[KrooLism]

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Originally Posted by SHVentus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks to all for your kind responses - I do greatly appreciate them! New Q: If the consensus is that open cans generally sound better & have a wider SS, then why do people rave about the Darth Beyers & the woody enclosed upgrades for the Senn 650's? Thank you.

Personal Preference.

Quote from Wmcmanus: "If it sounds good to you - then it's good."

 

[Netminder]

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Originally Posted by SHVentus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks to all for your kind responses - I do greatly appreciate them! New Q: If the consensus is that open cans generally sound better & have a wider SS, then why do people rave about the Darth Beyers & the woody enclosed upgrades for the Senn 650's? Thank you.

i dont know from experience but from what others say....the bass in DT770s is pretty BIG...I like a lot of bass and my 770/80s are on the way!

! After I burn them in i am prolly goin gto get them darthafied!!!

 

[Davesrose]

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Originally Posted by SHVentus /img/forum/go_quote.gif If the consensus is that open cans generally sound better & have a wider SS, then why do people rave about the Darth Beyers & the woody enclosed upgrades for the Senn 650's? Thank you.

I haven't heard a Darth Beyer, but I've heard a stock DT770/80....and that was a bass heavy.

All closed cans seem to have an issue with too much weight for me. I like the HD650s open. In fact it seems that most headphile Beyers way more then Senns. I wouldn't dream of putting woodies on mine. Would totally kill the airy and lively, yet plenty of body sort of presentation that I like with Senns.

 

[highlighter]

im thinking that its better to have opens if youre in a more intimate environment, like beating it in your living room.

 

[danieln]

It also depends on what you plan to use them for. To me, closed cans sound better with movies or pop music than open cans.

 

[regal]

I think closed cans get a bad rap. 8 times out of 10 you need closed phones or else you just might as well be listening to speakers. I also like the intimacy you get with good closed cans. I could be wrong but I think hearing damage is a bigger issue with open than closed designs. Has anyone taken a dB reading at the preferred listening volume open vs closed ?