Headphones : Do They Make A Difference In Case Of Ipod Nano?

Headphones : Do they make a difference in case of iPod Nano

? Most definitely! "But how, and will I notice it?" you might ask. Well , good sound is quite like good food, or even a nice car "" it"s habit forming, and going back to something archaic after something neo isn't an easy thing to do. A simple example "" if you listen to any of the award-winning PMPs (iPod Touch) available on the bundled earplugs, you"d go "wow!" Listen to them on headphones like "" the bose intra ear, Grado SR60, and the AUdio Technica ATH A900 "" you"d go "Damn! I didn"t even know this track had that little sound in it" and "Wow! Listen to that Guitar" awesome!" You have just come a little closer to becoming discerning "" a trait of audiphiles "" those evil men and woman who spend more than a third of their disposable income on audio equipment.

Headphones make a resounding difference, and even two very good headphones will sound quite different due to the fact that they have different sound signatures, or in common terms, are endowed by their manufactures with different acoustic properties . Remember that a headphone is a miniature speaker, with two little drivers, and will respond favorably to changes in the music source (portable music players like iPod Nano), amplification and basically anything which cleans up the sound signal being fed to it. Most high end headphones can"t even be used with PMPs, simply because such source don"t provide enough juice to properly drive the headphones" drivers. Most earplug-type headphones make do without amplification "" they"re intended for portable use. If you"re serious about sound, ditch the stock earplugs which come with the iPod Nano as soon as you can, and buy a decent set of earplugs - I recommend Creative"s EP630 "" which, at Rs 900, is superb value for money. If you want something better, the Bose intra ear is available for Rs 5,000 "" and will give you more clarity in the highs than the EP630.

If you"re listening at home and you don"t mind something bigger, (like circum-aural headphones), look at the the Sennheiser HD201 and HD202 "" at RS1,400 and Rs1800 respectively. Stick to known brands and you should be all right. Costlier headphones don"t make much sense, because they need a much better source than a PMP is ever going to be. For those who are interested, higher end models from the likes of Sennheiser, AKG Acoustic and Grado Labs are slowly being available in India. These headphones range in prices from Rs 2,000 to Rs35,000 and with such a wide price range, there"s literally something for everyone.

If you"re spending anything over Rs 8,000 for a PMP intended for long music sessions, take our advice and invest in a good set of headphones. Shell out big and cry once, but forever have a world class audio at your disposal.

by: prashanth nair

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