Is the quality of headphones important?

**mark_james** · 3rd June 2010, 06:58 AM

My friend and I have been using the Advanced focus 10 track, he is using 150$ Bose headphones,and I'm just using the ones that came along with my mp3 player. Should I upgrade, or does it really matter what kind of headphones you use as long as they are stereo?

**ButterflyWoman** · 3rd June 2010, 09:20 AM

I use fairly inexpensive headphones (TDK NC-100) and I have good results with all kinds of binaural and brainwave type things. Mine actually have external noise cancelling, but I never use it.

I would say that quite cheap earphones or earbuds might give you less benefit, but I don't think you need anything extremely expensive to get the benefits.

**CFTraveler** · 3rd June 2010, 01:09 PM

As long as they're stereo headphones it's fine.

**new baby** · 3rd July 2010, 03:36 PM

I am attending a gateway workshop and the instruction for the headphones is that the range of frequency should be 15 Hz â€“ 22000 kHz. Their recommandation is Phillips SHP2500. A link for the product http://www.amazon.com/Philips-SHP2500-3 ... B000G31SRU

**CFTraveler** · 3rd July 2010, 04:02 PM

Thanks for that information, new baby. I was replying to someone (somewhere) about what ranges are recommended, and I wasn't sure (just that it should be in the audible range, for obvious reasons.)

**karl** · 6th July 2010, 06:13 AM

On another meditation site I saw recommended Sony MDR-XD200 (but turn off movie setting on them). I don't have them, but thinking about it because they look really comfortable.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRXD200-...dp/B0007N55NW/

**Tom** · 6th July 2010, 07:01 AM

Are you the Karl I know from BrainEv?

**karl** · 7th July 2010, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by Tom

Are you the Karl I know from BrainEv?

Nope, haven't used that one. How do you like BrainEv though? I might check it out.

**Tom** · 7th July 2010, 06:02 AM

So far the first level is still my favorite. I tried it once before and quit on the third level. My life was a lot more stressful at the time. Now I started over and am close to being done with the first level. Some days it is better than my regular meditation, without entrainment.

**7LevelTraveler** · 17th October 2010, 10:47 PM

Monroe Products offers 2 headphones: Proline HFI-580 and HFI-780. They are $219.00 and $279.00 respectively. According to the specs, they both have really full frequency response.
They also offer something they call iCans that can be used with iPods or other MP3 players.
If you want to lie down while you are working on any of the Hemi-Sync, or other programs, and still get great frequency response and the full effects of the programs, they offer the "Headphones in a Pillow" product from Sleepsonic. Very cool if you want to put a program on repeat, like some of the sleep aid or self-help CDs on the market.

One thing to keep in mind with the Hemi-Sync products, the binaural beats are barely audible anyway. They work on another level and your sub-conscious gets it all. That's why Bob Monroe says, if you fall asleep during any other programs not to worry, you' still get it all.