Quel casque choisir?

It is almost impossible to choose headphones that would sound exactly the way you want, looking only at their image, specifications and price. If you can’t make a choice, we recommend reading reviews and comparative tests in the press, asking your friends, finding out which models are well-deserved, and choosing among them. We also note that the chances of buying a “bad sound” in expensive headphones are as few as the probabilities of successfully “guessing” with cheap headphones. So the laws of the market.

At the stage of choosing the size of the headphones, it is advisable to pay more attention to discussions about where you will most often use the headphones, and how important it is for you to hear the world around you (as well as its relation to your music). When driving a bicycle or when jogging, it is better to use regular earbuds or open headphones – you need to hear what is happening around. But it’s important that they hold well. But for home listening or in public places – better closed so as not to disturb others. If you can not decide, select half-closed headphones. “Plugs” are recommended for those who often ride the subway or fly by plane – both there and there, the level of ambient noise makes it very difficult to listen to music.
Well and most importantly – if the sound quality really plays a role for you, try not to save on headphones. In the audio world, the unshakable “chaining” rule applies – your system will be as good as its weakest component. And what is the use of lossless recordings, a cool sound card or an expensive player if the user puts on his head cheap “disposable” headphones? And vice versa, the acquisition of expensive “monitor” headphones may lead to the need to revise your entire musical “arsenal” – because in them very weak points of both the recordings themselves and the equipment reproducing them will be heard.