I understand what the difference is in the driver system, but what is the effect of each driver and how to they actually differ?
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A couple things. For one, dynamic drivers are widely used and understood, relatively simple and cheap to produce. They can also be made quite small, and don’t need a lot of power to run them. Their versatility is what makes them so common. Planar drivers on the other hand tend to be bigger, heavier, and costly. Plus they often need an amp to run. (but not always) The advantage of a planar driver is that the membrane that makes the sound can be incredibly lightweight which allows for clearer, less distorted sound. But just like with a lot of things, it’s a game of trade-offs. Planar headphones also often tend to be open backed. A lot of people like this, but that makes them harder to use in a noisy environment and means they bleed more.
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