One distinct advantage of headphones compared to most speakers is that they can be much more accurate. Obviously in larger rooms with larger speakers, you can take this soundstage and realism to pretty amazing levels. You'll swear that you're looking into the room where the band was recorded. The benefit is that in a near-field listening situation like this you can get absolutely incredible imaging. Because the distance is small, you don't need to listen loud to enjoy the music so people aren't likely to be annoyed. For home based workers who normally swear by speakers, we often set up a really small pair of bookshelf speakers on their desk. However, even the finest headphones struggle to compete with speakers for that "you are there" feeling. Open headphones are also a lot safer because you can hear people shouting at you or car horns honking if you're crossing the street.Īs well, many quality headphones position the drivers further away from the ears and sometimes at an angle so as to approximate a typical angled speaker setup. When this ambient noise mixes with the music it actually helps fool your brain a bit into believing that the music is more a part of the room you're in. Many higher quality headphones are open back designs which allow ambient noise to come in. With modern designs this has certainly been getting better. The "in-your-head" feeling is a common complaint of headphones. With even the best headphones, it's pretty hard to be fooled into believing there is a real performance happening. Part of the beauty of speakers is that they can provide a realistic illusion of having a band or performer in a room.
Speakers provide sound all over so you can relax and move around freely or do physical tasks without worrying about headphones falling off, or becoming dangerous. Also, even if you have wireless ones, it's hard to walk around in your home without dropouts, plus you'll have something heavy on your head or at least in your ears. The drawback of course is that headphones isolate you from the world and are anti-social. It's not possible to listen to music on speakers inside a coffee shop or on the bus. Many models also feature noise cancelation or at least noise suppression so that you can tune out the world and concentrate really well on the music, or another task that you might be working on. Headphones are great when you want privacy. Obviously the biggest difference between headphones and speakers is the fact that one is limited to just your ears and the other makes sound in a room. But are there some things that eac h is missing out on? We think so!
Rarely will one group switch to the other side. Some people swear by headphones, others swear by speakers. The battle between headphone and speaker listeners has been waging for almost 100 years.
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