Technics headphones in the Netherlands

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• Travelling and commuting4, 4 models
• Sport and running3, 3 models
• At work or in the office0, 0 models
• At home, for music4, 4 models
• TV and gaming0, 0 models
• For a child0, 0 models

Travel asks for noise cancelling, sport for water resistance and no cable, work for clear calls, the TV for a headphone jack or LE Audio, and a child for a volume limit.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• Over the ear1, 1 model
• On the ear0, 0 models
• Earbuds3, 3 models
• Open, ears free0, 0 models

Over-ear headphones close around the ear and keep out the most sound. On-ear ones are lighter, earbuds fit in a pocket, and open-ear ones leave your ears free.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• Nothing, just quiet4, 4 models
• Traffic and voices4, 4 models
• Both, at the press of a button4, 4 models
• Help hearing conversations0, 0 models

Noise cancelling silences a train or an office. A transparency mode or an open fit lets traffic and voices through, and a few models can amplify voices like a hearing aid.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• An iPhone4, 4 models
• An Android phone4, 4 models
• A laptop4, 4 models
• A phone and a laptop together4, 4 models

Every Bluetooth headphone pairs with an iPhone and an Android phone. Switching between a phone and a laptop without pairing again takes multipoint, so only that answer narrows the list.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• Every day0, 0 models
• Now and then4, 4 models

For daily calls we keep models with at least two microphones, which pick your voice out of the noise around you.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• A full day3, 3 models
• A long trip4, 4 models
• With a cable, no charging0, 0 models

A full day asks for 24 hours on headphones, or 6 hours on earbuds and 24 with the case. A long trip asks for 15 hours, or 5 on earbuds. A cable never runs out.

• all shops4, 4 models
• Dutch shops4, 4 models
• Dutch-language shops, including foreign4, 4 models

Lowest price at every shop that delivers to the Netherlands, VAT and delivery included. * = delivery cost and VAT estimated for a foreign shop.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• 5% & up0, 0 models
• 20% & up0, 0 models
• 30% & up0, 0 models
• 50% & up0, 0 models

Below what the same shop usually asked in the 30 days before, at a shop we followed on all those days.

• Does not matter4, 4 models
• Alexa0, 0 models
• Google Home0, 0 models
• Apple HomeKit0, 0 models
• SmartThings0, 0 models
• Home Assistant0, 0 models
• Matter0, 0 models

Based on the voice assistants and Matter support the maker lists. A model that lists none of them is left out.