Shield These Headphones
Satechi 2-in-1 Headphone Stand
{Photograph}: Julian Chokkattu
Even sturdy headphones are straightforward to wreck. We now have misplaced pairs to of us standing on them, cats and robotic vacuums attacking the cables, and chairs rolling over them. I’ve discovered {that a} stand or holder is well worth the funding if it retains these cans off the ground. Even when your children solely typically keep in mind to make use of it, that might lengthen the doubtless lifespan of their headphones.
We use the Satechi 2-in-1 Headphone Stand with Wi-fi Charger ($80), which additionally has a spot for charging your cellphone on the bottom, however there’s no have to spend that a lot. This New Bee Headphone Stand ($7) will do the trick. My PC gaming eldest has a Hanger Mount ($13) clamped to the desk, and it really works nice for holding that headset out of the best way when it’s not in use.
Different Headphones We Preferred
These headphones did not fairly earn a spot above, however we nonetheless favored them.
{Photograph}: Simon Hill
Juice Professional Wi-fi Headphones for £35: For the 10-year-old children in one among my spouse’s courses, these headphones had been singled out as the very best as a result of they’re very comfortable, they’re wi-fi, and so they supply respectable energetic noise cancellation. Sound high quality is respectable, the headphones are hard-wearing, and they’re constituted of one hundred pc recycled plastics. They’re additionally low-cost for folk within the UK (sadly, unavailable stateside).
BuddyPhones Cosmos Enjoyable for $80: These headphones by Onanoff supply three volume-limiting choices at 75, 85, or 94 decibels, however that prime restrict ought to solely ever be used for brief durations (50 minutes or much less). There are stickers to customise the cans, and they’re well-padded, however the verdict from the youngsters was simply “OK.” The presence of ANC and 42-hour battery life is welcome. The three.5-mm audio port permits for plugging in, and we love that you would be able to additionally use it to hyperlink two pairs of Buddyphones and share audio (helpful in case your children are sharing a pill to look at a film).
Headphones We Did not Like
These headphones didn’t cross muster, for both us or our children.
{Photograph}: Simon Hill
Juice Animals Wired Headphones: Simon actually wished to love these headphones as they’re made solely from recycled plastic, 20 p.c of the income go to The Born Free Basis, and so they are available in enjoyable panda or tiger designs. They’re additionally very inexpensive. However, sadly, each pairs we examined developed faults inside the first week.
StoryPhones: Whereas the concept of headphones that play tales based mostly on “StoryShields” you connect is intelligent, enabling children to modify tales simply, the StoryPhones are too costly for the construct and sound high quality, additional tales are expensive, and the shields are simply misplaced.
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