[Mgear]

Just curious to see if anyone else wears open headphones outside, when on trains and whatnot I usually keep my music low to not bother others.

 

[justingregoire]

I find it difficult to near impossible to listen to music on my HD598s out in public. It's even more difficult with my Grados.

 

[davidgotsa]

I never take my headphones outside, not only because I would look silly but also because all of them are open. I know how annoyed I get when someone is listening to open headphones on the bus so I don't want to be that guy.

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,
 
I've done it a few times driving alone. But ultimately it's annoying. The environmental noise just ruins the experience and drowns what you're trying to listen to.
 
Sometimes even having open-air at home is annoying, just hearing house noise even.
 
I just really enjoy isolation simply because I like to only hear what is coming from the headphone and not from everything else.
 
Very best,

 

[Achmedisdead]

If I am walking down the street in town,  I always use open 'phones.....I've used PX100's, PortaPros, KSC75's, and ATH-P5's for this. I'd like to hear the oncoming traffic, you know?
I also wear them in the grocery store, so i can pause the music and talk with the cashier.
 
If I was riding a subway or train, I'm sure I would not use open headphones though.

 

[drgnclwk]

I'd probably never use open headphones in public since it leaks too much and I wouldn't want to impose my music on others around me.

 

[wuwhere]

Like those boombox cars just to attract attention? No.

 

[PanamaRed]

I enjoy Grado SR-80s everywhere except on an airplane. Subways included.

 

[VortexBlast]

I occasionally use my DT-880 Pro in public. Although not fully open (semi-open), it does let in and out a fair amount of sound. I usually don't care what other think because most of them actually ignores me.
In public transport such as in the bus or the subway, I turn the dial on my Fiio to a moderate level so that I can hear it but not so much for the other person to notice.
Never tried in an airplane though but I have my Shure SE425 if I really need to block a lot of sound.

 

[KimChee]

I don't even used closed in public, I always use in ears, it is more low profile.

 

[Bocefuss4500]

I use my modded sennheiser hd-580 all the time in public at school at break times in between classes no big deal then on bus rides home it's a hit or miss sometimes just use my IEM's

 

[Bassix]

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I don't even used closed in public, I always use in ears, it is more low profile.

I agree, I don't like using any big kind of headphones in public, I'll listen to my M50's in school during studyhalls, but other than that, I don't like it because it just looks out of the ordinary. In-Ear's are just more casual and like @KimChee said, low profile.

 

[peanuthead]

No, because I try not to annoy my neighbors...

 

[crimsonOkami]

I wear my porta pros in the public all the time.  And when i set them at my normal(high) listening level and put them down and walk away, i can barely hear them at 5 feet away.
 
But honestly if you're wearing properly designed open headphones and someone 5 feet away can hear your music in a normal noise level environment i think you may have the volume too high.. either that or I'm REALLY light of hearing

 

[jono454]

i blast my sr60s when i walk outside and when i'm on the subway or bus i turn it down