In recent years, headphones have gone from serving as a functional way to listen to audio in private to an in-demand fashion and audio accessory. This has been fueled, in part, by the explosion of smartphones and the increasing use of streaming media in the form of audio and video. In 2013, there are more headphones available from more vendors in more form-factors than ever before, and new product lines and offerings are being released on a regular basis.
So let's start with the basic headphone styles.