Open Vs Closed?
Jul 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM Post #16 of 23
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I enjoy my open AD700 for their lightness, airyness, clarity, and sense of space. I enjoy my closed RX700 for their impactful bass, partial isolation, and mellow (in comparison) tone. Between the two, I'm done with full-sized phones for now, though greed tempts me now and then for an AD900 or another K701.


I also have an open pair and a closed pair that I frequently swap between. I would prefer to settle on just one pair, but so far I cannot decide because each have their advantages and disadvantages. I would love to find phones that offer "the best of both worlds", but so far I have not.
 
Dec 28, 2010 at 4:00 PM Post #19 of 23
I may also add, closed headphones always have more intimacy than open headphones. If you want to find the best intimacy for vocals, you should look towards a closed headphone which emphasizes the mids.
 
I have never heard an open headphone reproduce the intimacy of a good closed headphone.
 
Sure open headphones have advantage in soundstage, but they lose intimacy which to me is more important for my preferences
 
Feb 2, 2014 at 10:07 AM Post #20 of 23
forcefedfreak said:
  What is meant by "Cavern effect?"
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Probably echoing caused by bouncing sounds in the closed type.
 
As for me, I own a pair of HD598. I like it because it's not "banging" to my head like some previous closed headphones that I tried. It feels like it relieves the pressure caused by closed types. But to be honest, sometimes I miss those bass........
 
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