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[–] 1 point 10 months ago* (2 children)

I can see that. I don't like how they make the music sound though and much prefer open room speakers or open back headphones.

I get that and I do have some open back headphones too. That's fine for a quiet environment. But if you're wanting to listen to something in a noisy environment, your options are basically some form of isolation or trying to drown out everything else.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Ya for sure ! What closed back cans do you like?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago*

    For ANC, Sony's WH-1000XM6. I've had people complain that I occasionally sound muffled when using it as a headset, though. The only other circumaural ANC headphones I've used are Sennheiser Momentum 4s, which have a lot of problems and I wasn't happy with for other reasons. No complaints about being muffled, though. Other than that, all my ANC experiences have been on various earbuds, not headphones.

    For non-ANC, just a passive closed-back circumaural, my favorite so far is a Beyerdynamic DT 770. It's an old design, first got one back maybe in 2000, but it's been comfortable and durable, and has decent passive isolation. I picked up another pair a year or two back, and that's what I typically use at home, where I don't need ANC, if I'm seated at my computer. It doesn't have a detachable cord, but that's really the only thing I'd complain about.

    Can't exactly use the DT 770 as an example of technology advancing, though, given context of the discussion here. :-)

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