SeriousApple
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Can i get a Amen!!
Tell me your main headphone is closed back the one you love the most?Not me. Open back is overrated.
Shure 1540 (with a very mild EQ, which should be applied anyway- to openbacks more than to the closed ones)- great sound & perfect comfort. AKG 371 is following closely (they are a bit less comfortable). Focal Elegia (almost as comfortable as Shure but requires a bit more of EQ).Tell me your main headphone is closed back the one you love the most?
I want to get some bheyerdynamics those look like good headphones.Open back can sound best for some genre of music. I love my HD600's especially for classical, jazz, guitar, vocals etc. But if you're talking about electronic music, beats and high hats, I think it often sounds better on closed back. I also find closed back preferable in general because of the isolation, I like the more intimate experience and external noise rejection. My 'workhorse' headphones are DT770's (closed), I also have Bose QC35's, and have had several other closed backs in the past.
My next headphone purchase goal is to get a low distortion planar closed back, but thats for the future.
Shure 1540 look yummy af think i might get those.Shure 1540 (with a very mild EQ, which should be applied anyway- to openbacks more than to the closed ones)- great sound & perfect comfort. AKG 371 is following closely (they are a bit less comfortable). Focal Elegia (almost as comfortable as Shure but requires a bit more of EQ).
HD600 and HD800 are collecting dust since I've started with the above mentioned closed back ones...
Totally agreed with you. You said it right on the money!! I have experienced the same thing when its dead silent it sounds amazing. When you introduce constant sound into the surrounding area quality takes a hit for sure.They both have their advantages. Sure, open back tend to sound best in a quiet environment, but in even a modestly noisy environment those advantages are swamped by external noise. And open back are nearly useless in recording studios and live performance (or the office for that matter).
My understanding is that they are treble heavy. Sennheiser HD 650/660 and Drop 6XX are smoother and more linear on top. All open back headphones I've owned [with the exception of Fidelio X2HR] require a bass boost, preferably with a PEQ.I want to get some bheyerdynamics those look like good headphones.
Agreed totally okay no wageringI'm going to listen to my Drop 6XX more than my AKG K371 because I'll listen to music more at my desk, in my room, relatively isolated from distracting sounds. But for portable use, open back phones are useless. Different horses for different courses.
This is only an exhibition. This is not a competition. Please, no wagering.
Agreed with bass boost on X2 HR i have those. But i dont know what happned now that i have used it quite a bit the bass seems to be comming out quite good.My understanding is that they are treble heavy. Sennheiser HD 650/660 and Drop 6XX are smoother and more linear on top. All open back headphones I've owned [with the exception of Fidelio X2HR] require a bass boost, preferably with a PEQ.
Bass with the X2 HR is good to 40hz out of the box. I don't know if you've heard or own the [relatively cheap] AKG K371, but they do bass better than any open back phone I've owned/used. If you're a bass head, you're gonna need good closed-back headphones.Agreed with bass boost on X2 HR i have those. But i dont know what happned now that i have used it quite a bit the bass seems to be comming out quite good.
I'm going to listen to my Drop 6XX more than my AKG K371 because I'll listen to music more at my desk, in my room, relatively isolated from distracting sounds. But for portable use, open back phones are useless. Different horses for different courses.
This is only an exhibition. This is not a competition. Please, no wagering.