The Headphone Feeling.

Hey there Audiophiles, strange question coming your way.

I've recently invested in a pair of headphones to game afterhours to avoid waking up the family. However I'm finding them (and all previous headphones Iv'e owned) pretty uncomfortably after about 20-30 minutes of use, they make my ears get hot and generally feel tight on my head.

I don't think this has anything to do with the quality of headphones Iv'e purchased, as it seems to happen whenever I wear headphones in general (even the higher quality brands such as Bose).

My question to you guys is, is this feeling something that gradually goes away after you get use to using headphones a lot? Or am I one of the few guys who will feel like this all the time?

Thanks.

It would really help if you tell us what headphones you have?

I think openback headphones are the answer to your solution if all else fails so you dont sweat as easily. They typically have bigger earcups to spread out the clamp leading to lower pressure to your head and are also very light. As long as you dont blast the headphones very loud than no one can really hear you unless they are close by.

I had a very uncomfortable pair before though I toughed it out I was glad that I switched to a much comfier one, the key being thicker pads & lower pressure.

Hey there Audiophiles, strange question coming your way.

I've recently invested in a pair of headphones to game afterhours to avoid waking up the family. However I'm finding them (and all previous headphones Iv'e owned) pretty uncomfortably after about 20-30 minutes of use, they make my ears get hot and generally feel tight on my head.

I don't think this has anything to do with the quality of headphones Iv'e purchased, as it seems to happen whenever I wear headphones in general (even the higher quality brands such as Bose).

My question to you guys is, is this feeling something that gradually goes away after you get use to using headphones a lot? Or am I one of the few guys who will feel like this all the time?

Thanks.

RaseshX

Headphones feel uncomfortable to me so I stick with these. http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-Audio-326-Stereo-Headset/dp/B001S2RCXW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1338974347&sr=8-7

I think openback headphones are the answer to your solution if all else fails so you dont sweat as easily. They typically have bigger earcups to spread out the clamp leading to lower pressure to your head and are also very light. As long as you dont blast the headphones very loud than no one can really hear you unless they are close by.Bikouchu35

Any over-ear headphone will insulate your ears and - over time - can make you sweat. Some headphones do this more than others depending on their clamping pressure. Sennheisers, in particular, have a higher clamping pressure. It can also depend on the material used in and around the foam padding. The velour material Beyerdynamic uses is quite breathable.

If you find you get sweaty regardless of what you're wearing, I would strongly consider either a pair of on-ear headphones or in-ear monitors (IEMs):

• On-ears sit against your ear, rather than around it, and provide better breathability without sacrificing quality or requiring you to stick something in your actual ear canal. Grado is well-known for making very nice on-ear headphones. I was quite pleased with the 125i, but all of the headphones are great, honestly.
• IEMs like the Klipsch S4 can sound great and let your head breath. You do need to put them inside your ear canal, though.

The downside is that over-ears typically provide better noise-isolation than on-ears, and better sound quality than most IEMs for the price.

You can check out the FAQ at the top of the forum for suggestions of each type of Headphone in a range of prices.

I hope this is helpful,

Boz

Your just buying the wrong headphones. Get a pair with large soft pads and light clamp like the AD700 which I can wear them for 8+ hours with glasses no problem first headphone I can do that with after owning several cheaper generic headphones and headsets. Being open back they let your ears breath fresh air so don't feel so hot but they leak sound and are very bass light soft impact and severe subbass roll off. Through heavy EQ with the hardware EQ of my sound card I got them to what I would call a neutral amount of bass while still mainting the clarity of the high and mids.

Headphones will always be a more uncomfortable solution. I have been gaming on headphones for a long time and someday I comfortably do a long session and then someday I just dont feel comfortable which is really annoying. I do wear glasses which is a big problem.

Closed headphones will always require cooler ambient temp if you dont want to be sweating. In winters I dont have sweating problems but in summers I really gotta have the AC on for atleast half an hour before I start using it for a session which obviously makes it a very costly thing to be gaming with headphones lol.

Bose is not high quality at all. They are very uncomfortable and dont sound very good. If you want something comfy get something by Beyerdynamic. Look at the Beyerdynamic DT990. http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Open-Studio-Headphones-Ohms/dp/B0011UB9CQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1338949127&sr=8-2 Wolfetan

bose makes the most comfortable closed headphones you can buyGambler_3

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]bose makes the most comfortable closed headphones you can buyNVIDIATI

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]bose makes the most comfortable closed headphones you can buyGambler_3

Oh comon pretty much everyone agrees bose makes extremely comfortable headphones, you just have to reject everything bose. I own them, have extensive experience with them and I know how they compare with other brands. And yes I am not interested in prolonging this discussion either.

Oh comon pretty much everyone agrees bose makes extremely comfortable headphones, you just have to reject everything bose. I own them, have extensive experience with them and I know how they compare with other brands. And yes I am not interested in prolonging this discussion either.

Gambler_3

"The ideal headphone is one that doesn't cause fatigue or discomfort, the kind you can almost forget you have on." Again that is not Bose, even TC stated that Bose headphones cause discomfort. I doubt you have spent any considerable time (if any time at all) with a headphone that has things such as velour padding or a support that rests comfortably on your head and doesn't rely on clamping down on your ears.

I have tried a good no. of sennheiser, JVC, beats and skull candy range of closed headphones and some open-back headphones. None of them surpassed bose in comfort, some of those sennheiser open-back headphones like the HD 558 and 595 would make my glasses very stiff as they apply so much pressure with those huge ear-cups. I certainly have had moments with the bose where I had forgotten I am wearing headphones.

Apart from bose the most comfortable headphone I have used is some JVC closed back one, it was fairly light and similar comfort to bose but since I havent used it for extended periods I cant be sure about it. The bose is widely regarded as one of the most comfortable line of headphones by both users and websites, you have obviously never properly used them for long it seems.

When it comes to my experience with Bose products, well lets just say I don't sit around making baseless assumptions.

"the most comfortable closed back headphones you can buy" is not something I would use to describe Bose.

When it comes to my experience with Bose products, well lets just say I don't sit around making baseless assumptions.

"the most comfortable closed back headphones you can buy" is not something I would use to describe Bose.

NVIDIATI

I lose man you are the audio god afterall. :P

What I will say is that in my opinion bose AE are extremely comfortable headphones.

Btw have you used them with dolby headphone? I believe it monumentally changes the sound quality of these in a positive way.

Btw have you used them with dolby headphone? I believe it monumentally changes the sound quality of these in a positive way.

Gambler_3

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

Btw have you used them with dolby headphone? I believe it monumentally changes the sound quality of these in a positive way.

NVIDIATI

I'm afraid you're both wrong: Bose makes comfortable headphones, but they are certainly not the most comfortable headphones. Bozanimal

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

Btw have you used them with dolby headphone? I believe it monumentally changes the sound quality of these in a positive way.

Gambler_3

Tested with some music and found it to be even worse (Dolby Headphone ruins music anyways, so that stayed true). As for games or movies, well I have yet to try that.

I have tried a good no. of sennheiser, JVC, beats and skull candy range of closed headphones

Gambler_3

Both utter crap.

Why.

Tested with some music and found it to be even worse (Dolby Headphone ruins music anyways, so that stayed true). As for games or movies, well I have yet to try that.

NVIDIATI

You should try a movie with lots of action.

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

I have tried a good no. of sennheiser, JVC, beats and skull candy range of closed headphones

Masenkoe

Both utter crap.

Why.

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

Tested with some music and found it to be even worse (Dolby Headphone ruins music anyways, so that stayed true). As for games or movies, well I have yet to try that.

Gambler_3

You should try a movie with lots of action.

Dolby Headphone on my K702s is a nightmare, it just ruins everything.

Dolby Headphone on my K702s is a nightmare, it just ruins everything.

NVIDIATI

I am just kinda addicted to the effect though. I was using my samsung ear-buds on PC that day and I kinda preferred how it sounded with dolby headphone. I know it's artificial but just sometimes one develops a likeness for artificial effects. :P

For the longest time I was addicted to that DFX audio enhancer thing, slowly I started disliking it and now I cant stand it.

I've tried sooooo many different headsets cause of this. I've been computer gaming w/headphones for years. Used a cheap pair of Sony MDRV150's almost all through HS. In the last few years my ears have gotten much more sensitive & I went though about 4-6 different headsets trying to find ones that I could literally wear for hours of gaming. I finally stopped when I found my Audio Technica ATH-AD700. I really don't care for the looks of them but they are super light & super comfortable. It took a few days to get use to the feel of them but now I find myself forgetting that they are on when I'm on the computer. I recommend them to anyone looking for a good gaming headset.

I don't think this has anything to do with the quality of headphones Iv'e purchased, as it seems to happen whenever I wear headphones in general (even the higher quality brands such as Bose).

RaseshX

Im sorry but i must address this.

My father lives & breathes for sound quality. He makes me listen to all of of high end speakers & his speaker talk for many years. He has spent tens of thousands of dollars on audio. The 1 consistent thing i hear from these hardcore audio guys is...... BOSE is the biggest joke, the biggest fraud of a audio company in all of audio.

BOSE has great marketing & advertisements but they have the sh**tiest sound quality of all audio equipement. Please dont ever praise BOSE as high quality when its actually of the lowest quality. If i mentioned BOSE as high quality in front of my father & his audio buddies they would slap the dumb out of me.

If you took a BOSE product to a high quality audio expert they would laugh in your face.

Now to add to the thread, you should shop in a audio specific store. Do not buy gaming headphones, buy high quality audio headphones. Most stores have these headphones set up for customer use so you can try them out for yourself. I have never had any discomfort with the pair i chose.

It's commonly known as 'Headset Fatigue'. Usually happens after 2 or 3 hours of playing though. I get it a hell of a lot! I've learnt to either put up with it or take them off when not necessarily needed.

Sometimes I use Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones, they are comfortable for long periods of use.

Although more often than not, I find myself using JVC HA-FX1X, they are earbuds.

Perhaps earbuds are better for you? Although I think other commenters in this thread are correct - you just haven't found the right headphones for yourself, yet.

Really? I thought Grado is generally regarded as one of the more uncomfortable headphones brands last time I checked. I own a pair and even I'm acknowledging that Grado sacrifices comfort for othe ther aspects of the headphone. Took me literally months of breaking in before they were comfortable enough to leave on for 1hr+.KHAndAnime

My sennheiser HD 429s are very comfy, I wear them for hours at a time.