Personally I find the 1990s, and the LCD series to be insanely comfortable.
I’m personally a huge fan of the comfort of the the Beyerdynamic tygr 300r but that does not seem to be universal.
T50RPs with Alpha pads and the comfort strap.
Honestly, all stock pads that I’ve tried aren’t deep enough for me. I prefer my ears to float within cups. I haven’t had many stock pads that achieve that without issues. Aftermarket is the way to go, IMHO. Something with >1inch depth, and greater to account for pads spmooshing in. Alpha pads at their deepest are like 1.5inches.
Personally, I wear earphones for like 4+ hours a day with glasses when I’m working. Started with IEMs as the cables don’t cause issue with my glasses frames, but pulling them out and putting them in many times during the day causes a ton of irritation even with the best tips. Because of that, I use earbuds for long term comfort. Some earbuds, especially DIY stuff are absurdly comfortable for long sessions–and DIY stuff can be dirt cheap for TOTL tuning. I pulled off like 10 hours between work, listening to music, and gaming with no irritation or discomfort.
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There’s a very irresponsible part of my brain that looks at the Empyreans and thinks “y’know, you do have enough money in your savings account…”
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Senneheisers HD58x is extremely comfortable
I see a lot of people recommending Dan Clarks and Argons. How do they compare in terms of sound? I plan on using them for music listening and single player gaming. I know Argons are known for their wide soundstage, but how do the open back Dan Clarks compare in that regard?
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Be careful, once u spend that pile of cash its over!!
If you buy, buy from someone that will allow you to return them!!!
Good Luck!
I find the egg shaped Hifiman (such as Arya) very comfortable but if we are talking purely comfort… Koss.
ATH-AD500x are pretty comfortable for me.
Their design limits them to a certain headsize and shape though.
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been kinda curious what others would say about this thread… as Honestly I find the sennheisers to be extremely uncomfortable to me since I have larger ears… the pads are so small and far too oval that they do not properly fit my ears not to mention the skull crushing head clamp for someone with a larger head is unbearable… I love the sennheisers and their sound but they definitely aren’t the most comfortable…
If anything id say… The original DT beyers like DT 770 there with its beveled pads and yes the Dan Clarks were probably the most comfortable that I sat with… oh and zeus was extremely comfortable too, wouldve love to have an extra set of those pads found on the zeus. I personally just wish Aeons were a bit more breathable as my ears get rather hot with them after a while as far as most comfortable high end… probably a toss up between Dan Clark and the HD800S for me so far
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I’ve been trying to find out why the Zeus are uncomfortable for me, and I think it’s down to the clamp force. The earpads are great, but the top and mostly bottom of my ear are touched by the driver and the clamp force makes it so much worse. I’ve tried pretty much every position on my head to make them comfortable. Weird thing is, I was wearing them comfortably recently, but now it seems they hurt my ears after a few minutes.
Maybe I can bend the headband, but I don’t wanna break the plastic.
They are clamp heavy at first, but easy to fix by stretching the hell out of them lol however, if you stretch them too much they lose some bass from the lack of clamp. Stretch it over a box or something and leave it there to adjust and hold for like a few days… pads are great though lol
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I have them stretched over my desk speakers rn.
I think they do sell Zeus pads by themselves
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I haven’t bothered to check that… do they? gonna go look, I will absolutely buy another set as they fit the beyers too I think maybe even some of the audio technicas
EDIT: YES… YES THEY DO… HarmonicDyne Zeus holy shit, I asked them to sell these when I had them… No idea this was put up. thats a buy.
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KSC75s on a PE or Retrospect headband. Ultimate comfort, beautiful sound.
This is an interesting thread. Head shape is a major factor in determining these kinds of things, I think. For me I think the Sundara is the most comfortable set I own. I prefer suspension type head bands, which the Sundara has, and my ears fit perfectly inside the ear cups. I can wear them as long as I please.
The Senn 660S is a very close second. They are so light you hardly feel them on. Again, I can wear these as long as I wish.
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KPH30i with Grado pads are ridiculously comfortable, I feel like I can use them all day no issue. Sounds pretty dang great as well
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The SIVGA robin SV201 is probably the most comfortable headphone I have, the pads are like soft leather marshmallows
For higher end cans, I find the Aeon open x and the Hifiman Arya really comfortable
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