Headphones have earpieces that sit on your ear or fit tightly around your ear. The band between the earpieces may rest on the top of your head or behind your neck. Headphones are ideal for listening to high quality music privately.

Headsets are headphones with an attached microphone. Headsets are ideal for any situation in which you want to listen and talk at the same time. For example, headsets are useful for chatting with other people on the Internet and working with speech recognition software. You can also use headsets with cell phones, for hands-free talking and listening.