You can get headphones out of the pound shop for £1, and you can use them to listen to music. So why pay huge prices like £80 for ones that have Sony or Philips written on them?
In effect headphones are just tiny speakers attached to a cable.
Is the price justified, what extra do you get for all that money?
2007-02-03 11:14:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Çlïgér4™ that's weird, the Sony headphones you mentioned are the same ones I bought today.
2007-02-03 11:38:35 · update #1
You get what you pay for up to a point, but I agree that sometimes people go crazy. The dollar store headphones will probably produce very poor sound a break within a day, but personally I would never spend more the $15-20 on a pair of headphones because how good can the sound quality actually be? Also, note that some of the more expensive models probably have noise cancelling and other cool features, but I don't think that that really makes that much of a difference.
2007-02-03 11:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by packers1665 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When buying headphones (or any kind of speaker) look for frequency response
the greater the range the better the speaker
noise distortion is another spec to look for
the lower the number the better the speaker
as for as headphones go comfort and cord length are other things to look for.
db (the volume level) is key if you'll be using your headphones on a plane or train.
I found a nice pair of Sony headphones (MDR-V150) they were about $20 US and the suit all my needs they are the big bulky kind(not the biggest) but that is ok since I just use them at home (to drown out my kids)
So is the $80 headphone better than the $1 pair almost always but you can find good pair for alot less
2007-02-03 19:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Çlïgér4™ ♂ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There can be vast differences in sound quality and durability. Unfortunately, price and brand are not the best indicators of either. The only real way to tell which headphones are best is to test them. A good audiophile magazine or consumer testing magazine should have info on the best ones. As for cheap headphones, well, they're generally just that--cheap. Let the buyer beware.
2007-02-03 19:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is some truth in your saying but figure need to be 10 not 1 there is hardly any difference use to be there between a 10 and 80 pound price headphones in term of quality of sound
2007-02-04 02:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by nirmalketan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋