Over-the-ear more noise-cancelling? H'mm. I would have thought it was
the opposite, the earcups providing some acoustic isolation.
Many decades ago I owned a pair of headphones from a company called
Featherlight. They were flush up against the ear, no cups, no acoustic
isolation of any kind, and man could those things pump out bass! And
yes, they were definitely feather-light. They might even have been one
of the early electrostatic models. They didn't require external power
though, but they were thin thin thin and definitely very light on the
head and ears. They sounded like the drivers were practically in my
ears. Very nice 'phones. Don't know what ever happened to them, but they
did disappear, quite possibly nicked by my brother, who removed a lot of
my better stereo gear (not to mention records) while I was away at
school every week!
On 11/14/2018 11:17 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:
Hi Steve,
It's really a matter of personal preference.
The over the ear tend to be more noise canceling then the ear cup versions, but
if you want your surrounding noise to be part of your listening environment you
should get a pair of open headphones.
When I master I definitely prefer fully closed headphones! But it's because I'm
no longer the youngest kid in town, so I can easely loose concentration and
loose important deetales in the mix, if everything else isn't keeped away from
my listening.
Brian
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Fra: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> På vegne af Steve Matzura
Sendt: 14. november 2018 15:10
Til: All Audio <all-audio@groups.io>
Emne: [all-audio] Recommendation for Against-the-Ear Headphones Wanted
The subject line says it all. Good response for mixing, on-the-ear versus the
earcup variety of headphone. These usually have the driven element closer to
the ear than the ones that cup the ear, as well as letting the wearer hear more
external sounds. Some people don't like this, but there are definitely
applications where letting in a little more outside noise is required, such as
when one is in a broadcast setting and must be attentive to external sound
stimuli.
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