Go to Machine Design Home Go to GlobalSpec.com Home
Find:      Advanced >>
Newsletter   FREE GlobalSpec e-Newsletters
Receive the latest news, trends, and technology relevant to your work.
(See Titles)
About Audio Headphones

Audio headphones are small speakers worn over the ears to isolate sounds for the listener. They use three basic technologies: standard, wireless, and infrared. Standard audio headphones, headsets and ear buds use wires to receive an electrical signal from a transmitter. As the current through an electromagnet varies with the signal, the headphone diaphragm vibrates in response. Wireless headphones are cordless, battery-powered audio headphones which receive radio frequency (RF) signals, typically at 900 MHz. Listeners can travel anywhere within a specified range and still receive audio outputs. Infrared headphones use infrared (IR) light to carry data from a transmitter to a receiver. The transmitted signal is converted to an electrical impulse which drives the speakers in the headset. Unlike wireless headphones, however, IR headsets require listeners to remain within a transmitter’s line of site.


Products & Services Related to Audio Headphones
Audio Amplifiers and Preamplifiers
Audio amplifiers and preamplifiers are units that amplify a sound signal, which is then sent to a speaker or another amplifier.
Audio Connectors
Audio connectors are used to affix cables to other audio equipment, providing electronic signal transference and grounding protection.
Audio Microphones
Audio microphones are designed for sound reception and recording applications (speech and music).
Audio Mixers and Consoles
Audio mixers and consoles are units that combine signals from microphones and/or line level sources to produce a combined signal or signals.
Audio Switch Matrices
Audio switch matrices are electronic switching instruments for interfacing audio signals in scanning, recording and analysis systems.
Digital Audio Systems
Digital audio systems electronically record and store audio signals such as voice, music, alarm, and security messaging for broadcast, editing, monitoring, and playback.
Headsets
Headsets are attachments for holding an earphone and transmitter to the user's head.
Hydrophones
Hydrophones are underwater acoustic sensors used in marine research, undersea mapping and navigation, and various commercial and military applications.
Specialty Audio Equipment
Specialized audio equipment is used in specific industries such as the recording industry, and for specialized applications such as voice digitizing and analysis.
Voice Loggers and Audio Recorders
Audio recorders / voice loggers are used to locate, retrieve, duplicate and/or distribute audio voice or data information from single system environments to large multi-channel networked systems.



©1999-2008 GlobalSpec. All rights reserved.
Use of GlobalSpec is governed by these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Penton Media, Inc. Site Use Agreement :: Privacy Policy
Home :: Article Archive :: CD Library :: CAD Library :: Site Map