[LaPierre]

This question may or may not have been asked before, but looking through a few dozen pages after I searched it I got nothing on it.

So anyway, I'm wondering how the sound of a closed headphones would (most likely) change when you open it up, as in remove the back of it like a normal closed headphone would be. Anyone have a clue?

 

[MalVeauX]

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This question may or may not have been asked before, but looking through a few dozen pages after I searched it I got nothing on it.

So anyway, I'm wondering how the sound of a closed headphones would (most likely) change when you open it up, as in remove the back of it like a normal closed headphone would be. Anyone have a clue?

 
Heya,
 
It really depends how the driver is suspended in the housing. But otherwise, a basic rule of thumb, expect a drop in bass response, and expect an increase in sound stage.
 
Very best,

 

[LaPierre]

Yeah, that's the most likely outcome. I'm just wondering how it'd effect the higher frequencies; maybe smoother highs and mids due to the lack of reverb a closed can would cause? I probably won't get many answers, so I guess I'll just have to conduct some inexpensive tests and report my findings to answer it for others who may be wondering the same 

 

[Dyaems]

you can read the open m50 mod thread somewhere to have an idea what happened to his m50 =)