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Open vs Closed Back????

Tarun10
By Tarun10
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I know the basic differences between these and since I use headphones primarily for music a wider soundstage from open would be great. I don't need much isolation from outside sound because it is really quiet and I rarely take the headphones outside. But other in the house, don't appreciate any sound leaking from my headphones as they don't particularly like any music I listen too. That is the reason I have some restraint on going with an open back headphones.

So, how much sound can I expect to leak outside from the following open headphone??? I don't need an exact measurement just something I can compare it to.

Philips SHP9500S

ATH AD 700X

Sennheiser HD 598 SR

Is the extra sound stage worth the lesser isolation??? Any other benefits I should know about??? Also are the Closed back versions of the HD 598 any good???

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