When audio suddenly blares it is much easier to control the volume with a simple flick of a dial than search on your computer for your audio settings.ĭepending on the environment in which you are transcribing, noise-cancelling headphones can be very beneficial. We wouldn’t recommend any headphones without volume control.

Suddenly transcription is not fun anymore. Half an hour wearing headphones which uncomfortably press your glasses against the back of your ears can soon stretch into what seems like an age. Other factors to consider include whether you wear glasses. Some people like buds (like the ones that come free with most mobile devices), others like in-ear canal buds (better sound quality), then there are folks who like in-the-ear headsets that sit just on the outer edge of the ear (such as the Philips LFH334 or Olympus E-62, which come with most professional transcription kits), and yet others like their ears completely enclosed by a big velvety or leather ear pads (like gaming headsets). This is a BIG consideration if you are wearing headphones all day. So this post is more a list of the features which may be important to the wearer, rather than which headphones are “best” for transcription.

What we’ve discovered over the years is that everyone has different ideas on which features are the most important. And to each and every one I say firstly, it is a very personal choice. At Pacific Transcription we receive many queries from transcriptionists and clients alike asking what the best headphones for transcription are.

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