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Please convince me that I should get a headphone rig
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<blockquote data-quote="Drifter" data-source="post: 842801" data-attributes="member: 13448"><p>As Rodney has stated, headphones are very different to speakers. You don't get the expansive soundstage and the "being there" feeling with headphones but the trade off is a more intimate experience plus you don't disturb the household early on a Saturday morning while listening to your favourite tunes. Because of your "closeness to the music" through headphones you often pick up a lot more of the fine details in the music with a revealing headphone setup. The downside of this though and what can put you off headphones for life is very forward and shrill sound. Because the music is so close to your ears, the effect is amplified. </p><p></p><p>Is there anyone close to you with a good headphone setup? Best to try it first and see if you like it before splashing out the cash.</p><p></p><p>The biggest decision is probably open vs closed designs vs in ear monitors. Open <strong>usually</strong> has a more airy sound with a wider soundstage and closed is more shut in but with a more tangible lower end. In ears block a lot of external noise and can sound very natural if they fit perfectly. Second decision is then the power demand of the headphones i.e do you want something that you can run it straight out of a pc/phone or do you have an amp and can therefore get more demanding designs.</p><p></p><p>In my experience the most common "audiophile" headphones are over ear designs followed by in ear monitors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drifter, post: 842801, member: 13448"] As Rodney has stated, headphones are very different to speakers. You don't get the expansive soundstage and the "being there" feeling with headphones but the trade off is a more intimate experience plus you don't disturb the household early on a Saturday morning while listening to your favourite tunes. Because of your "closeness to the music" through headphones you often pick up a lot more of the fine details in the music with a revealing headphone setup. The downside of this though and what can put you off headphones for life is very forward and shrill sound. Because the music is so close to your ears, the effect is amplified. Is there anyone close to you with a good headphone setup? Best to try it first and see if you like it before splashing out the cash. The biggest decision is probably open vs closed designs vs in ear monitors. Open [b]usually[/b] has a more airy sound with a wider soundstage and closed is more shut in but with a more tangible lower end. In ears block a lot of external noise and can sound very natural if they fit perfectly. Second decision is then the power demand of the headphones i.e do you want something that you can run it straight out of a pc/phone or do you have an amp and can therefore get more demanding designs. In my experience the most common "audiophile" headphones are over ear designs followed by in ear monitors. [/QUOTE]
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