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>I've done both, and (for me) it's the opposite. Headphones provide a worse spatial experience than stereo speakers where the source material has been mixed fo
by jdietrich 8y ago
>I've done both, and (for me) it's the opposite.
Headphones provide a worse spatial experience than stereo speakers where the source material has been mixed for speakers; the equation becomes significantly different with flexible spatial formats like Dolby Atmos.
>You can feel decent sized speakers with your whole body
Using headphones with a subwoofer is a workable (albeit highly antisocial) option. You can't feel frequencies above about 150Hz, which is comfortably within the bandwidth of most headphones. You can also fit a low-frequency transducer to your chair, which will provide a similar feel to a powerful subwoofer without annoying the neighbours.
https://soundshaker.com/ https://soundshaker.com/
Speakers are undoubtedly more convenient and more practical for shared listening, but headphones provide a simply unmatched price-to-performance ratio; to get the best out of a pair of speakers, you need to spend at least as much on acoustic treatment to control the resonance of your listening environment.
- justinclift 8y ago> ... unmatched price-to-performance ratio. Agreed. I'm back to using headphones myself at the moment (moved location recently, not yet set up properly), but I'm really missing my proper sound system setup. ;)