eaglerock
Head-Fier
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I think you should try Beyerdynamic, they are the most comfortable phones i have ever used.
I dont know. I really, REALLY want to buy the Bose and quit fannying about. lol
HD800s - £1000 ?!?! Holy crap guys, i cant rob a bank, and i'm not a looter :/
AKG K242 - I had problems with a similar shape headphone, the Superlux, and they pressed in just below my ears, giving me that 'i just blew up a balloon' pain. Because the earcups are just so effing huge and I am not.
I'd love to test them out in a shop but i dont know any shops that do specialty audiophile type headphones on display in the Midlands? Open to suggestions, its the summer hols and apart from some days we have planned, I can basically go anywhere... Also its worth noting I will be in London on Thursday this week and will probably walk down most of Tottenham Court Road - there are a lot of electronics/music shops on that road, if anyone knows one i ought to go in and mooch around?
Well tbh i'm looking for something that is exactly like the Bose AE2. DOH!. Lightweight, circumaural but not huge like the AKGs / clones, not huge like the Senn HD555s, not huge like the Sony XB line. Something i can use at home, wear when i'm out and about, and not look like a big dork.
I'm female, a mom of 2 kids, i'm always on the schoolrun or in the library. Main source of music, my Nokia n8 or my laptop (Emachines E732Z). Main kind of music: REM, Queen, Pulp, Monkees, U2, all sorts. No rap, no 'pop' as such. Some country sometimes if i'm feeling nostalgic.
I'm dealing with 4 kinds of pain:
pain from clamp - visegrip on my skull
pain with ears being crushed by glasses arms
pain under my ears like i've blown up a balloon
pain on the top of my head
Comfort is my number ONE priority. Sound is secondary tbh.
I've tried: Sony MDV 571LPs: a bit of pressure on top my skull from the non-padded headband (!!!) , but more importantly pressing my ears against the plastic arms of my glasses
Sony MDV-150 - cheap but they didnt hurt - i wanted something *more*
Superlux HD681 - great sound, painful under my ears. They are just too big for my skull
Behringer HPS5000 - the clamp was KILLER - couldnt wear these for long
I dont like IEMs, they feel wet, they feel like a stethoscope. I dont like earbuds, they're just not what i'm after. I dont do clip ons with my glasses (i dont even use a bluetooth because of my glasses) and i dont do sports bands, they hurt the back of my head.
I'm a picky pain in the arse, really!!! Sorry.