I recently sold my Sony 1000 M3s as whilst they sounded good (after some EQ tweaks) and had excellent Noise Cancelling, I found them uncomfortable and more specifically they cooked my ears. The QC35s *mk iis) are so comfortable, the sound out of the box is pretty decent but my one bug-bear is...

I love what it does, but it came apart after just 3 months of irregular use. Any alternatives I could use with my desktop amp and with my phone? I have sensitive IEMs and it helps lower the volume/get rid of minor hissing and supposedly, allow for a higher bit rate at lower volumes as well. I...