How can i become a headphone engineer?

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The King

I love headphones(in ear aswell) and i want to become a headphone engineer, im mostly interested in the mechanics (all the stuff inside the headphone) and was wondering what to major in and what classes i should be taking to become one, i was thinking electrical engineer but i was also thinking mechanical engineer or even audio engineer.. im not sure..help please

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You could look into 'Acoustic Engineering'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Engineering
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Engineering_Acoustics

Here are a variety of colleges offering degrees --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_engineering_schools_in_the_United_States

Samples --
http://www.hartford.edu/academics/areasofstudy/undergraduateprograms-listingpage/Acoustical_Engineering_music.aspx
http://www.berklee.edu/careers/mpe.html
http://www.salford.ac.uk/pgt-courses/audio-acoustics

Though, you'll need to see if they offer the proper sub-discipline associated with headphone engineering.

Also look at this --
http://prezi.com/jjv45dvekvuh/copy-of-acoustic-engineering/

Or read these articles --
http://gizmodo.com/5949316/ask-one-of-the-worlds-top-headphone-engineers-whatever-you-want
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/skullcandys-director-electrical-acoustical-engineering-dr-tetsuro-oishi-visits-innerfidelity
http://www.cepro.com/article/qa_dr_fang_bian_founder_of_hifiman_corporation/

Are the ipod and zune outlets the same size?

Channy

my friend has an ipod, and i have a zune 30g, she has ipod speakers that hook up to the outlet(not the headphone jack, i forgot what its called) and it looks like the same size as the one on my zune, can it work for zune, i don't wanna force it in there and break it...?

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I'm sure it won't fit. I have an Ipod and a Zune. The Zune and Ipod connectors are both different size. The Ipod connectors can only fit the ipod series + generations. And it is a bit wider than the Zune connector. I haven't come across any kind of universal dock yet that connect both. It's either a Zune or an Ipod. There are chargers that can let you connect any USB , not sure if you are looking for that. http://uk.gizmodo.com/e1146773526.jpg
If you want a dock or a connector for your zune, you might want to look for Zune accessories instead. Don't worry, the Ipod USB connector cannot fit even if you force it.

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