Buying headphones

Tips from the experts: How to find the best sound

Expert Philipp Schuster shows the high-end model from Austrian Audio, the "Composer", which costs around 2500 euros.

(Bild: Sebastian Räuchle)

Surface-mounted or wrap-around, open or closed, with cable or without? Buying headphones raises questions, first and foremost: How do you know if they sound good? Krone+ asked an expert who should know.

Anyone who buys headphones usually wants them to sound good. But even the best sound is useless if the headphones don't fit comfortably, says Philipp Schuster, a former long-time AKG employee and product manager at Austrian Audio since 2017 (see info box below). You have to be aware that there are different design principles for headphones, says the electrical engineering graduate.