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On ear headphones vs In ear earphones

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lamborman
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If you were to spend the same amount of money on a pair of earphones such as this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shure-SE535-CL-EFS-Sound-Isolating-Earphones/dp/B003S3RD7E/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339609383&sr=1-1

 

Or a pair of headphones such as this:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-PXC-450-Headphones-Wired/dp/B000R2PC2M/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339609453&sr=1-5

 

and lets not take the quality of the specified models mentioned into account. 

 

What are the differences between the two types of headphones. Are ones better then the other?

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RE: On ear headphones vs In ear earphones

Welcome. It all depends what you want in my opinion:

Privacy (although on ear may afford a tad) from the in ears;

Portability for commuting; or

Home listening.

Gedfan
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RE: On ear headphones vs In ear earphones

Over ears is the third option.... Smile