Open-Back

Open-back headphones exist because of a fundamental acoustic compromise in closed-back design. When you seal the back of a headphone’s earcup, you trap a column of air between the driver and your ear. That air column creates pressure, and that pressure creates coloration. The bass thickens, the soundstage narrows, the stereo imaging becomes less defined. Open-back headphones solve this by venting the rear of the driver to the room — and the result is the most natural, speaker-like headphone listening experience available. ...

Open-back headphones exist because of a fundamental acoustic compromise in closed-back design. When you seal the back of a headphone’s earcup, you trap a column of air between the driver and your ear. That air column creates pressure, and that pressure creates coloration. The bass thickens, the soundstage narrows, the stereo imaging becomes less defined. Open-back headphones solve this by venting the rear of the driver to the room — and the result is the most natural, speaker-like headphone listening experience available. ...

Open-back headphones exist because of a fundamental acoustic compromise in closed-back design. When you seal the back of a headphone’s earcup, you trap a column of air between the driver and your ear. That air column creates pressure, and that pressure creates coloration. The bass thickens, the soundstage narrows, the stereo imaging becomes less defined. Open-back headphones solve this by venting the rear of the driver to the room — and the result is the most natural, speaker-like headphone listening experience available. ...