I’m a video editor and wanted to take my audio setup to another level, so I got my ATH-M50x (excellent sound, lousy comfort). I tried some Bose Quietcomfort 45s, looking for a balance between good sound and comfort (didn’t work). I had headaches with both headphones because of the pressure of the headband, and although I tried to stretch it in both cases, I didn’t manage to finish a full work day using either one. I usually wear headphones for more than 12 hours a day, so I just had to go back to my old Sony Mdr-zx110, they didn’t have the best sound, but at least I didn’t end up with sore ears and a sore head.
Which headphones would you have chosen? I would like to hear opinions from knowledgeable people on the subject, since I am a novice in everything related to sound.
There are a lot of comments that have great suggestions. My personal favorite are the K702 / K712 suggestions. They’re massive and the suspension headbands I find are quite comfortable.
However, since you need to use those things for hours on end, have you given iems a chance? It’s a different rabbit hole to go down but you can’t really go wrong with any popular option nowadays. They’re much cheaper than headphones as well.
Headphones mess with my hair and I’ve always been a little worried that leaving them on too long could damage hair and stuff but never looked into it because iems were just much more suited for me.
Thank you very much. I haven’t really considered them. The feeling of having something inside my ear doesn’t appeal to me.
Maybe look into the Koss KSC75? They’re cheap as well but they can definitely compete with much more expensive headphones.
They’re not a looker but they’re probably one of the better alternative routes you can take here and have quite a dedicated following.