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dublinben  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Headphones - Cans - A deal to be had - Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitors

These are good, durable studio monitors. I wouldn't recommend them for just listening to music for pleasure though.





steve  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

probably not for "walk around" music listening - heavy, hot, and too much cable for portability... but sitting in my chair or lying on the couch? I love em.

dublinben  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If I'm sitting at home listening to music, I want a large set of open headphones. The tradeoff for less portability and isolation is well worth the increased soundstage and instrument isolation.

steve  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

true enough... alas, I live with a bunch of people and open cans aren't an option. Maybe some day...

dublinben  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They're definitely not the most unobtrusive way of listening to music. They're far less disturbing than the typical soundsystem found in many dorm rooms though.

steve  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

PERFECT for a dorm or apartment or office that you don't have to share. A cube mate of mine had a super nice pair of open air headphones... I pretty much wanted to smack him most of the time. And he even liked good music...