Hey whats up guys, completely new on this site. I'd like to start out by saying that I love music quality, and love listening to music through headphones that play the music, not music that plays the headphones. Anyways, for about a year now I've had the Bose IE2's, and I've liked them for what I've needed. They sound good for pretty much all music spectrums, and are pretty durable (have them in my pocket every day at school and still look brand new). This christmas, however, I wanted to start with some better, larger headphones. So after doing some reviews, I decided to go with the SOL Republic Tracks HD (130$). I actually really liked them, I thought they sounded great. The only problem was, they are on ear, not over ear. I have a kinda big head, and they start pinching the tops of my ears after about 5 minutes. The pain is pretty bad, and after listening for about an hour my ears are as red as a beet. Needless to say, they are going back soon. The thing I liked about them though, is that the bass was real punchy and kicked great, but I could listen to highs and still hear them with amazing clarity. I think that I'm going to need over-ear headphones for the comfort that i'm looking for, and recently started looking into the V-Moda Crossfade LP2's. They look really durable (like the sol republic tracks), the bass response looks almost the same (with good kick and punch), and from what I have read the quality is pretty good as well. Now I also want you guys to know, I listen to everything. From Dubstep, to electro house like Justice, to solo piano and mellow alternative. If you guys think these are not the right headphones for me, please leave some other recommendations. Thanks a lot fellas.
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Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphones (full-size) › Lookin for some new over the ear headphones, they are gonna be the first ones I will get. Help is really appreciated.
