Do you play speakers when using phones?

[tom b]

I use a headphone amp and I can control speaker and headphone volume seperately.

Since the headphones are open I sometimes have the speakes playing softly to kind of muffle out the sounds that are going on in my house. I guess you say I like having the primary music also playing as background sound too.

Does anyone else do that or am I just being a little weird from reading too many posts on this forum?

 

[troymadison]

you're weird

 

[uraflit]

i have an emu0404usb. i play music with headphones and turn on the speakers just a bit... only cuz i'm too lazy to turn it off that is

 

[tom b]

and thanks for that Troymadison, I knew it was coming.

But lets get real all of us must be a little off spending this much time and money on headphones not to mention the time time spent reading and posting on this forum.

Which by the way has cost me over $3000 in the past year.......

 

[troymadison]

The only reason why I'd use speakers with headphones is if I want to "feel" the bass. I rarely do this though.

 

[sugarman]

I sometimes do that with my Lambda's & MS1's. Combining their detail with the SPL of speakers & the subwoofer's physical oomph, it's the best of both worlds. Kinda like cheatin though.

Just have to be carefull not to get carried away with the volume.

 

[Assorted]

I just turn on the subwoofer.

 

[troymadison]

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Originally Posted by Assorted /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just turn on the subwoofer.

my house.
People complain

.
This is why I goto this forum.

 

[ykim8]

I used to have my z2300 on at medium bass and also have my HD201 on to feel the bass, which actually sounds surprisingly good.

 

[jamato8]

I have done it and sat in the sweet spot of the speakers and got great results.

 

[roastpuff]

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Originally Posted by troymadison /img/forum/go_quote.gif The only reason why I'd use speakers with headphones is if I want to "feel" the bass. I rarely do this though.

You, my man, need Darth Beyers.

 

[sugarman]

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Originally Posted by roastpuff /img/forum/go_quote.gif You, my man, need Darth Beyers.

I've occasionally noticed a certain slight physical bass resonating through my body with my DT880's. So it wasn't my imagination?

I haven't noticed it with the 701's and just got the MS1s, but never with the Lambda's and I wouldn't expect it from them anyway.

 

[ericj]

you know I tried "playing speakers" when i was a kid, but it was hard to sit in one place and vibrate for a long time. I don't think headphones would help.

 

[Autochthon]

I do this fairly often. I listen to speakers and occasionally put on headphones to change the sound - bring it closer. Sometimes I turn off the speakers sometimes I don't. Each amp adds a different sound so I play around with them.

 

[kramer5150]

never... although I tried it several times.