GEN Z Trends: Headphones
New Gen Z Trend Alert: over-ear headphones are taking the spotlight!
Over the last few years, headphones have been used by a lot of people in the older (millennial and up) generations, but earbuds such as Airpods, Galaxy Pods, etc; have taken more of the spotlight with Gen Z.
It has been recently—especially over/during Christmas break—that the headphone community took off. TikTok videos about the new trend went viral soon after people started purchasing the headphones and leaving Airpods and other earbuds in the dark. Earbuds are still a thing and will be around for a long time, just like over-ear headphones were in years past, but why are they trending now?
Well, there are a lot of reasons, but let’s review some of the big ones:
They can be safer than earbuds because they create less ear wax build-up.
They usually have better battery life.
You can sometimes find versions of headphones that are cheaper than the leading earbuds that work just as good.
You can cancel out noise from around you because they fit over your ears, not just in them.
They’re harder to lose than earbuds.
“I would recommend [headphones] because…[earbuds] are very easy to lose. With overhead headphones you have a great chance of not losing them,” states Ricky Taylor, the custodian from Riley High School.
What types are popular?
There are alot of different types of headphones you can choose from such as Airpod Pro Max, Beats Studio Pros, Beats Solo 3’s, PowerBeats Pro, Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Wireless, and Focal Bathys Wireless.
When did they blow up?
These device has been slowly trending for a while. But a prime reason many started buying new headphones is due to TikTok and the people within the app influencing many users to get them.
Many Gen Z people got them for Christmas and have loved them since. One big reason is that they appreciate how they can cancel out noise: “One thing I like about overhead headphones is the fact that it cancels out surrounding noise very well,” says Teriana [LAST NAME, GRADE].
There are a lot of different types of headphones and earbuds out there, but which ones are good for you?
Both headphones and earbuds can be unhealthy to a certain extent, but headphones do have a range of what's better in different aspects. Some different devices I'll suggest would be Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Wireless, Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless, and Focal Bathys Wireless.
Within these different choices they’re good for sound quality, mid range and high range in and also good budget.
“I would recommend them to others because they last longer than normal headphones,” Says Teriana, a sophomore; student athlete attending Riley High School. Headphones tend to have a better battery life than other earbuds and even phones.