The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
This type of question you will see all the time and it is a little bit like asking how long a piece of string is. For every good review you will see regarding a great set of cans you will see another that slates them for one reason or another. How do you win?
The best thing to do is take time out and ask yourself what the primary use for them will be. Are they to be used for air travel, are they to be used for TV. These type of questions will help you determine what type you need and to narrow down your focus so that you can do some deeper digging. Start from the top and work yourself down.
Here are some of the categories that you might want to consider before you move down to the level below.
Do you need freedom of movement when using your headphones? If so you might want to consider cordless stereo headphones especially if you are a gamer and using a big television screen as you screen as opposed to a computer.
Do you want the headphones for flying purposes? You will probably want noise cancellation devices and even consider ear-buds if you are prone to falling a sleep with them in as they are more comfortable.
Do you want them for sports such as jogging? Wrap arounds or ear-buds may be better as they are less prone to falling out during vigorous head or body movements.
Do you want DJ sound quality? Then heavy duty cans may be the best thing for you even though they are heavy on the head they provide the best sound quality.
Do you need an active microphone for gaming interaction or conversation whilst online. You need to move towards buying a headset if this is the case. You can buy hands free headsets that are used in call center type roles or ear-buds with a microphone attached down the lead in to the ear.
As you can see you have a bigger choice to make regarding which type of headphone you want or need before you start considering which is the best headphone. You don’t want to make the mistake of buying cordless headphones if the main purpose of buying them in the first place was to block external noise from flying on a plane do you?
As with most commercial items in the technology bracket the choices are wide but if you do your homework and look in a methodical way you will get what you want and need in the end.
The rest is down to how much you want, need or can afford to pay.
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