Headphones may include a headband, a first earpiece connected to an end of the headband, and a second earpiece connected to the other end of the headband, wherein the first earpiece may include a first plate connected to an end of the headband, a first housing arranged on a surface of the first plate, a first ear pad contacting the first housing and aligned in a first direction in which the first plate and the first housing are arranged, and a first pressure unit between at least the first ear pad and the first housing, the first pressure unit may include a first pressure plate, and a first pressure pin between the first pressure plate and the first housing, a portion of the first pressure pin may be unconstrainedly accommodated in an inside of the first pressure plate, and the first pressure plate may be tiltable relative to the first housing.

This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.

A speaker device is provided. The speaker device may include a circuit housing, an ear hook, a rear hook, and a speaker assembly. The circuit housing may be configured to accommodate a control circuit or a battery. The ear hook may be connected to one end of the circuit housing and at least a part of the ear hook being covered by a first housing sheath. The rear hook may be connected to the other end of the circuit housing and at least a part of the rear hook being covered by a second housing sheath. The first housing sheath and the second housing sheath may cover at least a part of a periphery of the circuit housing from two ends of the circuit housing, respectively. The speaker assembly may include an earphone core and a core housing for accommodating the earphone core.

Headphone playback devices can include a cable assembly including a plurality of conductors extending between a first earpiece and a second earpiece. The cable assembly includes a jacket, a power conductor disposed within the jacket and coupled between a power source in the first earpiece and a wireless transceiver in the second earpiece. The cable assembly further includes a microphone conductor at least partially disposed within the jacket and coupled to a microphone in one of the earpieces. A shield is at least partially disposed between the power conductor and the microphone conductor to reduce electromagnetic interference between the two.

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing clamping force adjustment on a virtual reality (VR) headset. User preferences as to clamping force at one or more positions, such as rest position on top of the user's head and VR mode position on user's face, are determined. The preferences are stored in a user profile. When a user places the VR headset, clamping force at a position is measures and clamping force is adjusted at that position.

There are described headphones comprising earcups to be placed about ears of a user, with a headband linking the earcups and to be extending above a head of the user. A flexible band distinct from the headband is secured below the headband for contact with the head of the user. Removable headband sensors are embedded in the flexible band and have a portion thereof protruding downwardly from the flexible band to reach the scalp. The flexible band has a flexibility which makes the flexible band deform under the weight of the earcups to conform with the head of the user to ensure high quality contact between the headband electrodes and the scalp. There are further provided earcup electrodes on the earcups for contact with a region on or behind an ear of the user. Signals from the electrodes can be used for different purposes such as concentration monitoring and feedback.

The present disclosure relates to an acoustic output apparatus. The acoustic output apparatus comprising: at least one low-frequency acoustic driver that outputs sound from at least two first sound guiding holes; at least one high-frequency acoustic driver that outputs sound from at least two second sound guiding holes; and a controller configured to cause the low-frequency acoustic driver to output sound in a first frequency range, and cause the high-frequency acoustic driver to output sound in a second frequency range, wherein the second frequency range includes frequencies higher than the first frequency range.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus. The apparatus may comprise two ear-hook assemblies configured to be hung outside of two ears of a user respectively, and a rear-hook assembly in a curved shape configured to connect the two ear-hook assemblies and wrap around a rear side of the head of the user. The rear-hook assembly may include an elastic metal filament, wires, and an elastic covering body covering the elastic metal filament and the wires.

This hearing device, for example, includes a vibrator for transmitting vibration corresponding to a voice signal to the nasal bone of a user to let the user hear sound. The hearing device may further preferably include an eyeglass-type housing for carrying the vibrator in a position at which a nose pad is provided. The hearing device may also preferably incorporate a voice signal reception unit for receiving, wirelessly or by wire, a voice signal generated by an external sound source, or an internal sound source for self-generating a voice signal. When implementation as a hearing aid or a sound collector is contemplated, the external sound source or the internal sound source may preferably be a microphone for collecting ambient sound.

Playback devices such as headphone devices can include an earpiece configured to be positioned adjacent a user's ear. The earpiece can include a transducer having a diaphragm configured to face toward the user's ear when the earpiece is positioned adjacent the user's ear, as well as an outlet vent in fluid communication with the transducer and a microphone. A support member within the earpiece includes a first opening aligned with the microphone and a second opening aligned with the outlet vent. An acoustic mesh extends over the first opening and the second opening, wherein the mesh has a substantially uniform acoustic impedance.