Cuffie come art

The headphones are associated with music and in particular with the youth culture, that's why they are used a lot of times as a symbol.




Pop art



Punk



Urban style



Digital art



Abbecedario delle cuffie


A - Acustic

B - Band, Break-dance

C - Classic

D - Dance

E - Ear, Electhronic

F - Fusion

G - Globalization

H - Hip-hop

I - Isolated, Indie

J - Jazz, Jogging

K - Krump

L - Listen

M - Music, Metal

N - Noise

O - Ophera

P - Punk, Pop

Q - Queen

R - Rhythm, Rock

S - Sound

T - Techno

U - Urban

V - Vocal

W - Word

X - Xylophone

Y - YMCA

Z - Zombie

Un altro tipo di auricolari

There are another kind of headphones for those with hearing problems. 




There are electronic devices that amplify and change sound to allow better communication. Hearing aids receive sound through a microphone, which then converts the sound waves into electrical signals. The amplifier increases the volume of the signals and then sends the sound to the ear through a speaker.


We can find 6 types of earphones:



Parts of the earphones:

Microphone It's in charge of capturing the sound from outside. They may have several or just one depending on the model.

Amplifier: Circuit able to amplify the received signal.

Microprocessor: Responsible for conducting the signal. In digital hearing aids are incorporated all kinds of performance art.

Earpiece: It transforms electrical energy into acoustic ear for issue.








La mia collezione

We will make two separate groups in which we can differentiate the product: Headphones and Earphones (or ear-fitting headphones).

Headphones:

Circumaural (headphones that completely surround the ear)



Supra-aural (headphones that have pads that press against the ears)




Both of these types can be:

Open-back (headphones that have the back of the earcups open)





- Closed-back (headphones that have the back of the earcups closed)




Ear-fitting headphones:

- Earbuds or earphones (headphones that are fitted directly in the outer ear, facing but not inserted in the ear canal)



In-ear headphones or canalphones (headphones that are inserted in the ear canal itself)



Besides this, we can separate the headphones according to the different ways to suit your head.

Clip-ear 




Back-Neck









L'inizio: la telefonia e la radio

 

The begging of the headphones


The use of the headphones started with telephony and radio. The electrical signals of the early weak electric instruments amplification required a customized for the field of telephony.


Its use massified from emergence of personal audio systems: portable radios and portable cassette, then the phenomenon increased with the use of CD players, digital audio player, and personal computer.




Man using one of the first headphones






Woman having a conversation with headphones

I diversi nomi delle cuffie

Italiano – Cuffie/auricolare

English – Headphones/earphones

Español – Cascos/auriculares

Français – Casque

Deutsch – Kopfhörer

Português – Fones

Greek – ακουστικά

Lithuanian -  Ausinės

Chinese - 耳機

Japanese  - ヘッドフォン

Definizione

Italiano:

Una cuffia o auricolare è un dispositivo in grado di far ascoltare la fonte audio (radio, walkman, lettore CD ecc.) alla quale è collegato. 

Generalmente per cuffia s'intende un dispositivo munito di grandi casse con tanto d'imbottitura insonorizzante, unite tra loro tramite un supporto rigido, per auricolari i dispositivi che si appoggiano nel padiglione auricolare, mentre per auricolare in ear ci si riferisce ai dispositivi che s'introducono nel condotto uditivo.

English:

The headphones are a device consisting of a pair of earphones* joined by a band placed over the head, for listening to audio signals such as music or speech.

The earphones are an electrical device worn on the ear to receive radio or telephone communications or to listen to a radio, MP3 player, etc..

Español:

Los cascos son un aparato que consta de dos auriculares* unidos por una tira de metal curvada o algo semejante, que se ajusta a la cabeza y se usa para una mejor recepción de los sonidos.

Los auriculares, en los aparatos telefónicos y, en general, en todos los empleados para percibir sonidos, parte de ellos o pieza aislada que se .aplica a los oídos.