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Compare in-ear earbuds to earbuds and bone conduction earbuds

If you're looking for earbuds, it's important to check the wearing method. Each wearing method has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, in-ear earbuds close you off better from your surroundings than with earbuds and bone conduction earbuds. In this article, we'll explain which wearing method is best for you and what the advantages and disadvantages are.

Compare in-ear earbuds, earbuds, and bone conduction earbuds

In-ear Earbuds Bone conduction
Wearing method In your ears In your ear cup On your cheekbones
Ambient sound Barely audible Fairly audible Properly audible
Bass reproduction Strong Mediocre Weak

Wearing method

In-ear earbuds

In-ear: in your ears

With a rotating motion, you can push the in-ear earbuds into your ear canal. The right size earbuds ensures that they stay firmly in place. With an ear hook with your in-ear earbuds, you can ensure extra firmness. This is especially useful while working out.

Earbuds

Earbuds: in your ear cup

Earbuds don't go directly into your ear canal, but rest in the round part of your ear cup. The fit of this wearing method is universal, so you're sure they fit into your ears.

Bone conduction earbuds

Bone conduction

With bone conduction earbuds, your ears are skipped completely. You place these 2 speakers on your cheekbones, after which vibrations send the audio to your brain via your auditory nerve. Your eardrums are skipped entirely this way. This wearing method always has a neckband, which is why it's less suitable for people who wear glasses.

Ambient sound

Listen to music on the train

In-ear: environment less audible

In-ear earbuds go directly into your ear canal, which is why you'll hear less of your surroundings. Thanks to this, you'll be bothered with ambient noise less than with earbuds and bone conduction earbuds. This is less safe in traffic.

Earbuds at the office

Earbuds: environment fairly audible

Because earbuds rest in your ear cup and don't go directly into your ear canal, you're surroundings will be fairly audible. This keeps you alert on what's happening around you and you can safely participate in traffic.

Working out with bone conduction earbuds

Bone conduction: environment properly audible

Because your eardrums are skipped completely with bone conduction and your ears aren't closed off, you'll hear everything around you. This makes bone conduction earbuds the ideal for running. You'll have no problem hearing the car behind you or the cyclist that wants to pass without a problem.

Bass reproduction

In-ear earbuds

In-ear: strong bass reproduction

The bass reproduction with in-ear earbuds is good. Because the earbuds close off your ear canal, the low frequencies are properly audible too. This makes in-ear earbuds the ideal choice if you like music with an intense bass.

Earbuds

Earbuds: mediocre bass reproduction

The bass reproduction with earbuds is mediocre. The bass isn't as powerful, because your ears aren't closed off.

Bone conduction earbuds

Bone conduction: weak bass reproduction

Bone conduction earbuds offer a weak bass reproduction. These earbuds aren't suitable for long, detailed listening sessions. These earbuds are mainly useful for audio books or to listen to music while working out outdoors.

Conclusion

Each wearing method has its advantages and disadvantages for every situation. In-ear earbuds are suitable for you if you don't want to hear as much ambient noise and value the bass. Earbuds and bone conduction earbuds are better suitable for you if you don't value the bass reproduction as much and want to hear more of your surroundings.

Lucas
Article by:
Lucas Audio Expert.
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