Earbuds vs. Headphones

Experiment (Test Subjects)

• Apple Earbuds (
• Normal Headphones

Experiment (Variables)

• Proper Volume Level
• Minimum Bass Audibility
• Amount of Static
• Amount of Detune
• Volume it Bleeds out at

The Static & Detune

Apple Earbuds

• Proper Volume: 11
• Minimum Bass Audibility: 8
• Bleed out at: 10

Regular Headphones

• Proper Volume: 8
• Minimum Bass Audibility: 3
• Bleed at: 12

I put Regular Headphones over the Earbuds?

Results

• Proper Volume: 10
• Minimum Bass Audibility: 8
• Bleeds out at: 16 (Maximum Volume)

So...

What to do

• The padding that the regular headphones have just
• happen to cancel out noise from the real world. If
• I can create a similar padding to put on the earbuds,
• I should be able to decrease the volume level needed
• to decently be able to hear the earbuds.

Styrofoam

The prototype

Music provided by myself