Earbuds vs. on-ear vs. over-ear headset in Windows 10
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When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".
I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.
What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)
windows-10 audio headphones
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
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When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".
I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.
What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)
windows-10 audio headphones
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
15
To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:19
4
I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
Jan 7 at 15:44
@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
Jan 7 at 16:08
1
It may be trying to do impedance memory, where you tell it which device you plugged in and when it detects another device with the same impedance plugged in later, it applies the last volume you had set for it. This is great if you have a set of speakers where you keep the OS volume at 100 and earbuds where you keep the volume at 10.
– PascLeRasc
Jan 7 at 22:25
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When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".
I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.
What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)
windows-10 audio headphones
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
When I plug headphones into my Windows 10 laptop, the system asks me what I installed, and particularly, whether the headphones are "earbuds", "on-ear" or "over-ear".
I was not sure exactly what to choose (I have some old headphones and not sure if they are called "on ear" or "over ear") so I tried all three options and did not notice any difference.
What is the difference between choosing "on ear" vs. "over ear"? (and what is the difference between this and choosing "earbuds"?)
windows-10 audio headphones
windows-10 audio headphones
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
edited Jan 7 at 19:06
Kevin Panko
5,899113648
5,899113648
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
asked Jan 7 at 9:57
Erel Segal-HaleviErel Segal-Halevi
72261933
72261933
15
To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:19
4
I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
Jan 7 at 15:44
@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
Jan 7 at 16:08
1
It may be trying to do impedance memory, where you tell it which device you plugged in and when it detects another device with the same impedance plugged in later, it applies the last volume you had set for it. This is great if you have a set of speakers where you keep the OS volume at 100 and earbuds where you keep the volume at 10.
– PascLeRasc
Jan 7 at 22:25
add a comment |
15
To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:19
4
I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
Jan 7 at 15:44
@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
Jan 7 at 16:08
1
It may be trying to do impedance memory, where you tell it which device you plugged in and when it detects another device with the same impedance plugged in later, it applies the last volume you had set for it. This is great if you have a set of speakers where you keep the OS volume at 100 and earbuds where you keep the volume at 10.
– PascLeRasc
Jan 7 at 22:25
15
15
To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:19
To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:19
4
4
I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
Jan 7 at 15:44
I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
Jan 7 at 15:44
@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
Jan 7 at 16:08
@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
Jan 7 at 16:08
1
1
It may be trying to do impedance memory, where you tell it which device you plugged in and when it detects another device with the same impedance plugged in later, it applies the last volume you had set for it. This is great if you have a set of speakers where you keep the OS volume at 100 and earbuds where you keep the volume at 10.
– PascLeRasc
Jan 7 at 22:25
It may be trying to do impedance memory, where you tell it which device you plugged in and when it detects another device with the same impedance plugged in later, it applies the last volume you had set for it. This is great if you have a set of speakers where you keep the OS volume at 100 and earbuds where you keep the volume at 10.
– PascLeRasc
Jan 7 at 22:25
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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.
(Earbuds)
(On-ear)
(Over-ear)
Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
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Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
6
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
1
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
3
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.
(Earbuds)
(On-ear)
(Over-ear)
Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
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Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
6
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
1
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
3
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
|
show 1 more comment
48
I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.
(Earbuds)
(On-ear)
(Over-ear)
Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
12
Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
6
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
1
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
3
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
|
show 1 more comment
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I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.
(Earbuds)
(On-ear)
(Over-ear)
Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
I have a Dell laptop with an audio controller tool MaxxAudioPro, and these pictures are what it shows on plugging in the headphones.
(Earbuds)
(On-ear)
(Over-ear)
Depending on how the tool optimizes the sound quality regarding the headphone/headset type, you might get different depth, bass, detail, etc. the differences might be unrecognizable in some cases, but you can apply different settings to each type.
For instance, I like high bass. For the earbuds, I set max bass. As the over-ear already has a good bass, I have set it to mid.
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
edited Jan 8 at 2:47
Mateen Ulhaq
2,46552951
2,46552951
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
answered Jan 7 at 10:20
Amir-MousaviAmir-Mousavi
53148
53148
12
Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
6
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
1
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
3
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
|
show 1 more comment
12
Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
6
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
1
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
3
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
12
12
Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
Good answer. I'd add that generally as the cup size goes up you can use larger speakers that moves the performance down towards the bass frequencies. Smaller speakers tend to be better at high frequencies and needs good mechanical design and a little boost from the incoming signal to compensate.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:36
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
I think the main reason they ask is not for EQ, but rather for the spatial audio plugins included in Windows 10 (Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos), or via your laptop`s audio controller. You can turn those on and off by right-clicking the mixer icon in the notification area. The type of headphones or the position of speakers has a greater impact for those calculations.
– Drunken Code Monkey
Jan 7 at 21:20
6
6
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
I wonder how you turn off all this guff and get to listen 1:1 without any "corrections". With a decent set of headphones, we really don't want anything interfering with the signal path.
– spender
Jan 8 at 11:40
1
1
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
@DrunkenCodeMonkey I don't think it's about EQ, it's about driver impedance. Some modern sound cards or chipsets may support changing their output impedance to better match the larger, higher impedance drivers in over-ear studio or reference headsets. Windows should be explicit about it if that's the case (ie: the option should be "Low-Z", "Mid-Z", "High-Z", or some such) because it's very possible to get high impedance, high end in-ear monitors which should use the same settings, for example, as the larger over-ear sets.
– J...
Jan 8 at 13:22
3
3
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
@wizzwizz4 Tragic, I know. I ran into this recently with FFXV having a weird audio setting with options "Television" and "Home Theater" - what the option actually did was switch between Stereo and 5.1 output. It hurt my brain to have to look this setting up only to realize they'd dumbed it down so much that it was completely unclear what the setting actually did. Welcome to the future (sigh)...
– J...
Jan 8 at 19:35
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To clear up the terminology: over-ear refers to headphones with large cups that fully enclose or surround your ears, on-ear are similar in style but have smaller cups and sit on your ear lobes instead. Some people, especially those with glasses, have problems with over-ear headphones while on-ear headphones can have more problems with audio leak due to the less head-sealed and softer nature of the design. I'd suspect that on-ear headphones might need more of a volume boost to deal with environmental sound but don't really know why windows cares hence only a comment.
– Mokubai♦
Jan 7 at 10:19
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I wear glasses and it's on-ear headphones that cause me issues. They squish the ear over the eyeglass temple, which hurts after a while. I suppose it varies though.
– Carl Kevinson
Jan 7 at 15:44
@Mokubai Small correction: on-ear headphones sit on the whole ear, not just the lobe.
– wjandrea
Jan 7 at 16:08
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It may be trying to do impedance memory, where you tell it which device you plugged in and when it detects another device with the same impedance plugged in later, it applies the last volume you had set for it. This is great if you have a set of speakers where you keep the OS volume at 100 and earbuds where you keep the volume at 10.
– PascLeRasc
Jan 7 at 22:25