speakers sound better then headphones regardless of price

are u serious?  

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just looked at our post count and you have over 1000 posts and you still think that your logitech speaker is better than your shure headphone? wow I can't comment any further.

Maybe your music is like diarrhea and your speakers are acting as a sort of filter, however when listening with headphones your music is dribbling into your ear unimpeded?

Try some of this and report back

First your 840 is "Just average IMO" and then "absolutely amazing". What is it then? Did you upgrade from a RCA 512mb mp3 player to new DAC and $1000 amp?

Speakers have a major advantage over headphones, but some speakers just are terrible. My HD598 sound better than my Logitech 5.1 speakers in every single aspect. Even as congested the HD598 can get, the Logitechs get more congested.

Even though, I think I might start converting to speakers soon. It's ridiculously difficult to find a neutral pair of headphones. Hopefully, the search in speakers won't be as difficult.

I'm done with speakers after I blew a grand on some Axiom speakers and my $200/each JBL speakers were better. I guess maybe I need some of that Debrox myself. Who knows.

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Originally Posted by bcasey25raptor 

this is not a hate thread, i still love them, i am just curious as to why i find speakers easier to listen to.
 

 

I find the HD598 is easier to listen to than my car speakers    If that means anything    The only reason why I use my computer speakers is for comfort reasons. Try the HD598. Be a believer. Hear the future.

given a choice i'll listen to music through a well thought out speaker system over a well thought out headphone system every single time.

My LCD-2s haven't seen use the last 3 months (other than at the portland and seattle meets)..listening to music on the magnepans is just that much more of a smile inducing experience and that is what draws us to any hobby. 

Both have their good and bad.

The problem to me is that seems you don't even have a proper source device..

If you prefer the sound the way your speaker produce it, maybe you could try to use crossfeed with your headphones. I use isone pro with my headphones and really enjoy it.

both devices provides different experience in music listening, just like you cant compare iems to fullsize headphone, and you cant compare fullsize headphone to speakers...

some would enjoy listening through headphones(like i do), some would prefer speakers (like you do), some would enjoy iems better than headphones, some would enjoy on ear over in ear.. but basically you cant compare them, it is based on personal preferences.

about the headphones will provide better sound than speakers... well theoratically, sound waves from speaker would go through some medians before it reaches your ear, there would be a lot more of noise interference compared to headphones that projects the sound directly to your ears...cmiiw