What's the difference between earphone types?

Traditional wired headphones can generally be divided into three types: in-ear, in-ear and headset, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages.

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1. Earplugs

Small earphones placed in ear holes may need to be covered with a sponge to increase the tightness.

Advantages: small size, light design, easy to collect and carry.

Disadvantages: Whether it can be worn safely depends on the design of headphones. Sometimes the earphone is too small, which will affect the tightness.

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Step 2: In-ear style

The earphone is shaped like an earplug, and there is a cushion attached to the earphone, which can press the ear hole. Some in-ear headphones claim to have sound insulation design, which can isolate some low to high frequency noise and achieve the effect of noise reduction.

Advantages: lightweight and compact, with obvious sound insulation effect, which may improve the sound quality in noisy environment.

Disadvantages: Cushion size may not be suitable for all users.

Some brands/models have multiple cushions. Although the pad can reduce the noise, the user may not be used to the sound insulation pad pressing on the ear hole.

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3. Headphones

The left and right earphones are supported by the headband, and the earphones are wrapped by sponge or leather. When wearing, it can be divided into ear pressing type or ear covering type.

Advantages: the design of ear pressing type is generally light, but the sound insulation effect of earmuffs is better.