CedricE
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Do open headphones have less bass response than closed headphones? If so, why?
Open/closed heapdhones and bass response
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PurpleAngel
Headphoneus Supremus
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I believe with open headphone it's easier for the bass to dissipate before getting to your ears..
With closed headphones your going to feel the bass more from the air pressure in a closed space.
obobskivich
Headphoneus Supremus
Depends on the headphone - generalistically speaking most open headphones are "lean," but this is not a universal. For example, there's the Ultrasone HFI-2400, which is open, and produces more bass than most headphones overall. And on the other hand, there are closed cans that are "lean" - like the Beyerdynamic T70.
Of course I'm "reaching" to come up with those examples, and I can easily list a half-dozen open-back cans that sound "lean" and a half-dozen closed-back cans that produce quite a lot of bass; the point is that there's no absolute rule of thumb here.
Of course I'm "reaching" to come up with those examples, and I can easily list a half-dozen open-back cans that sound "lean" and a half-dozen closed-back cans that produce quite a lot of bass; the point is that there's no absolute rule of thumb here.
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