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10. How Do Headphones Work In The Mix?How do headphones work? Headphones are transducers. A pair of speakers set closely to the ears that receive an electric signal from a media player or stereo receiver and convert the signal into sound waves. For your listening enjoyment! How do headphones work in the mix? Good headphones are important for listening to the placement of instruments, in the stereo mix of music. Panning instruments sounds best through good headphones, and gives the clearest indication of proper stereo placement. Circum-aural headphones are most often used in the music studio. They cover the ears completely, are padded and comfortable. Supra-aural headphones are also available. They are less expensive, not quite as big and sit on top of the ears. You get what you pay for. Right? In general yes, this is true. If for some reason you have little choice but to purchase headphones online, than do a good amount of research and read lots of reviews. Even for the same set of headphones. The best suggestion though is to do research and listen to various sets of headphones before making a purchase. This is the only way to know how the music sounds in them to you, beyond a written review. There was a huge difference in quality when I tried six or seven different pairs of headphones in a similar price range. My choice, a pair of Sony Professional MDR-7509's, was completely worth while. Nothing like listening to clear sound in the entire frequency range, set nice and loud to some favorite music. Eyes closed!
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