How do headphones work? (As in how does electricity get turned into sound)

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How do headphones work? (As in how does electricity get turned into sound)

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Answer 1

I don’t know the specifics, but there’s an magnet of some sort that vibrates in response to current. You might notice when you plug them in you get a characteristic humming noise. When you play a song, the magnets are excited and the vibrations cause sound