Apartments, or other such small dwellings, usually equals a cramped life . My listening room also serves duty as a living room, TV room, computer room, beer room, hanging out room, etc. Movies sound better thru your headphones than thru crappy TV speakers . It looked as though I just wasn't going to be able to watch Leaving Las Vegas with any appreciable volume. But I plugged the Grados into my VCR's headphone jack and presto, wayyyy better full-stereo sound than the Sony box can crank on its own.
Long distance travelling becomes a breeze .
Endless hours jiggling in a car or airplane seat, being forced to listen to someone else's choice of tunes becomes a thing of the past. Sometimes you just need your own space . Nothing can piss off an avid audiophile more than someone talking to you while you're trying to enjoy some music. Headphones give you an excuse to ignore them. Whether you can hear them or not, they don't know it and they can't tell.