#2020Hearing: How your ears work! (With a little help from some old educational films!)

How the human ear works!

Covering some of the basics for #2020Hearing, let’s take a quick trip back to high school science class!

How does sound get into your brain? Your ears are pretty remarkable. We should take care of them!
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Setting a Safe Volume for Your Headphones (Can Be Tricky)

You set the volume to “half” on your phone and it’s WAY too loud. You “cranked” the volume to the max, but it’s still too quiet. There might not be anything wrong with your ears!

Setting a safe volume for your headphones is a really good habit to get into.

There’s just one SMALL issue.

There is no universal agreement on how “loud” headphones get when plugged into different devices. Laptops, Desktops, Phones, Tablets, DAPs, if you “set the volume to half”, you still might be listening too loud.

Here’s a quick break down on what influences the volume on your headphones! Continue reading “Setting a Safe Volume for Your Headphones (Can Be Tricky)”

1More True Wirless ANC In-Ear Headphones Review! Terrible Name! AMAZING EARBUDS!

No seriously.

This is one of the silliest product names for a pair of headphones I think I’ve ever reviewed, but there’s NO joking about this earbud performance.

1More continues to impress with excellent audio quality, surprising noise cancellation, and the best ear fit I’ve ever encountered out of the box.

Let’s take a listen! Continue reading “1More True Wirless ANC In-Ear Headphones Review! Terrible Name! AMAZING EARBUDS!”

Choosing the Right Headphones for You! #2020Hearing

To begin at the beginning.

Before we tackle more advanced topics, I think it’s important to start with some of the basics. When we talk about different types of audio solutions, it’s handy to have a chat about the strengths and weaknesses of those different solutions.

For headphones, there’s quite a bit of variety, so let’s take a quick stroll through the options you might want to buy! Continue reading “Choosing the Right Headphones for You! #2020Hearing”

#2020Hearing: A year-long tech project to protect your hearing!

2020 Hearing.

A year-long series of videos and articles aimed at protecting your hearing and improving your audio entertainment. I’ve never been so excited to share a hashtag.

Here’s my official introduction to this series, and some early thoughts on the content I’ll be producing.

I hope you’ll help me spread the word!  Our ears deserve a bit more attention.