Keeping Your Technology Stylish: Earphones

 

Of course, if you are a music composer or a film editor and wear headphones on the train when working on your laptop or tablet, that is part of your outfit, but right now we are talking about casual, everyday listening to music or podcasts.

What is great is about the earphones in general and the Meze earphones in particular is that earphones can be used as a very versatile piece of accessories. The reason why we like the Meze earphones is because they contain that wooden part which is a great neutral, and can be accessorized with almost anything, especially with casual outfits.

 

 

What to look for when buying earphones

When you decide to get a new pair of stylish earphones, there are a few things you should be looking for in terms of style, such as:

 

Comfort and fit

As technology is more and more integrated in our daily lifestyle and more and more portable, it almost needs to have the same characteristics as a piece of clothing. Comfort and fit are key factors when it comes to earphones: you should only use earphones that feel comfortable and don’t pop out of your ears. Just imagine always having to readjust!

 

Durability

There are not many ways in which you can test the durability of your headphones, except for trusting your seller, looking for reviews and buying something you’ve bought before. To these ways of doing your research, we can also add the price. Generally, when it comes to small pieces of technology such as earphones, you get what you pay for, so don’t expect a very high quality of sound, a very high comfort and a long life from a pair of earphones that’s on the cheap.

 

Cables

Before you decide on purchasing new headphones, you should always check the cables. This might sound obvious and stupid, but sometimes you will find cables that are either too short and don’t reach when you connect them to a certain device, when you stand or in another situation. At the opposite pole, you might find a pair that has such long cables that they will get tangled and twisted no matter what you do and there is no way to shortening them. If you are making an online purchase, you can feel free to ask your seller these details and any other details you might want to find out. Good customer care is always an indicator of good products!

 

 

Technology

When it comes to technology, there are three main categories of people: those who are extremely tech-savvy, those who know a few things but not all things, and those who don’t know anything. Sweetened response, flat response, EQing and other terms might sound alien to a lot of guys out there, so our advice is not to be embarrassed to ask a tech-savvy friend for help or to learn everything about audio tech yourself should you have the time. If you can’t ask a friend, you can go to an online forum and ask people what parameters you should be looking for.

 

Frequency rate

One thing you can look out for is the frequency rate, which is an indicator that is supposed to tell you how good the quality of the sound you will be listening to is. A wide frequency range means that you can hear more sounds, anything between 10 Hz and 25,000 Hz is what is often recommended and should do the job. Of course, unless you have them tested professionally or are some kind of sound genius, you can’t tell for sure whether the earphones actually fit the range.

 

Sensitivity

Another factor you should take into consideration is the sensitivity, which refers to how efficient the earphone drivers are in using the received power. Generally, a 95 to 102 dB driver efficiently uses about 4-10% of the power it receives. Sensitivity is rated decibels, but it has nothing to do with the sound quality or volume.

 

Impedance

The third technical aspect you can check is the impedance. Low-impedance drivers draw more power from an audio device. Any audio device has a limit to how low or high the impedance can go. Regular mp3 player earphones usually have between 64 and 16 ohms, which is the derived unit in which impedance is measured.

 

Having a good pair of earphones is becoming more and more important, as people tend to spend their lives on the go or live in crowded environments where they might want to listen to music but not to disturb the people around them. And as these pieces of technology become more and more part of our looks, they should be treated like pieces of accessories as well, as technology can be just as elegant as style and fashion. You know what we always say: elegance can be found in the most surprising of places and contexts.

 

Fraquoh and Franchomme

 

 

 

 

 

P.S. What do you think? Do you treat your gadgets and tech pieces as accessories? What kind of earphones do you like to wear? Share your thoughts in the comments below and, don’t forget, if you liked our article, you can subscribe to our website or follow us on our social media!