| It used to be that headphones were . . . well, just | | | | may offer. |
| headphones. There was nothing spectacular to them. | | | | Wireless stereo headphones: |
| They come in the basic same style and in the same | | | | These headphones use a transmitter instead of a |
| basic color. They provided a nice purpose, to listen to | | | | traditional wire. The range of frequency will vary from |
| your music, your television, etc without disturbing others. | | | | brand to brand and from headphone to headphone. |
| But today's headphones are completely different. They | | | | Most headphones can transmit their signals through |
| come in different styles. They can come in different | | | | walls, floors or ceilings. They can also work indoor or |
| colors, if you really want them to be colored in | | | | outdoor. Two popular brands of wireless stereo |
| something other than black. They can be used for | | | | headphones are Sony and Bose |
| different purposes and they do a lot more than keep | | | | Noise canceling headphones: |
| your noise from disturbing others, although they still do | | | | These types of headphones are used to reduce the |
| that, too. | | | | sound of unwanted acoustic type noises. This allows |
| When purchasing a pair of headphones today, you | | | | the user to keep the actual volume of what is being |
| need to first decide on why you need them. What | | | | played over the headphone lower because the noise if |
| equipment do you want to use with the headphones? | | | | much clearer. These types of headphones are |
| Do you want to use them with one particular machine | | | | especially nice to use on airplanes. Sometimes people |
| or do you want to use them on a variety of items | | | | will refer to these headphones as travel headphones. |
| such as your ipod, your mp3 player, your computer, | | | | Surround Sound Headphones: |
| your notebook computer, your cell phone, your | | | | These headphones are a great addition to a home |
| television set, and possibly even your regular stereo | | | | theater system. The audio processing that comes with |
| system? The list of equipment that you may want to | | | | the Home Theater equipment turns a normal pair of |
| use them with could be endless. | | | | headphones, even a wireless headphone set, into a |
| After you decide on the top equipment choices you | | | | pair of surround sound Headphones. When one uses a |
| plan on using the headphones on, you should decide | | | | headphone along with the home theater system, it |
| why you need the headphones. Are the main goals to | | | | sounds like the sounds are coming from each side of |
| keep others from being disturbed by your | | | | his/her head as well as the front and back, just as if |
| entertainment or do you want to block out the noise | | | | he/she was in a regular theater. |
| others are making. Yes, it can matter. | | | | This is just a mere sampling of some of the varieties |
| Once you decide a little about what you want, you can | | | | and choices you can find in today's headphones. Yet, it |
| start looking at some of the different varieties of | | | | shows just how far headphones have come in just a |
| headphones are on the market. Here are a few | | | | few short years and how they can make our lives so |
| examples and a brief sampling of what each choice | | | | much more comforting and possibly a bit quieter. |