I find myself increasingly reliant on headphones these days for listening to music. It used to be the norm for me to enjoy music at home, but as my days get busier I find I have less time to actually sit, relax and stick on an album. Instead, I’m more likely to be listening to […]
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How to Improve Your Enjoyment of Music
People have been creating, listening to and enjoying music for millennia. Researchers aren’t quite sure just why humans love music so much, but we do know that it can have a powerful effect on the brain. Listening to music has been shown to trigger the reward centre of the brain, leading to a release of […]
Headphone History: From Function to Fun
Today’s headphones are a far cry from the initial look, function and operation of headphones in the early 20th century. While today we utilize earbuds, on-ear, and over-the-ear headphones that sport functions like noise-cancellation and Bluetooth capabilities, in the early 1900s headphones were reminiscent of a doctor’s stethoscope and were primarily used by phone operators. […]