Annoying "creeking" from head phones when using glasses

[wolfen68]

The bigger problem I've had is the tops of my ears getting sore over time from being pinched between the headphones and the necks (or arms?) of the glasses.

 

[marvin]

Solution: Get K1000s

or IEMs

.

Least that's what I did. I'm (legally) blind without my glasses and have severe enough astigmatism so that contacts aren't an option. I couldn't stand he constant creaking and frame distortion that I got from circumaurals or the pinched ears that I got from supraaurals, so I just moved on to exclusively using my K1000 and ER-4S.

 

[Shosta]

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Originally Posted by wolfen68 The bigger problem I've had is the tops of my ears getting sore over time from being pinched between the headphones and the necks (or arms?) of the glasses.

Thats what happens to me too (HD600s). One solution i found it's to move forward and down (like Jan Meier suggests ) the cans. The sound changes too.

 

[gratefulshrink]

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Originally Posted by wolfen68 The bigger problem I've had is the tops of my ears getting sore over time from being pinched between the headphones and the necks (or arms?) of the glasses.

Sad, but true. I have two different pairs of glasses (one metal, one plastic) and they react differently to my variousl cans. However, there must be a one really bad combination I wore the other day, becasue the skin on my temples was sore for several hours -- I must have really been clamping down on my skin.

It's a trade-off, best to either take the glasses off (if possible) or just limit head motion as much as possible.

Maybe somebody can mod headphones to have eyeglasses attached to them

 

[jonta_dj]

Wow, I didn't expect so many tips

I have contacts but I usually wear them when I'm away from the computer (@ the computer is where I listen to my setup mostly).

I made something that looks like small pipes out of cloth (fabric?) that I can put on my glasses frames. It takes away some of the creeking, but not all.

The cans are perfect when I don't wear glasses though. I once read about some cans that were made with people wearing glasses in mind....

I guess I'll just have to ignore it. It's not a problem if I keep my head quite still.

 

[kdread]

This is one reason I like grados, with my frames I find that pads that go over the ears won't fit. The grados on the other hand kind of sit on my ears and do not touch my glasses much. Really does depend on your frames and how much tolerance you have for how they sit/fit.

 

[thislittlepiggy]

Sorry to revive an ancient thread, but I've been having the same annoying problem with my glasses and HD650s. I was wondering if people with glasses and the AKG K701s experience the same creaking action.

 

[fewtch]

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Originally Posted by jonta_dj I use senn hd650 and I wear glasses. It's not a good combination but it's a must... Where the frames of my glasses touch the head phone pads they make terrible noise whenever I move my head a little bit. Does anyone have a solution?

I dealt with this issue for over two years when I owned HD580/600, and I never did find a good solution for it. Thought about applying some smooth tape either to the frames of my glasses or the earpads where they contact the frames, but never went through with it. Eventually I just learned to ignore the creaking (for the most part), focusing on it as a problem will only make things worse.

 

[stewtheking]

My 580's creaked more with my old glasses, but my new ones not at all. It could be due to the age of the pads, or could be due to my new glasses being that memory-metal stuff that you can bend any which way and it will spring back. You could go down to the opticians and try out a few pairs for creakability!

 

[rincewind]

I wear glasses and have the HD650.

Are you 100% sure it's the contact between your glasses frames and the pads?

Mine used to creek when I so much as moved my head/neck. I found it very annoying. I took them off, held one ear pad close to one ear and twisted it on it's axis around the headband (ie twisting from angled forward >backwards >forwards, and heard the EXACT noise that was annoying me. So just check that it isn't the twisting of the earpads on the headband!

When I found it was this, I simply sat down and twisted the pads back and forwards until they were a whole lot looser. This both stopped the creaking noise and also made them adjust easier to my head!

Good luck.

 

[jonnywolfet]

do you have spare glasses? attach them to your hd650 to form the ultimate in audio/visual sensory augmentation, no creaking! wow, what an amazing invention...

you can order the glasses attachment from me for only $75 for two! thats right, two! and allthough they resemble common cable ties, do not be fooled, the glasses attachment is made from a special non-resonating plastic which will actually make your hd650 sound better!!!

 

[thislittlepiggy]

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do you have spare glasses? attach them to your hd650 to form the ultimate in audio/visual sensory augmentation, no creaking! wow, what an amazing invention... you can order the glasses attachment from me for only $75 for two! thats right, two! and allthough they resemble common cable ties, do not be fooled, the glasses attachment is made from a special non-resonating plastic which will actually make your hd650 sound better!!!

nice.

btw, anybody experience creaking with the K701s while wearing glasses?

 

[thislittlepiggy]

ok, I just got my K701, and I'm glad to say that I'm not getting the same creaking action that I got from my HD650. That's because the K701 has a lighter grip on the head and the circumaural pads are REALLY spacious leaving lots of clearance for the glasses. =)

In conclusion, the K701s are great for those head-fiers w/ glasses.

 

[Baba]

I know, I know, I'm reviving an old thread but I just got my new AKG K701 'phones(SWEEET!!!

) and discovered that the ear cushions make a creaking noise rubbing against my eyeglass's temples(the part of the eyeglasses that connect the frames to one's ears).
Funny, I've had my AKG K500s for several years and never noticed any creaking........except for now!; I just put them on to compare them to my 701s and, indeed, they too, creak although not as noticeably. I think that after recently hooking up to this forum, my through-the-phones listening has rapidly become a bit too perfectionistic(anal?).

My eyeglass frames are metal; wonder if plastic frames cause creaking, too? Oh well, it's nothing to lose sleep over, is it?.........huh?......hello?

 

[Bones13]

Had Lasik - but old enough to wear reading glasses most the time I am at the computer, or reading with headphones on.

My Senns dont creak - 580 or 650, at all.

Now the W5000 creaks like a big dog if moving... Though it seems to be getting less, and seems to be coming from the hinges of the phones, amplified by the thin metal bands of the headband.