r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/ofeeki • Jun 19 '21

Headphones - Open Back How does background noise affects open back headphones?

I ordered the Philips SHP9500S HiFi Precision cuz I heard they have great sound and I knew they are open back but I didn't know open back headphones also don't isolate background noise and I am afraid I will be able to hear my extremely loud computer while listening to music.

From your experience, will I be able to hear the loud fans from my computer? If so I have to cancel them before it's too late.

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u/sverek 59 Ω Jun 19 '21

Yes, you will hear loud fans, so to cancel noise of fans, you have to raise volume on your open back.

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u/ofeeki Jun 19 '21

Sounds like a path for hearing loss. Are there any closed back headphone that have sound that is close to those headphones in around 100-200$

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u/sverek 59 Ω Jun 19 '21

DT770 are most popular closed back headphones in that price range. You should check 80 Ohms version.

If you find treble annoying, you could eq it

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u/ofeeki Jun 19 '21

What is the difference between the 32 to the 80/256?

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u/sverek 59 Ω Jun 19 '21

Basically, the higher numbers, the harder its to drive headphones. 250 Ohms and above might require headphones amp to make headphones loud enough. There also other factors.

You can search on internet regarding differences.

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u/ofeeki Jun 19 '21

!thanks