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Old Feb 27, 2020 | 6:57 pm
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Definitely spend some time over at head-fi.org.

My answer is: It depends. I have different headphones for home use vs. traveling.

At home, I have an older pair of Sennheiser HD 650 cans connected to a Crown D-45A amplifier connected to a DAC. Yep, 25 watts per ear. Very airy/open sounding. They're also open-back, so absolutely rubbish for travel, as all of the outside noise will be coming in, and my seatmates will be hearing everything I'm hearing in high-fidelity.

For travel, Bose QC25s. Compared to the HD650s, the Bose definitely don't sound good, but the noise cancelling is very good, and when traveling that's what matters most. I got them on sale for $125, which was well worth it.

If you're focused on sound quality, sadly, hardwired is the only way to go. Bluetooth compression does a number on the audio.
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