question about open back headphones

[echo77]

had the philips shp2700 for about a year. they are quite decent but crackle at slightly higher volume and the plastic creaks if you move your head or even clench your throat

was thinking of trying something in the lower range first but finally decided to jump directly into the middle of things.

picked up AD-700 from pristine note

first impression (music only) is that it is quite good. it looks as if i can hear everything there is to hear, very clearly.

bass sounds like the vintage 60s/70s realistic wooden version - which is perfectly the way i like it as most of the music i listen is from that era. the tabla on "kun faya kun" sounds brilliant, so this hp will be great for all you tablaheads.

fit is very light and non-clamping - absolutely no pressure on the head

drives quite easily -from phone, mp3 player or laptop

sound leaks from these open cans a lot more than all my previous hps

running through some of my favorite songs right now

thanks to everyone on this thread

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Congratulations: enjoy!

Yes, they leak sound, both in and out. No worries about not hearing the door bell, unless you really crank up the volume, and then you wouldn't hear it even with speakers anyway.

 

[echo77]

Right - sound leaks both ways... on the 2700, i could listen with the TV on

You can also clearly make out if the mp3 has low bit rate

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Oh yes! That doesn't surprise me!

So it's all FLACs for you from now on?

 

[echo77]

flac or 320br mp3s... no perceivable difference

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

I won't argue that, because I doubt that I can tell the difference, but, one day, someone might be listening to my music who can.

 

[echo77]

listen to your own ears

no difference to my ears... don't care if someone else notices a difference - guess that is bad for them