Customers can choose between three types of over-ear headphones: open, semi-open and closed. The most suitable model for you is entirely dependable on your personal preferences and lifestyle. Headphones are our faithful companions in many daily activities: listening to music at home, commuting to work, or performing live on a stage as a DJ. Which headphone fits your lifestyle the best?
Closed-back headphones
Closed-back headphones reduce unwanted background noise for your listening comfort.
Advantages:
- The enclosed space amplifies bass tones. Their deep and powerful bass makes them particularly suited to hip-hop and electronic music.
- The headphones sit firmly and securely on the head.
- The design is meant to totally block outside noise – perfect while traveling in a busy environment.
- They require less power than other types of over-ear headphones.
Disadvantages:
- Due to the closed housing, the natural sound might be hindered.
- After several hours of continuous use, some discomfort to the ears might occur as they get heated up.
Open-back headphones
Open-back models are particularly suitable for enjoying music in a quiet environment or for mixing and mastering in the recording studio. The open-back design allows air to travel in and out of the speaker chamber. The sound is therefore more natural compared to closed over-ear headphones. A trained ear will especially appreciate the quality of the sound’s spatial representation.Open over-ear headphones also offer good heat dissipation and are very comfortable to wear for longer periods of time, especially as on some models the ear pads are replaceable with ones more suitable to your own requirements.
Semi-open headphones
Existing between open- and closed-back headphones, semi-open headphones feature qualities of both designs. Thanks to their construction, semi-open headphones offer some sound isolation while also reducing heat buildup, as air is still able to circulate. The sound of semi-open headphones is well-balanced preserving a natural audio flow, and their particular design also provides some soundproofing, combining the best of both worlds.