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open headphones AND speakers = Wow

I'm sure this is committing audiophile debauchery of some sort... but have you ever tried listening to your headphones and your speakers at the same time? I forgot to turn my bedroom amp off, so I was listening to my Senn 650 and my VS VR1 simultaneously. The sound is awesome! You get all the detail and the resolution from the headphones, but also get the body and "soundstage" from the speakers. Give it a try sometime, if you dare...
goatwuss
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wolf_garcia
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Slapback echo...I’m surprised that’s not something bugging people, unless a "doubling" tone is what's desired.
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stringreen
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I have 650's as well, and think they are quite wonderful...  I have a dedicated amp for them which is fully balanced and use high end Cardas balanced cables for the connection.  I don't know if there is a speaker that is better.
james_edward
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I’m trying this tomorrow...
thompsontechs
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Ya! Headphone will never give you taht very deep bass and with a little work and play, you can find some great, if unconventional sounds entering from within and without. Open headphones are a must for this Franken-voyage. :)
Have fun enjoy the music... to many tight asses here at times. :P
brayeagle
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I'll also admit to heresy.

I've listened to many a CD with both the speakers and my STAX Lambda Pro headphones.  Interesting, especially organ music with lots of bass and large-scale  choral works.  

Like uberwaltz, I also use them late at night, as one of my next-door neighbors must have "bat-ears," so I turn down the sound after 10 :00 pm and grab the cans.  

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uberwaltz
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Have to admit I have done the same once accidentally too.
Thought someone had supercharged my headphones until I twigged what I had done!

May just have to revisit deliberately although I generally only reach for the cans late at night so as not to disturb the household.
prof
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ha, that actually sounds pretty awesome.  And I could swear something similar happened to me once where I heard both the headphone and speakers going.
thompsontechs
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I revived this old topic because I do this sometimes, if you have a way to play with the delay a bit you can get some very interesting sound. I also hesitated to bring this up and did a search to see if anyone else has posted such sacrilege. lol
trelja
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I've never seen anyone doing this, but I do see people wearing both a belt and suspenders.

But seriously, if it works for you, go with it. To heck with everyone/everything else.
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dweller
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Tisk! Children may be viewing!
opalchip
355 posts
 
It's kind of like the Japanese twins in Austin Powers...
snofun3
601 posts
 
Headphones and subwoofer together is pretty good too, but I assume you're right and it's some form of blasphemy.
listener57
730 posts
 
Goatwuss, Perhaps the high fidelity gods will forgive you, just this once. But that much fun may be too much of a good thing. P.S. It's not "audiophile debauchery" if you restrict such activity to your living room :>)
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