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Me gustan tanto los audífonos grandes como los pequeños.

Me gustan tanto los audífonos grandes como los pequeños.
I like both large and small headphones.
From Lesson 237:Correlative conjunctions (tanto... como...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me gustan tanto los audífonos grandes como los pequeños.

How does tanto... como... work here to mean 'both... and...'?
The phrase tanto [A] como [B] is the standard way to say 'both [A] and [B]' in Spanish. Here, it connects los audífonos grandes and los pequeños to emphasize that you like the two types of headphones equally.
Why is the verb gustan plural if the sentence starts with 'I like'?
Remember that gustar works backwards compared to English. It acts like 'to be pleasing to'. Since the things that are pleasing to you (the headphones) are plural, you must use the plural verb gustan. The Me at the beginning just shows who is pleased by them.
Why does the sentence use los pequeños instead of just saying pequeños or repeating the noun?
In Spanish, you do not need to repeat the noun if it is already clear from the context or the first half of the sentence. By putting the article los directly in front of the adjective pequeños, it translates perfectly to 'the small ones'.
Is audífonos the standard word for headphones everywhere?
audífonos is the most common word for headphones or earphones in Latin America. However, if you speak to someone from Spain, you will usually hear them use los auriculares or los cascos instead.

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