Headphones with onboard music?

July 4, 2021 7:03 AM

I’m looking for a pair of over-ear headphones that has a built-in MP3 player and takes a memory card. Noise cancelling is a plus. The purpose here is a portable study aid — something that allows one to listen to music without needing to connect to a phone or anything else. It needs to fit a nine year old. Some searching on Amazon tells me this probably exists, but I know nothing about brands or extra features to look for or avoid, and I’m seeking recommendations for specific products.
posted by eirias to Shopping (3 answers total)

Fitting a 9 year old is going to be the question. I searched on Amazon for "kids headphone Sd Card slot" and found this, available in 4 colors
posted by kschang at 2:14 PM on July 4, 2021

Here's one that takes a microSD flash card. Not sure about noise cancellation; you may need to do some digging here. The ones I'm familiar with (Bose, Bang Olufson, etc.) tend to be higher-end and connect to other sources via Bluetooth or are wired.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 2:16 PM on July 4, 2021

I don't know of any specific headphones, but I do want to point out a nine year old's head is almost the same size as an adults (point of reference: 8 and 9 year olds that I know are wearing adult small bike helmets and my 8 year old son uses my Jabra bluetooth over-ear headphones). This may open up your options.
posted by piyushnz at 3:42 PM on July 5, 2021