Please answer the following question: Question: When Marky Mark's earphones were on the desk, he could only faintly hear music coming from them, but when he put them on his ears, he could clearly hear the music. When were the earphones nearer to him? (A) when they were on the desk (B) when they were on his ears  Do not use A and B to answer the question but instead, choose between "earphones on ears" and  "earphones on desk".
A:
earphones on desk