closed-back en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of headphones: completely covering the ear, so that there is no airflow through the wearer's ears.
Luxury French headphone manufacturer Focal has announced that it's launching its first high-end, closed-back pair of headphones aimed at the portable music player market and high-end smartphones.
2018 October 5, Mark Sparrow, “Focal Announces Its First Closed-Back Headphones For Audiophile Music Players”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:Closed-back earphones with active noise canceling by manufacturers like Bose and Phiaton produce a nullifying frequency to block intrusive sounds.
2015 July 2, Kate Murphy, “The Difference Between Listening Up and Tuning Out”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2022:For a closed-back headphone, they've got a relatively open soundscape, too, which makes extended listening less tiring than some more direct cans.
2016 March 3, Samuel Gibbs, “Blue Lola headphones review: not your average set of cans”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2022:
Antonyms
Synonyms
close-ear · close-back · close-eared · closed-ear
Translations (2)
cmn 密閉式 /密闭式 (Translations) · cmn 封閉式 /封闭式 (Translations)