[kwong]

I just fried my speakers, so I'm considering buying a new pair of speakers. After some audition I found that I've been spoiled and cannot go back to any speakers under $1000, but because this is totally unplanned I have reservations about spending this much money now.

So I can either buy the tweeters and fix it myself (which I'm not sure I'm capable of), spend the money to buy a new pair of speakers, or start using headphones.

So may I ask what made you guys prefer headphones, and is it comfortable / healthy to listen to music this way for serveral hours a day? And what are the choices these days? Where in Hongkong can I buy headphones?

TIA

 

[Alick]

kwong

My main reason for buying headphones was to allow serious late-night listening sessions without keeping SO awake. However, there are other significant advantages.

£/£ (or $/$ in your case), the quality of headphones wins out. IMHO, a good $200 pair of headphones has the potential to blow your $1000 speakers away. Also, I find myself listening more as you can listen to headphones at times where it would be difficult to listen to speakers.

A couple of minor downsides are that headphones take away the opportunity to share music (though not many share my tastes, so that's a win for me) and you don't have the option of background music when socialising.

If you can get new tweeters, it should be easy to replace them - I'd hate to think of $1000 speakers being thrown away.

Finally, this should really be in the Headphones forum.

 

[kwong]

Oops ... that's the result of going to the same forum everyday and mistaking every forum on head-fi as headphone forum. Wish I could move the thread.

Thanks mate

 

[braillediver]

"Why use headphones?"

I live in an apartment and unlike my neighbors I'd rather not bother other people with my music enjoyment. So it’s necessity not choice.

I’d much rather be able to listen to speakers at what ever level I chose but that isn’t an option at the present time.

My only complaint about using headphones is I am tied down to one spot and tend to not do anything while listening since I get wrapped up in the music.


Mitch

 

[pnrgi]

My uncle works for polk audio and he has some nice nice speakers (they are prototypes so i dont know the model number) at his house, but i still think my headphones beat them at about 1/16 of the price.

Speakers are good for alot of things, its alwasy nice to have a decent pair of speakers, but interms of listen to them 8-12 hours a day, the neighboors wont like you, and neither will your family.

I use headphones for privacy and cost. and because im a college student, money is tight as it is.

 

[null]

Instead of starting up new threads about this, why not try this one?

 

[Ticky]

You mentioned that you can't go back to any speakers under $1000. I assume that your previous speakers are in that price range. Be aware that headphones, while capable of excellent details, do not come as close to speakers in terms of sonic realism. This is simply because our brains are used to sound originately from a distance, not from a driver placed directly outside our ears.

Chances are, you will miss the speakers' much larger and more realistic soundstage. On the other hand, you will hear more details from your music, details that you probably did not notice while listening via speakers. Its a give and take.

If you are checking out the headphones route, be sure to order from a place that accepts returns in case you find that headphones just don't do it for you.

Good luck!

 

[wallijonn]

if you blew your tweeters because you turned up the volume too loud, you'll likely damage your hearing by listening to comparable volume levels on headphones.

 

[ServinginEcuador]

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