But eventually, the type of driver doesn’t dictate the quality of headphones. You should still use the overall sound quality of the headphones — which is the culmination of many factors — as the final consideration. There’s also a subset of electrostatic drivers called an electret. Electret drivers have a permanent charge on the film, eliminating the need for specialized amplification. High-end IEMs like the ThieAudio Monarch typically use these. How do electrostatic drivers work? Electrostatic driver diagram. (from: GeekDad) The diaphragm will also move up and down according to the coil’s vibration, thus shifting the air above it and generating sound waves. Dynamic drivers have one of the simplest mechanisms, which enables them to reach high volume using less power (or lower impedance). The amount of air that gets moved determines how much air pressure variation your headphones can produce.

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As the name implies, headphones with hybrid drivers combine two or more different drivers to produce the best sound quality. Not all drivers are equal – some can handle a certain frequency range better than others.

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While multi-driver configuration helps improve the sound quality of early IEMs, a lot of today’s best IEMs only have a single driver. This is because the improvement in quality and our skills in fine-tuning headphones have allowed manufacturers to make high-quality single driver headphones. The voice coil in a dynamic driver sits inside a permanent magnet. It’s also directly connected to the diaphragm. When the electrical current goes through the voice coil, it produces an electromagnetic field. Oxygen-free copper is supposed to have better conductivity due to the low oxygen content (0.03%) and high copper purity (99.95%), but it often costs slightly more to manufacture. Pure copper coils have slightly less purity (99.5%), but it’s easier to shape and therefore cost slightly cheaper. Bone conduction drivers are unique in that they don’t produce sound waves the same way other drivers do. These drivers vibrate the temporal bones and jawbones to transfer the sound directly into the inner ear.Many audiophiles start by learning about the different types of headphones drivers. Beginners are often perplexed by the differences between driver types, which audio forums’ hearsay complicates further. Instead of the numbers, you should look at how well each driver was tuned and integrated to the headphones. However, the stationary magnets and flat diaphragms make the sound created by planar magnetic drivers more well-controlled and less prone to distortion at higher volumes.