Earphones

Pair of wired earbuds

Pair of wireless earbuds

Earphones or earbuds are a small type of audio listening device, similar to headphones, that people wear in their outer ear. Earphones are lighter and more portable than headphones. They let people listen to music on a MP3 player, mobile phone, computer, or any other audio device.

Earphones that are worn inside the ear canal are called In-ear headphones or In-ear monitors. They typically have better sound quality.

Earphones Media

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  AKG headphones on a stand

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  Telephone operator with a single head-mounted telephone-receiver (headphone), 1898

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  Wireless telegrapher Reginald Fessenden with two head-mounted telephone-receivers (headphones), 1906

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  Holtzer-Cabot telephone operator head receiver, wireless operator receiver, and telephone receiver, 1909

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  Sennheiser HD 555 headphones, used in audio production environments (2007)

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  This adaptor allowed an airline passenger to plug a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone into the twin mono jacks then common on airliners, avoiding the need to pay for a set of headphones from the airline

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  Headphone cord with integrated potentiometer for volume control

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  Circumaural headphones have large pads that surround the outer ear.

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  A pair of supra-aural (on-ear) headphones

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  In-ear monitors extend into the ear canal, providing isolation from outside noise.