand, you’d better choose an experienced supplier majoring in audio products. Simply speaking, such a brand can provide better sound quality and full consideration of good quality with much higher confidence.
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To learn more about headphones and earbuds, please read other articles as below.
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-1: Normal Terms
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-2: Wireless vs Wired
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-3: Over Ear, on Ear, in Ear and open Ear
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-4: Noise Cancelling
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-5: Sound Quality
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-6: Ear Pods vs Ear Buds
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-7: Bone Conduction vs Air Conduction @ Open Ear
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-8: Eight Popular Types Comparison
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-9: How to Make Your Right Choice
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-10: Choose for Sports Running Workout
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-11: Choose for Outdoor Walking/Hiking/Driving
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-12: Choose for Office Use
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-13: Choose for Audiophile’s Music Appreciation
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-14: Choose for Gaming or Watching TV
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-15: Choose for Travel or Commute
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-16: Choose an All-round Headphones
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-17: Helpful Tips
- How to Choose Headphones/Earbuds-18: Market and Technology Trend
