ASPECTS ABOUT HOUSING OF IN-EAR HIEND HEADPHONES

Headphone manufacturers often introduce their products in the most polished and mellow words that make us “fascinated” and ready to open our wallets. Not to mention the sound quality factor, the first thing that we feel when wearing a headset is its fit and softness. An expensive headset sounds great but makes your ears hurt when you wear it; it’s not interesting. On the contrary, an inexpensive headset that can be heard but is very smooth and comfortable to wear will be on your list of indispensable daily items.

Is there a headset that is both good for sound quality and comfortable to wear? Yes, but not much. Most in-ear headphones fit standard ear sizes but finding the right one can be difficult if your ears fall into a few particular patterns. We can classify the housing designs of in-ear headphones into four types as follows:

1. Tear Drop: has a slightly large and tapered body, a straight and a bit long sound tube (e.g., Noble K10u, FitEar Parterre)
2. Teenager: The sound tube is narrow, long, and oblique (e.g., Ultrasone IQ)
3. Ben Hur: Simple big body with slightly rough sound tube (e.g., Oriveti Primacy)
4. Tank: Loud with a bit rough, angular and short sound tube (e.g., Dita Audio The Answer, Campfire Audio Andromeda)

Of the four housing types above, the Teenager style is the most common and best fits the most different ear types (in theory). However, this type of housing has an angled sound tube, which, when worn, will need to hit the outer ear wall for users with small ear sizes. The Ben Hur model is different; the straight sound tube makes the headset “plug” into the ear canal; the housing will now protrude because it is pressed on the ear, causing discomfort for those with narrow ears.

Next is the Tank housing, rough and angular, ready to “squeeze” anything that gets in the way. The large sound tube also makes the housing Tank difficult to wear for people with small ear canals. This type of housing possesses both advantages and disadvantages of two types of housing Teenager and Ben Hur. According to analysis from the shape, the Tear Drop housing type will achieve the highest fit for the wearer’s ear, but the headphones using this housing design are still quite a few. Music lovers are hard to find a headset with satisfying sound quality.