Not much, but some. Can’t say worse or better without extensive tests, but my gut feeling says it’s just… different.
Less ambience comes through, into the closed phones.
The sound that plays from the open ones probably sounds more true, because the sound echoed back out from the ears and head just escapes out.
Meanwhile the closed ones might sound a little more “rich” because there would be a slight echo/reverb from the closed phones, as well as closing off most ambient sounds.
Hard to describe these things, unfortunately. But I hope this helps.
If you are in a place with lots of ambient noise, closed ones are definitely recommended. Otherwise it’s probably okay with open ones. I have the open ones at home.
I went from working in an office where closed were basically a requirement (to not be rude AND to block out distractions) to working from home. I love these headphones but was wondering if now that I’m in a more controlled environment I should switch to open. Sounds like it’s probably not worth the extra expense.
Not much, but some. Can’t say worse or better without extensive tests, but my gut feeling says it’s just… different.
Less ambience comes through, into the closed phones.
The sound that plays from the open ones probably sounds more true, because the sound echoed back out from the ears and head just escapes out.
Meanwhile the closed ones might sound a little more “rich” because there would be a slight echo/reverb from the closed phones, as well as closing off most ambient sounds.
Hard to describe these things, unfortunately. But I hope this helps.
If you are in a place with lots of ambient noise, closed ones are definitely recommended. Otherwise it’s probably okay with open ones. I have the open ones at home.
It does help - thanks for the detailed reply.
I went from working in an office where closed were basically a requirement (to not be rude AND to block out distractions) to working from home. I love these headphones but was wondering if now that I’m in a more controlled environment I should switch to open. Sounds like it’s probably not worth the extra expense.
Ah okay, yeah, probably not, from my personal experience. Of course it depends on how much of an audiophile you are but in the general case, no. 👍
Glad to help! ☺️