angershark
New Head-Fier
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I have a pair of Shure 750DJs and though I'm pleased with the sound, they simply crush the top of my head something fierce. There's just no padding in it and the band lays 'flat', leaving a single point of downward pressure on my poor cone head.
Is there something I can do to swap out the torture device of a band on the 750DJs to make them more bearable AND visible in public (i.e. i won't be stuffing a sock under the band), and if not, what set of headphones would be a similar style (preferably closed back)? The main use of them will be plugged into my laptop while I work, no proper amp or anything, though I'm not ruling out 'proper' use in the future.
The Beats by Dre Studio headphones have lovely comfort going for them, and if they sounded acceptable, I might be inclined to sacrifice the sound quality for the comfort since I could wear them a full working day without feeling it. Sadly, from what I've read here, they sound awful (but boy are they comfortable).
I was looking at Quincy Jones' answer to the Beats in the Q701s (even though they're open, my coworkers can deal), however I've heard the band on those are also painful.
The Audio-Technica Pro700MK2's looked pretty good, and the band seems a bit more curved to apply even pressure, but that was from watching a video of a tiny asian pop star wearing them (i'm 6'2" so my head is bigger and probably more at risk of the dreaded single point of pressure mentioned above).
I don't listen to much bass heavy music, mostly instrumental and asian pop tossed in for good or bad measure, depending in your preference
AKG designs are pretty nice (somewhat important in my decision making), and a detachable cable is preferred as well (I guess the 750DJs spoiled me, whilst crushing my skull).
Any suggestions/recommendations would be much appreciated, and honestly, if my above is just too much info, not enough info, or i should hit the curb/search bar even more (i've done a fair bit around here and on google as well as amazon reviews), please say so.
Is there something I can do to swap out the torture device of a band on the 750DJs to make them more bearable AND visible in public (i.e. i won't be stuffing a sock under the band), and if not, what set of headphones would be a similar style (preferably closed back)? The main use of them will be plugged into my laptop while I work, no proper amp or anything, though I'm not ruling out 'proper' use in the future.
The Beats by Dre Studio headphones have lovely comfort going for them, and if they sounded acceptable, I might be inclined to sacrifice the sound quality for the comfort since I could wear them a full working day without feeling it. Sadly, from what I've read here, they sound awful (but boy are they comfortable).
I was looking at Quincy Jones' answer to the Beats in the Q701s (even though they're open, my coworkers can deal), however I've heard the band on those are also painful.
The Audio-Technica Pro700MK2's looked pretty good, and the band seems a bit more curved to apply even pressure, but that was from watching a video of a tiny asian pop star wearing them (i'm 6'2" so my head is bigger and probably more at risk of the dreaded single point of pressure mentioned above).
I don't listen to much bass heavy music, mostly instrumental and asian pop tossed in for good or bad measure, depending in your preference

AKG designs are pretty nice (somewhat important in my decision making), and a detachable cable is preferred as well (I guess the 750DJs spoiled me, whilst crushing my skull).
Any suggestions/recommendations would be much appreciated, and honestly, if my above is just too much info, not enough info, or i should hit the curb/search bar even more (i've done a fair bit around here and on google as well as amazon reviews), please say so.