intoart
1000+ Head-Fier
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I originally started using headphones to avoid issues with my apartment neighbors. I have since come to prefer them to speakers.
The sound is so much more detailed, and there are no room acoustics anomalies getting in the way.
The soundstage from speakers is bigger, but it is more precise and 3-dimensional on phones.
Bass from speakers is more powerful, but also not nearly as well defined.
I sometimes have trouble hearing lyrics through speakers, but never miss a word on headphones (even mumblers like REM.)
Probably the best thing about phones is that the intimate presentation helps me tune out the rest of the world and get lost in the music.
The sound is so much more detailed, and there are no room acoustics anomalies getting in the way.
The soundstage from speakers is bigger, but it is more precise and 3-dimensional on phones.
Bass from speakers is more powerful, but also not nearly as well defined.
I sometimes have trouble hearing lyrics through speakers, but never miss a word on headphones (even mumblers like REM.)
Probably the best thing about phones is that the intimate presentation helps me tune out the rest of the world and get lost in the music.