I started listening to classical music about two years ago, and I've only ever used really cheap over the ear headphones, (like $40 off of Amazon). They've always been fine for me, and the volume on them worked the way I would assume: if I turn the volume bar all the way down to zero, there is no sound from the headphones, if I turn the volume bar up to one, the sound is barely audible, up to three is quiet, and up to around five or six is the volume I usually listen at.
Those headphones finally broke, and I've tried out, and returned, four different replacements so far (all different brands, and all around the same price point). The problem with them all is the volume control: if I turn the volume bar all the way down to zero, there is no sound like I'd expect, but if I turn the volume bar up to one, the sound from the headphones is at a level that is louder than what I prefer to listen to. So there is no in-between, it's either set at zero with no sound, or set at one which is louder than I prefer.
Is this volume problem just because these headphones are cheap, and maybe I happened to make a lucky pick on my first pair? Would I probably need to get more expensive headphones in order to be able to control the volume at lower levels?
Those headphones finally broke, and I've tried out, and returned, four different replacements so far (all different brands, and all around the same price point). The problem with them all is the volume control: if I turn the volume bar all the way down to zero, there is no sound like I'd expect, but if I turn the volume bar up to one, the sound from the headphones is at a level that is louder than what I prefer to listen to. So there is no in-between, it's either set at zero with no sound, or set at one which is louder than I prefer.
Is this volume problem just because these headphones are cheap, and maybe I happened to make a lucky pick on my first pair? Would I probably need to get more expensive headphones in order to be able to control the volume at lower levels?
