Lyuokdea
New Head-Fier
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I almost convinced myself to get the 598s, but then stopped at the last minute because I'm worried about sound leakage. I work in a pretty quiet office with one office mate, who sits about 8 feet away. I usually listen to music at pretty low volumes, but am worried it will be too bothersome for him. In theory I would actually like to have sound leak in, since if there is sound it's a 50% chance that somebody is trying to talk to me.
So I'd like either a closed, or semi-open set of headphones that has the large soundstage of the HD598s or AD900Xs. I usually listen to:
Classical - 50%
Jazz - 20%
Singer/Songwriter - 20%
Pop/Rap/Electronic - 10%
I don't like heavy bass, and would consider a reference piece to be something like "Duel of the Fates", if a headphone can be a bit analytic with the rapid violin part, and then also bring power to the vocals....
Currently I have ATH-CK10s which I really like, but I've found that I can't deal with IEMs day to day without ear pain.
Budget is probably $150, though I could do $200 if there was something in that range worth getting. I don't have an amp and would rather not buy one if possible. I will be hooking it into either a macbook pro or to a desktop with a pretty decent motherboard (though no external soundcard)
Alternatively, if somebody can convince me that my office mate won't hear the 598s, or that there is an open headphone that leaks slightly less.......
Thanks!
So I'd like either a closed, or semi-open set of headphones that has the large soundstage of the HD598s or AD900Xs. I usually listen to:
Classical - 50%
Jazz - 20%
Singer/Songwriter - 20%
Pop/Rap/Electronic - 10%
I don't like heavy bass, and would consider a reference piece to be something like "Duel of the Fates", if a headphone can be a bit analytic with the rapid violin part, and then also bring power to the vocals....
Currently I have ATH-CK10s which I really like, but I've found that I can't deal with IEMs day to day without ear pain.
Budget is probably $150, though I could do $200 if there was something in that range worth getting. I don't have an amp and would rather not buy one if possible. I will be hooking it into either a macbook pro or to a desktop with a pretty decent motherboard (though no external soundcard)
Alternatively, if somebody can convince me that my office mate won't hear the 598s, or that there is an open headphone that leaks slightly less.......
Thanks!