[BigZam]

I am looking to upgrade to a quality pair of headphones with a price range of $150-225, and I have been looking at the AKG q701, Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro, and the Sennheiser HD598. I will mainly be wearing these in my home (which is why open headphones would be fine). I am coming from a pair of Bose AE2. (No longer have them I sold them)
 
Sadly, I will not be home 100% of the time with these headphones. for id say 5-10% of the time I will be using these at the library. I probably wont be blasting my music, but I would like to still have music playing. I just want one pair of headphones.
 
How much do these individual headphones bleed? Or should I just look at closed headphones
 
If you have any suggestions on what headphones to look at rather than these 3, please let me know!
 
I want headphones that have a good soundstage. I play counter strike competitively and I would like to know where the footsteps are coming from The type of music that I listen to is rock / electronic. I am not much of a bass head and I do not want thundering bass.

 

[BigZam]

I forgot to say that I want headphones that have a good soundstage. I play counter strike competitively and I would like to know where the footsteps are coming from
 
Thanks

 

[e6600]

i think you'll be fine if you can find a nice spot in the library away from everyone else.  ive seen people get away with blasting their iems, so i dont see why you couldnt get away with listening to open hps at moderate levels
if you really, absolutely need isolation, go for a closed headphone.  i really enjoy my k550 in fps games, especially cs 1.6.  pretty much the only thing i do in pubs now is prefire and wall.  it really pisses people off, lol

 

[Headzone]

 

How much do HD 598 / DT 990 Pro / q701 bleed?

Equally much. They all are open headphones, and depending on your listening volume will radiate the same amount of sound outwards as they do into your ears.