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    Posted: February 20 2017 at 15:12
Just wondering what people's opinions are on the matter, and if they have any preferred model or brand ect.
I personally prefer speakers because I've had the chance to use some incredible ones in the past, but I'm intending on saving money for some high quality headphones as I reckon they'll have the edge over a proper sound system at lower prices. Smile
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I enjoy both. Speakers during the day and headphones to go to sleep to at night.
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I prefer speakers but only really get to use them at home, when I at work or out and about I use headphones, I use Etymotic Research HF5 ear buds and and Sennheiser Momentum over ear headphones. Both are great for sound quality and dampening.
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I have some nice headphones but I do like to use speakers if I'm by myself. I *suppose* between the two I prefer speakers.

Oh! I have Sennheiser 598 headphones. They're middle-of-the-road price-wise. They come with a really long cable but you can get a shorter one for convenience.
(Other people here can also help you pick headphones that are right for you!)

Edited by HemispheresOfXanadu - February 20 2017 at 15:26
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I have hearing loss severe enough that listening to music by any means other than channeling it directly into my ears is basically pointless. Beyond that, I could never force my college dorm mates to put up with half the garbage I listen to. Apparently, the only socially acceptable genres for 20 year old men are classic rock (no prog except Floyd, Rush, and maybe Tull) and rap. 
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I prefer headphones for sound purity and convenience, but I love having good-quality speakers for when I'm at home doing casual stuff not actively listening to music.
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Rega RX5 speakers at home, and I don't care who I disturb...It's my house get off my lawn!!

Planes and trains I use Monster Turbine Pro IEM, I also have a set of AKG K272HD.
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Music is better "felt" (rather than simply listened to) with speakers, obviously !
 You can get better quality headphones than you would a pair of speakers with the same amount of money, though.
Sennheiser HD600 and Audio Technica M50 are the cans I own (and a couple other, older and rather battered)  but in the end - same as with speakers - it all depends heavily on personal preferences, nothing like listening first before buying, I say Geek


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Speakers - Mission 753 Freedoms or Tangent RS4s, depending which room I'm in.

Occasionally, if listening late at night when the parrots are asleep, I use headphones - Grado SR325e
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It all depends on the music...Pink Floyd to Porcupine Tree with headphones...Yes to ELP with speakers. 
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Are any of the wireless headphones any good?
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I like and use both frequently, depending on the circumstances.
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Originally posted by doompaul doompaul wrote:

Are any of the wireless headphones any good?
From my experience, definitely not. Although I'm sure you could find a quality pair if you're willing to pay for it.
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For me, it's like comparing apples and oranges. Neither of them are any better, but fit completely different circumstances for me.

Some things are meant to be listened to over headphones. David Gilmour's and the Orb's "Metallic Spheres" is literally designed for headphones, such that all of these different sounds are jumping out at you. I listen to a lot of 90s alternative hits through headphones (such as Nirvana, Green Day, Red Hot Chilis, etc).

On the other hand, I would never play Led Zeppelin (and most other classic rock bands) through headphones. Those guys are meant to be projected. I can also never imagine playing most of Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson, and Tull by speaker - just because I like to play those loud and clear at top volume.

Some things I play through both, based on convenience. A lot of metal is good coming out loud from headphones or speakers - it fulfills the same satisfaction that I just need so badly sometimes.
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Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

Music is better "felt" (rather than simply listened to) with speakers, obviously !
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Preference, my friend, preference.

If you have had, on any occasion, the chance to hear things on speakers that cost over $500 EACH, instead of a pair, you would know the difference. The headphone set would have to be high quality studio equivalent to get the fullness of the sound.

I prefer speakers, even though nowadays, they are not as useful as they were way back when, when you would blow up some things that we call classics and this and that ... but I can take any of the high quality remasters, and I think they sound much better on the speakers than they do headphones.

I think a lot of this is about its quality ... since most home use and headphones are not what most people have, and I am not sure that the "quality" can come through as much as it would otherwise. Kinda feels like ... you're just listening to the Rolling Stones anyway ... why bother?
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Music may be better felt with speakers but it is better heard with phones, no question.
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Speakers, PEL Quattro+, over headphones for trains and planes. 
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Speakers unless it will interfere with someone else's (my wife's) entertainment or sleep.

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For me it depends on the format these days. If it's CD, I use speakers because the music sounds very flat through my headphones. With electronic music, it gains a whole new dimension with the subwoofer, although it is more immersive with headphones.
If it's vinyl, I prefer headphones, because my speakers are cr*ppy and my headphones pair very well with the amp.
Ultimately, if I want to lay down on the couch, I use headphones Tongue
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Points: 24288 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 21 2017 at 04:10
I am not a real audiophile, so I prefer what's appropriate for the moment. When the Mrs is at home I choose headphones because, if she listens to music, she's in for worship stuff rather than prog. If I have the house for myself I like to keep my ears free instead of having my mobility restrained to the length of a wire. I have had traumatic experiences with wireless headphones in the past.

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