Bought a pair of speaker for 1K, sound like crap. Then spent 20 hours and few more thousandths buck did a room treatment, they sound like heaven. Stereo systems need space and room treatment, both of which costs more money and time than buying speakers themselves

Or husbands that complain about “the noise”

Both are same brand , B model is just higher battery capacity, but i believe A case charger is faster? Another benefit from A model that it has a slightly louder mic and volume from a test call, although both should be the same 9mm driver

Well not with that attitude you can’t!

Here's my educated reason: 90% of the audiophiles are deaf and have to crank up the volume to compensate.

Experience and knowledge is from attending speaker and headphone shows.

I've heard people with headphones across a room! So the argument about noise volume is debunk.

Earbuds a is using a newer version of Bluetooth that might use less power, but in general. Different models aren’t directly comparable by the mAh rating. Some earbuds might have speakers and amplifiers that use more power, while others might be more efficient. If you like earbuds b more then stick with those

left channel sound goes to left ear
right channel sound goes to right ear
Besides that, there are a lot of things that's just better with headphones

That's a myth. They do it in the library.

Easier to travel with

I had speakers but then I moved to another apartment where the neighbours were complaining at the smallest sounds, so I had to get headphones.

I didn't think about this, but now that you've said it, it makes sense.

Personally I'm with you. I'd be willing to spend maybe $400 max on headphones, whereas my studio monitors + sub were about $800 total. Sound quality (especially the treble and low bass) is better on the speakers, but sometimes I want the sound to be more intimate, in which case I prefer to use my headphones. Also gaming is better with headphones most of the time.

Besides what everyone else has said, I find myself loving headphones as display pieces as well. I have been a collector at heart for most of my life, so headphones stick out to me as far more distinct and appealing to keep around than speaker systems. I plan to eventually get super nice headphone stands for all my current and future pairs.

Many reasons.

One, speakers aren't very portable.

Two, headphones provide a much more affordable and accessible way to hear music through different tuning signatures.

Three, headphones offer intimacy in their detail that speakers can't match, especially when comparing price to price.

Four, closed-back headphones offer privacy not available with speakers.

Five, speakers often require expensive room treatment to sound their best. Headphones don't need that.

Lmao

I can’t go full blast with porn on speaker.

>Speakers are way better than headphones in my experience and I don't know why people buy these very expensive headphones instead of speakers at the same price bracket.

I wouldn't say they are better. Maybe better in the sense that a car is "better" than a bike, but if you want an absolute top shelf bike, that's still $20k or more.

Some people need 1000 bucks just to treat their room so they’re thousand dollar speakers won’t sound like crap.

Chipotle uses Klipsh Heresys, but I can assure you the audio in there isn’t good.

Also, speakers aren’t inherently better. Prefrence exists.

No problem!

I do have a nice stereo but I currently live in an apartment with a neighbor that won’t hesitate to complain that my music is too loud. It got to the point I would have high anxiety while listening to my music that she’d start pounding on my door.

Now with headphones I worry that I won’t hear my girlfriend yelling at me.

Learning that I just can’t win.

They sound very different

I'm very limited in my closed back experience as I found what works for me. In my experience, I've tried:

Beats Pro: with a little bit of bass tightening and darkening of the upper mids, it has a really nice crunch. It's like using WF-1000XM3s but as a headphone. I've tried many other Beats, but this is one of the only two I'll ever positively talk about.

Sony WH-1000XM4: I actually regret owning them. It's almost as bad as Beats studios in sound, but with better tech and repairability.

DT 770s: hated them at first, but with new pads, I really love it's midrange and soundstage. I can tolerate the treble and the dips it has. EQ'd to Harman doesn't take much away from their sound and is honestly the best I've heard under $200 (which is what they cost new nowadays).

Sony MDR-XB500: for cheap little bass cans you can buy today, they are amazing. Unlike the Beats Pro, they're wide-ish sounding and I can listen to most of my library in them if that's all I have at the moment.

AKG K361/371: They're usable. Pretty decent sounding, tuning is mainly what separates them. They just don't sound as clean to me as the dt770s.

AKG K44: for $10, I got my money's worth. EQ'd to Harman, they sound usable but with zero bass extension. Naturally, it's the most interesting tuning I've ever had the pleasure of hearing.

AKG N90Q: there were several listings sub $300 around the time I got them and at that price point, it's amazing. Strong bass with no shelf or rolloff, while sounding smooth going midrange and even into its treble. It has an amazing soundstage and imaging to back it up for a pair of closed backs. There's also the other cool tech stuff to it, but at its core it's highly enjoyable for me, on top of having noise cancelling. At the moment, it's the best I've heard yet for closed backs.

Mine too.

For me it's because I can't use open backs because it bothers my mother, so I buy IEMs that I can carry around with me.

I find it better for fps games because I can't really get surround sound in my room would be way to unpractical. I also don't wanna wake anyone up when playing at 3 am

Wanna hear something even more outrageous? Most of my audio purchases are IEMs.

Mainly because I listen to music all over the house and when I’m outside, so I’d rather spend the big bucks on something I use 80% of my music-listening time.

As for speakers,

1. I don’t want to annoy my neighbours
2. I’d have to basically redecorate my whole living room to get good acoustics. Yeah no.