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What is the most comfortable headphones you've worn?

post #1 of 158
10/7/11 at 11:49am
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I know the AKG 701/702 and the Sennheiser HD 800, HD 650, HD 600, HD 598 are suppose to be very comfortable, but is there a stand out? I would suggest the AKG 701 as a stand out, but they are the only expensive headphones I've used. What is/are the most comfortable pair of headphones you have ever worn?

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post #2 of 158
10/7/11 at 11:51am

Heya,

 

The D2000/5000/7000 are crazy comfortable.

Beyers DT/T lines are also crazy comfortable.

 

Very best,

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post #3 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:07pm

MDR-XB700 and MDR-XB1000 giant head pillows that assault your head with bass.

 

 

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post #4 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:08pm

DT880 by far

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post #5 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:10pm

Sennheiser 555 because that's all i got mad.gif

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post #6 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:17pm

Denon.

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post #7 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:19pm

Beyer 770/880/990

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post #8 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:22pm

Most has been AD700, followed by Denon D2000.  Beyers follow.

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post #9 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:23pm

Grado GS1000.

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post #10 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:29pm

I haven't worn very many headphones, but the Stax Lambda is the most comfortable I've had yet, even outdoing Audio-Technica.

 

Pads could be a bit better, but taping bits of microfiber cloth over the contact areas helps a lot. Maybe getting some genuine leather pads of the sort found on the SR-404 Limited and SR-507 would also help. (If only Stax had velour pads...)

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post #11 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:46pm

i find my hifimans more comfortable than both denons i've owned, but i do have a larger than average head, so maybe it's that? also have a strong neck so i don't really notice the weight. Headband in particular is nice, denons would hurt the top of my head after a couple hours.

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post #12 of 158
10/7/11 at 12:53pm

Sony XB-Series, I do hope them to come out with some more serious headphones in that design

btw k701 was very uncomfortable to me..

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post #13 of 158
10/7/11 at 1:01pm

STAX SR007.

 

The leather earpads and the weight distribution is just unrivaled.

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post #14 of 158
10/7/11 at 1:02pm

The k601 is the most comfortable I've tried. The DT880 is a close second.

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post #15 of 158
10/7/11 at 1:05pm

In ranked order:

 

1) Sennheiser HD800

2) Stax SR-007mkII

3) HiFiMAN HE-300

4) HiFiMAN HE-500

5) HiFiMAN HE-6

6) LCD-2

7) 271mkII

8) K702

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89) AKG K26P

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103) Koss Porta Pro

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n) IEM

 

So simple, yet so complicated. :)


Edited by Loevhagen - 10/7/11 at 1:16pm
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