John_M
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Thanks for the reply. The issue is that I don't have either speakers or the open backed headphones yet to do a test. I previously owned various open headphones but sold them all. I only kept the W5000s. I have a Realiser A8 which I haven't been using and will potentially buy an A16.
I was just wondering if anyone else had any experience before splashing out. This is the worry:
"I expect you will hear the sound leaking from your wife's headphones in this situation. It will not be messing up the speaker simulation, but maybe it can be an annoying disturbance."
Her headphones will actually be playing the same soundtrack (e.g. film, Game of Thrones) as mine so I'm not sure it would actually "cut across" what I'm hearing. It might just sound like an extra speaker located where she is sitting.
As they're so open, I'd be quite cautious about buying Stax even though the Realisers work well with electrostatic headphones. I also don't want to get a headphone which needs a huge amp to drive it - which also rules out HD820s. Essentially I don't want a huge pile of kit in the living room as it will just annoy my wife - I would already need a device to source Netflix, Amazon and Blu-rays and output HDMI, then the Realiser going into the TV. I don't want one or even two huge amps on top of that.
My wife listens at quite low volumes. I think some open headphones don't leak as much sound as others - maybe Oppo PM-1s or PM-2s (still possible to get these). I could get her some of these and listen on the W5000s myself, which might be OK (?)
Failing that I was thinking of Shure SRH1540 to stay on the safe side - closed and easy to drive.
I was just wondering if anyone else had any experience before splashing out. This is the worry:
"I expect you will hear the sound leaking from your wife's headphones in this situation. It will not be messing up the speaker simulation, but maybe it can be an annoying disturbance."
Her headphones will actually be playing the same soundtrack (e.g. film, Game of Thrones) as mine so I'm not sure it would actually "cut across" what I'm hearing. It might just sound like an extra speaker located where she is sitting.
As they're so open, I'd be quite cautious about buying Stax even though the Realisers work well with electrostatic headphones. I also don't want to get a headphone which needs a huge amp to drive it - which also rules out HD820s. Essentially I don't want a huge pile of kit in the living room as it will just annoy my wife - I would already need a device to source Netflix, Amazon and Blu-rays and output HDMI, then the Realiser going into the TV. I don't want one or even two huge amps on top of that.
My wife listens at quite low volumes. I think some open headphones don't leak as much sound as others - maybe Oppo PM-1s or PM-2s (still possible to get these). I could get her some of these and listen on the W5000s myself, which might be OK (?)
Failing that I was thinking of Shure SRH1540 to stay on the safe side - closed and easy to drive.