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Term: Open Back Headphones

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Headphones in which the speaker’s rear side is acoustically vented  “out to the room.” Pros: Natural sound. Cons: Lack of privacy and poor isolation from outside sounds. The Sennheiser HD 650 is an open-back headphone.

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