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Why you may want to use multiple headphone types

Why you may want to use multiple headphone types

From the course: Video Gear: Audio

Why you may want to use multiple headphone types

- So, Cheryl, we're going to finish off our exploration of headphones by talking a little bit about why you might want to have multiple types of headphones. Now, I said, at the top of the show I said, "Look, you have to avoid that temptation where you buy a nice set of 3, 400 dollar headphones and you think that's the bee's knees, that's all you'll ever need, but that's not really true is it? - No, not at all. - So, tell me about different situations why I would want to have different types of headphones. - It depends, if you're a sound location person, if you're more in the studio, if you're a musician, or if you're just an audiophile, or you just want regular headphones to knock about in that you don't want to care about. I think those are all good things to consider when you purchase your headphones. - Well, I think portability is one of my biggest things. I have a great set of circumaural headphones, but my problem is that I get on a plane, or I get somewhere and I have these big…

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