Please buy headphones

This is a scene in which you undoubtedly lived more than when liba, and what at the moment it seems, you are taken from the city landscape: involuntarily listening to the entire volume of a foreign mobile phone, an undesirable conversation that the music in any case, which has your complete hostility or just a video on YouTube, which you do not want to hear.

Public transport and closed places become an ideal habitat to cause a non -compliance of the type where an unscrupulous person puts his phone speakers all his life in a naked one.

Since then, the problem of listening has worsened aloud. I found it in grocery stores, waiting rooms at the airport, a cafe, and even when I just walked along the sidewalk. And these are not only phone calls/Facetime. Music, YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, whatever. During the recent episode of an excellent technological podcast “New York Times”, Hard ForkThe listener called the problem an epidemic, and I do not think that it is a hyperbole.

We all know the solution: it is enough to use a couple of headphones or headphones with a cable or wireless. It is so simple. Except that perhaps this is not so.

I will give these people the advantage of doubt. Perhaps they became victims of misinformation, myths about headphones and headphones, and that is why they do what they do.

With this in mind, the journalist DT in English, colleague Simon Cohen, says that they are the most common myths about why you should not use headphones.

They are too expensive

In 2016, when Apple launched the first generator Airpods, wireless headphones were really expensive devices. It was almost ten years ago, and since then the market of wireless headphones and headphones has become largely the main product. Yes, larger brands are still selling their best products for hundreds of dollars, but there are also an ocean with less expensive alternatives that can be obtained for only $ 20.

The cheapest products should not buy them

Five or six years ago, I would agree with this statement. Today it is no longer true. Let’s take Mondrop Space Traveling Headphones as an example. I used these wireless headphones in the amount of $ 30 for a month and amazingly good for the grounds. They are convenient, they sound very well and even provide a small amount of active noise reduction (ANC). They are also suitable for calls when there are not so many winds.

Of course, they lack many additions that you will find in the most expensive headphones, such as wireless loads, multi -valued sensors and wear. The service life of the battery is equally simple: only four hours for the load (only 12, if its modern transparent block of the load case) is included. But the fact is that they do what we need to do all the headphones and cost less than the average food for a family of four in McDonald’s.

Even if you spend less than $ 30, you will most likely sound decent. They may not be silent, but the days of really terrible sound are left behind.

I have an iPhone, so I need AirPods

I am sure that Apple will like this true, but no. Any set of headphones or headphones Bluetooth will work with any iPhone. I tried hundreds of these products, and I have not found one that does not connect to my iPhone. I heard, even for those who should know better than if you are the owner of the iPhone, you must use AirPods, because the connection is more reliable. I do not know any study that demonstrates this, and my own experience does not support this faith.

However, is It is true that when there are problems with the connection, they are usually more related to the design and development of headphones/headphones than with the phone. And since Apple Airpods, you like it or not, very well designed for the quality of the connection, they can be more reliable than small products.

I cannot use headphones; They are painful or just falling

Now it’s not a myth. It is difficult or impossible for many people to keep headphones in their ears simply in the form of their anatomy. Good news is that now there are more options than when, including a new category of headphones known as open headphones.

In general, the headphones are semi -appropriate, which means that they are located in front of the auditory channel (but are not sealed with silicone tips), such as AirPods 4, or closed, which close the hole of the auditory channel (for example, AirPods Pro). Both types depend on the contact with the shell of the ear to stay in place. If you have a tiny shell or an irregular shell, this type of headphones simply will not look good, do what you are doing.

Nevertheless, open headphones for the use of are different. They are supplied in two main styles: a hook for the ear and the video clip. Both place their speakers directly outside the auditory canal, which eliminates any discomfort associated with the presence of an object against this area. The hooks of the ears, as the name implies, are wrapped around the top of the ear (and provide very safe adjustment), while the clamps for the ears are wrapped around the side. If you once had problems with obtaining good adjustment with traditional wireless headphones, open ears are an excellent alternative.

Just keep in mind that open ears are open: they cannot block any external sound. It can be useful to keep abreast of your environment, talk with other people and is great for phone calls, because you can naturally listen to your own voice. But there will be times when these external sounds are annoying, it is just the nature of the beast.

On the other hand, most people find very comfortable wireless headphones.

I prefer headphones/cable headphones, but my phone does not have a headphone jack

This is true. It will be difficult to find smartphones with headphone connectors if you do not choose a niche product, such as Sony Xperia 1 VII or Moondrop Miad01, which has no one, but two connectors. But this does not mean that you cannot connect a couple of headphones or cable headphones. In fact, you have several options.

With a large number of simple and most affordable ways to do this with the USB-C adapter up to 3.5 mm. These small and economic accessories are connected to the cargo port of your phone and make their headphones. Inside, each of these adapters has a digital and analog converter (DAC), which performs all the hard work to transform the digital music of your phone that your headphones can play as a sound. These DACs are usually basic, they rarely exceed 24 bits/48 kHz, but for most people this is more than enough quality.

If you still have an iPhone with a light port, do not worry, there are also many adapters for your phone. Apple produces one that costs only $ 10.

The only thing you need to check when you go to buy is whether the adapter is compatible with or not with a bidirectional sound, so you can continue to use the online microphone of your headphones or headphones for voice calls.

A step in front of a simple adapter is an external DAC/highlighted expansion. These devices are intended for people who care very much about the quality of sound and may have a price that varies from 50 to 450 dollars or more. Their most advantage is that they can process high -resolution audio to the highest levels (usually up to 24 bits/192 kHz or higher), and many of them are designed to function headphones and headphones of audiophiles, which often require more stress to sound better (that is, part of the amplifier). These devices rarely recognize the bicentricated sound, so refer to specifications, if important.

If you still do not have a pair of hearing aids or cable headphones, you can look for those who come with the USB-C plugin. They become more and more popular and mainly connect a DAC with a USB-C connector at the end of their cable. In addition to this function, these are the same cable products that we had for many years, and often include an online microphone and remote buttons.