Getting Earphones for Small Ears
With the introduction of in-ear sound-isolating earphones, you might presume that a music lover’s most important requirements have now been answered. Modern wi-fi toys are designed around delivering a great depth of sound at efficient volumes anywhere your ears find themselves. The only problem left to conquer is small ears. I’m not referring to children’s ears – that’s another article. This article refers to adults who simply are blessed with tinier than usual ear canals. A number of earphone wearers report earphones which don’t go down properly into the ear canal, or inflict pain when they do. Well, the good news is that a few earphone manufacturers, by design or accident, currently market a few compact earphones for discerning adults. A great option is the Bose QuietComfort 3.
Audio Technica earphones produce some astonishing sound quality hidden in an especially tiny package. Their beefy 12.5 mm driver broadcasts a wide range of sound, and a effectively solid volume. On the other hand, the speakers are engineered to be as small as they can be, and fit very narrow ears comfortably.
Atomic Bass makes a set of headphones which delivers a twin package of small speakers and brawny bass booms. If you listen to bass-heavy music such as hard rock or hip-hop, Atomic Bass is a decent product to check out. Atomic Bass developed an innovative key to the fitting issue. These earphones could be inserted from three available angles, and can use one of three fittings, the smallest one being one of the smallest on the market. Three insertion angles times three fitting sizes gives you nine potential possibilities for achieving the most comfortable fit for the smallest ears. You may want to look into the Denon AH-NC732 Active Noise Canceling Headphones.
The Etymotic ER6i product is not exactly the bass-blaster that Atomic Bass is, but this model’s bass is strong and the earphones give you a nicely balanced presentation for the rest of the frequency range. With totally superb sound coming through comfortably fitted earphones, most music lovers could be particularly pleased with these tiny jewels.
The Shure Ec2 ear buds come with a wide selection of earbud sleeves, and chances are that even the narrowest ears can be accommodated with one of those options. Shure has a established reputation of making high performance recording equipment to the commercial and retail markets, so you would anticipate some excellent music from these headphones. These earbuds can kick out that performance, and they put it in a package made to be lightweight, comfortable, and especially sized for tiny ears.
People are not universally-sized products, and this is why items like clothing and shoes come in so many sizes. It logically follows, then, that headsets should be manufactured in a range of sizes to accommodate every user who would like good music and a comfortable fit.
Posted: February 4th, 2010 under Technology and Gadgets.