Earbuds vs. on-ear vs. over-ear headset in Windows 10












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When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".



I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.



What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)






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    To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
    – Mokubai♦
    9 hours ago






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    I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
    – Carl Kevinson
    3 hours ago










  • @Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
    – wjandrea
    3 hours ago
















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When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".



I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.



What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)






windows-10 audio headphones







share|improve this question




















  • 8




    To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
    – Mokubai♦
    9 hours ago






  • 2




    I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
    – Carl Kevinson
    3 hours ago










  • @Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
    – wjandrea
    3 hours ago














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When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".



I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.



What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)






windows-10 audio headphones







share|improve this question















When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".



I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.



What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)






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  • 8




    To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
    – Mokubai♦
    9 hours ago






  • 2




    I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
    – Carl Kevinson
    3 hours ago










  • @Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
    – wjandrea
    3 hours ago














  • 8




    To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
    – Mokubai♦
    9 hours ago






  • 2




    I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
    – Carl Kevinson
    3 hours ago










  • @Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
    – wjandrea
    3 hours ago








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To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
9 hours ago




To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
9 hours ago




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I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
3 hours ago




I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
3 hours ago












@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
3 hours ago




@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
3 hours ago










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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.



Earbuds pic Earbuds on-ear pic On-ear over-ear pic Over-ear



Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.






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    Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
    – Mokubai♦
    8 hours ago











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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.



Earbuds pic Earbuds on-ear pic On-ear over-ear pic Over-ear



Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.






share|improve this answer



















  • 10




    Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
    – Mokubai♦
    8 hours ago
















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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.



Earbuds pic Earbuds on-ear pic On-ear over-ear pic Over-ear



Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.






share|improve this answer



















  • 10




    Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
    – Mokubai♦
    8 hours ago














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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.



Earbuds pic Earbuds on-ear pic On-ear over-ear pic Over-ear



Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.






share|improve this answer














I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.



Earbuds pic Earbuds on-ear pic On-ear over-ear pic Over-ear



Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.







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    Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
    – Mokubai♦
    8 hours ago














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    Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
    – Mokubai♦
    8 hours ago








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Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
8 hours ago




Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
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