PC Headphones

PC Headphones—How You Will Use Them?

PC Headphones for Home Listening

Headphones for home listening are comfortable to wear but don't have a microphone.

Gaming Headsets

Gaming headphones often focus on deeper bass reproduction. They are comfortable and come equipped with a microphone.

PC Headphones for Office Work or Internet Calling

Office headphones are smaller and lighter. They are equipped with a microphone, making them ideal for call centre operators and chatting online.

PC Headsets—Important Factors

PC Headphones—Design

• Over-ear PC headphones are comfortable during extended listening sessions and feature good sound quality. Due to their higher weight and larger dimensions, they are less portable and more suitable for home use.
• On-ear PC headphones are usually lighter and smaller. Compared with similarly priced over-ear headphones for PC, they are less comfortable to wear during long listening sessions. Suitable for use at home or on the road.

PC Headsets—Connection

• Wired PC headsets (3.5mm Jack, USB) - compared with similarly priced wireless headphones, they offer superior sound reproduction. While listening, your freedom of movement is limited by cable length.
• Wireless PC headsets (Bluetooth, radio frequency) - with no wires, they provide greater freedom of movement (Bluetooth headsets have a range of approx 10 metres from the playback device, radio frequency up to 100 metres). Wireless headphones have built-in batteries and must be recharged.

PC Headphones—Construction

• Closed - dampen ambient noise.
• Open - provide high sound quality (less distortion) but with some ambient noise.
• Semi-closed - a compromise between open and closed headphones.

PC Headphones—Useful Functions and Features

• Volume control - located on the headphones or cable.
• Folding design - for easy transportation.
• Rotating ear cups - comfortably listen to music with one ear (especially useful for DJs).
• 7.1 surround sound - allow you to hear where a particular sound is coming from (especially useful for gamers).
• APTX and AAC - codecs for Bluetooth headphones guaranteeing higher quality sound.
• NFC - technology used with Bluetooth headsets to accelerates and facilitate connection with the playback device.