[KONAKONA]

Alright so, how many of you sleep with full size headphones on? What position do you sleep in? What headphones do you use?

I personally can't seem to sleep unless my head is down sideways, which makes it a pain in the rear to sleep with headphones on. AD700s have this funky fit that completely fails unless your head is upright. The MS1s do better, but if you cover up the hole on the back they sound like poo. I also heard a nasty plastic crack type sound the first time I slept on them.

What about you guys?

 

[yourstruly]

I use px100's when I sleep. Dunno if you'd count that as full size though.

I tried lying down on the AD700's too. It just doesn't work, because they extend past your head.

Earbuds are best suited for this kinda thing though, because when you want to turn over on your side you can just take one out.

 

[lucky]

I don't sleep with any phones, but if I had to try a pair, I'd go with some IEMs like the EP630. The biggest problem I find is that the gap between zero and the lowest possible volume on the iPod is far too large at night.

 

[Zathan]

Sleeping with full size cans seems a bit silly IMO. Yuin PK3/PK2/PK1 is great for this task

 

[Godziltw]

I tried to sleep with HD650, but woke up in mid night when I turned my body.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I've slept (or passed out) with headphones on plenty of times. I find the HD-600/650 and DT880 best for this. I especially like the HD-650 here - it's darker and groovier which is helpful for, er, certain states of mind.

 

[hvu]

I second that, the HD650 fit just about right around the ears and very comfortable to sleep with. If your looking for a looser fit the HD580 workers also.

 

[logwed]

I don't fall asleep with them on, I always take them off mid-album, then wake up later and am pissed that I didn't listen to the whole thing.

 

[Fred Flintstone]

I don't sleep with headphones on but I do use muffs if you know what I mean.

 

[ksu06]

I've been known to have a fairly large noggin, so I'm afraid turning on my side will damage the headphones! IEM's all the way in bed.

 

[YGingras]

Q-Jays are so small that you can rest your ear on a pillow without feeling them being forcefully pushed inside your grey matter. I only use them for naps but it's definitely a viable option. I tried sleeping with full sized cans but I always wake up then I try to turn on the side as some point.

 

[akg702]

I sleep with my AKG 702 on,

 

[tenzip]

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Originally Posted by KONAKONA /img/forum/go_quote.gif Alright so, how many of you sleep with full size headphones on? What position do you sleep in? What headphones do you use? I personally can't seem to sleep unless my head is down sideways, which makes it a pain in the rear to sleep with headphones on. AD700s have this funky fit that completely fails unless your head is upright. The MS1s do better, but if you cover up the hole on the back they sound like poo. I also heard a nasty plastic crack type sound the first time I slept on them. What about you guys?

If the pain is in your rear, you're wearing them wrong.

I have fallen asleep several times with Grados on, but that's generally while semi-sitting up. To actually go to sleep with headphones, it's IEM all the way.

 

[KONAKONA]

I think I used to try sleeping with IEMs back when I had a nice collection of crappy ones. It seemed they were all too big and ended up trying to push into my ear. Not very comfortable.

Also, what volume do you all listen at? I usually listen at normal volume (Or a few times way back when, all the way up) or maybe a bit quieter. None of that one notch away from mute stuff though.

 

[tenzip]

When I wear the Grados to bed, I keep it quite low, low enough that my wife is not disturbed right next to me. If you know how Grados leak sound, you might guess that's pretty darn quiet.

The IEMs get maybe a touch more volume, but not much. I don't do 'notches', I dig analog volume controls.