Quote Originally Posted by archiesdad View Post
I use open back when I just want to listen alone late at night, no one to annoy with the leaking sound and I have a closed back pair for when she's watching shit on the telly so I don't disturb her. Both pairs are comfy and sound fine to me.
+1

Open back - Alessandro MS (effectively Grado, but cheaper in UK than Grado for some strange reason) , live, dynamic, caused ructions with rest of family


Closed back/portable - B&W P3, classy and comfortable for my head (in fact comfort is the deciding factor, over sound quality,for me. No point having brilliant sounding headphones that can only be worn for five minutes imo).