Hi-Fi Headphones

When choosing Hi-Fi headphones, first consider what you will use them for

Hi-Fi Headphones for PC or laptops

For gaming, office work, or as a versatile PC headset, we recommend over-ear headphones. They are comfortable even during extended listening sessions, and compared with similarly expensive in-ear headphones, they offer superior sound quality. For gaming or Internet video conversations, choose a headset with a microphone.

Hi-Fi Headphones for Life on the Go

When travelling on the bus, train, or plane, earbuds and in-ear headphones are the most convenient, as are headphones with a folding design. In short, go for something lightweight and compact.

Hi-Fi Headphones for Sports

In-ear Hi-Fi headphones, such as ear buds, are ideal sports headphones as they fit snugly in your ears, block out ambient noise, and are more comfortable during hot and sweaty workouts than over-ear headphones.

Hi-Fi Headphones for TV

TV Hi-Fi headphones can be connected by a 3.5mm jack or wirelessly. When choosing TV headphones with wires, we recommend a cable length of at least one metre longer than the distance between the TV and the viewing point.

What Else Should I Look for When Choosing Hi-Fi Headphones?

Connectivity

• Wired Hi-Fi headphones (3.5mm jack, USB) - compared with similarly expensive wireless headphones, they offer better sounds quality but less freedom of movement.
• Wireless Hi-Fi 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.

¹Many of today's PCs come with WiFi and Bluetooth support as standard, and if not, you can make use of a WiFi adapter or a Bluetooth adapter.
²iPhone 5 and newer.
³iPad 4 and newer.
⁴iPod Nano 7, iPod Touch 5 and newer.

Hi-Fi Headphones—Construction

• Closed - transmits almost no sound out of the headphones, dampens ambient noise.
• Open - provides more accurate music reproduction (less distortion), lets sound out of the headphones, does not reduce ambient noise.
• Semi-closed - a compromise between open and closed headphones, partially lets sound out of the headphones, partially dampens ambient noise.

Hi-Fi Headphones—Useful Features, Functions and Technology

• Volume control - located on the headphones or cord.
• Folding design - for easy portability.
• Rotating ear cups - comfortably listen to music in one ear (especially useful for DJs).
• APTX and AAC - codecs for Bluetooth headphones that guarantee higher quality sound.
• NFC - a technology found in Bluetooth headphones that makes it faster and easier to connect them to a playback device. Just put the headphones and your player near each other and enjoy.