[electronicsdesign]

The headphones that cause ears to get hot are usually the ones with leather or similar material pads.
Have you tried ones with velour pads, like Senheiser HD5xx/6xx series or Beyerdynamic ones ?
Besides this, there are many after market pads of different materials nowadays, so you don't have to stick with stock ones if you don't like them.

About high-end audio looking quite bad for the wallet, that is true, but the satisfaction is equally high so definetely worth it in my opinion !

 

[Cosmo223]

Yes, it can get pretty expensive ... but there are worse things you could spend your money on.

 

[dizcotec]

Hi, I'm a long time headphone addict but for some reason never thought about joining a forum. So here it is. I'm a Focal and Abyss fan and own Utopias, Stellias, Radiance and Diana V2s. As an IEM I have Ultimate Ears Pro 16s. Amp wise I run them via a Naim Unity Atom HE, RME Adi-2 Pro and Mojo. Saving up for my dream of a Mola Mola Tambaqui and a Woo Wa33 some day...

 

[firehammer]

Hi, I have been a member of this outstanding Forum for some months now, but have never proper introduced my self.
I am a 46 year old Male from Zealand Denmark.
My hobbies are PC & Audio.
I do not have very fancy equipment: A new HP Laptop(4500DKR)+Headphones: Jbl Club One(2400DKR)+PC Speakers Bose 20 Companion(2000DKR on sale).
I like good audio quality(lossless or better), I have about 168.000 ALAC, FLAC & Hi-Res Files on 2 HDD External Seagate Drives.
Audio Players/Streamers: Audirvana Studio+Roon+JRMC+AIMP+Foobar2000+Strawberry Music Player & MusicBee.
Services: Apple Music+Qobuz Premier & Tidal Hi Fi Plus.
I am very happy to be a part of this forum, I hope I can learn a lot
Thanks.

 

[Ernest Worthing]

Hi , I'm new to audio!

 

[chemosapien]

Hi, I have been a member of this outstanding Forum for some months now, but have never proper introduced my self.
I am a 46 year old Male from Zealand Denmark.
My hobbies are PC & Audio.
I do not have very fancy equipment: A new HP Laptop(4500DKR)+Headphones: Jbl Club One(2400DKR)+PC Speakers Bose 20 Companion(2000DKR on sale).
I like good audio quality(lossless or better), I have about 168.000 ALAC, FLAC & Hi-Res Files on 2 HDD External Seagate Drives.
Audio Players/Streamers: Audirvana Studio+Roon+JRMC+AIMP+Foobar2000+Strawberry Music Player & MusicBee.
Services: Apple Music+Qobuz Premier & Tidal Hi Fi Plus.
I am very happy to be a part of this forum, I hope I can learn a lot
Thanks.

Old Zealand in da house!!! woot woot!

J/K lol, I'm new here too, originally from jersey, the new one in east coast USA, been out in AZ for several years and having a lot of fun with this hobby again after being big into audio when I was a kid but then sidelining the hobby for most of my adult life

 

[nicola1397]

Hello, I'm Nico, a 24yo guitarist and graphic designer from Italy.
I decided to join as "suggested" by the youtuber DankPods and because I thought this could be a good place to find help for the everlasting quest of finding good headphones without blowing a hole in my wallet.

 

[gianni60]

One more Italian forumer,welcome and pay attention to your wallet,is a very dangerous forum,i can say for my experience starting from 2014 when i bought Final Pianoforte X

 

[Shun]

Hello all,

While I’ve been lurking around here for a while and other forums, I’m not exactly someone who’s a huge audiophile. Just recently getting back into it, but not gonna break my wallet too much (hopefully) because I still have financial responsibilities (unfortunately).

 

[croydon fly boy]

Thank you for allowing me to join your community, I have been an audiphile and music lover for years ( I am 75 this year ) and my musical tastes are totally eclectic, from Bob Skaggs to Bach and anything else along the way, I have been a valve amp lover for years and designed and built numerouse sets of loudspeakers for myself and other people, unfortunately last year after my second bout of cancer I have lost a lot of hearing ( caused by nerve damage after radiation therapy ) so I now have to use headphones, this is a small price to pay when you think of the other outcome. I use Ashampoo Sound stage 2020, through a duca audio DAC and one audio headphones, I use this set up to play CD's and streamed music from several site's on my computer, I use a Realtech sound card, and windows ssc. I look forward to hearing from other users who have hearing problems and what they have done so that they can still enjoy music, Regards Mike Barnard, AKA croydon fly boy.

 

[kdwir]

Just a Korean audio enthusiast coming around to join the community of audiophiles! I am looking forward to reading posts on amplifiers, dacs, and many more posts and opinions on IEMs and high-end headphones, Looking forward to making purchases as well without blowing my wallet!

 

[beomonk]

A long time lurker that is upgrading from LG 'phone-dap' and looking into mid-fi 'heaven' after selling all of my gear 6 years ago. Lots of new stuff came out!

 

[mildmannered]

Hey folks, joining here as I've started what is hopefully a small journey into upgrading from my E-Mu Teaks and wanted to check in on things. Already tried the MDR-Z1R and am not into them so next steps are either ZMF Atticus, Klipsch HP-3, or Denon D9200.

 

[sacguy231]

Hey folks, joining here as I've started what is hopefully a small journey into upgrading from my E-Mu Teaks and wanted to check in on things. Already tried the MDR-Z1R and am not into them so next steps are either ZMF Atticus, Klipsch HP-3, or Denon D9200.

Welcome! All nice headphones...I've owned all 4, kept the Denon and the Sony. Have fun on the journey!

 

[mildmannered]

Welcome! All nice headphones...I've owned all 4, kept the Denon and the Sony. Have fun on the journey!

Ha after reviewing things further I think I've now added the Gjallarhorn GH40 to the list too, it never ends! Cheers!