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Six common misconceptions of headphone buyer (PART 3)

2022-10-26

Six common misconceptions of headphone buyer (PART 3)

(3) Active noise reduction must be more valuable?

As has been said before, passive noise reduction should not be considered as worthless or poor. However, when many netizens purchase, they often get on the bus because the earphone products advocate noise reduction. In fact, some in ear earplugs that meet ergonomic modeling and reasonable design, and silicone/sponge ear caps that fit the ear/ear canal, will also achieve great noise reduction effect; However, some low-cost active noise reduction earphones have not reached the standard in terms of noise reduction depth, and even have obvious bottom noise. It is better not to have noise reduction.

(4) Hi Res gold standard is high-end?
No! The full name of Hi Res, High Resolution Audio, is a high-quality audio product design standard proposed and defined by Sony and formulated by JAS (Japan Audio Association) and CEA (Consumer Electronics Association).
Note that it is just a "standard", not a "technology", which is fundamentally different from DOLBY or DTS! The Hi Res gold label can only indicate that the equipment can support a certain frequency response range. If you think that the small gold mark represents the sound quality, it is equivalent to thinking that winning the red dot award is a good design. Don't forget, there are some businesses that pay for logos!

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