The main disadvantages of bone conduction headphones are:
1, wearing problems, because of its design features, so the product is less than ideal in the shopping, subway, car and other environments such as noisy.
2, sound quality problems, part of the frequency band crippled, the sound field effect is not good, because the current technology of the product is not mature, want to sound airy is not too easy to meet.
3, sound leakage phenomenon still need to be overcome, if there is a common problem with bone conduction headphones, it is the problem of sound leakage. Although the major manufacturers are currently working to improve the bone conduction headset in the lack of sound leakage, but from the current bone conduction headset of the actual status quo, sound leakage phenomenon still exists in the bone conduction headset.
Expanded Information:
Bone conduction is a form of sound conduction in which sound is converted into mechanical vibrations of varying frequencies, and sound waves are transmitted through a person's skull, osseous labyrinth, lymphatic fluid transfer in the inner ear, spiral apparatus, auditory nerve, and auditory center. Compared to the classic sound conduction method of generating sound waves through a diaphragm, bone conduction eliminates many of the steps involved in sound wave transmission, enables clear sound reproduction in noisy environments, and the sound waves do not affect others by spreading through the air.
Bone conduction technology is divided into bone conduction speaker technology and bone conduction microphone technology.
Bone conduction speaker technology headphones: wear and use open ears, do not block the ears, to solve the discomfort of wearing in-ear headphones. At the same time, it also avoids a series of hygiene and health problems brought about by sweating in the ear when wearing headphones for sports. Therefore, bone conduction speaker headphones are very suitable for sports use. Opening both ears also ensures the possibility of using the headset in dangerous scenarios. With open binaural, you can notice the changes in your surroundings while using the headset, making it safer to use.
Bone conduction microphone technology headset: low loss due to the proximity of sound collection. It is able to let the other party know clearly the instructions expressed even when the volume of speech is very small, and is mainly used in the military field.
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