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I do not find this. My problem is that my headphones press the upper-half of my ear into my head. After a couple of hours it gets sore. Simply taking the headph

I do not find this. My problem is that my headphones press the upper-half of my ear into my head. After a couple of hours it gets sore. Simply taking the headphones off for a few minutes usually relieves the pain, and I can continue. I think I've got used to it: when I first started using my headphones, my ears would begin to hurt after ~20 minutes.

Brozilean 7y ago
I used to have this issue with a lot of headphones, and then I tried Sony's noise canceling (the WH-1000XM3) and they are massively more comfortable. I feel like an ad but I just wanted to share since I was surprised by how much more comfy they were.
- syntaxing 7y ago
  It's stupid how comfortable and how good the NC are on the XM3. I traded my XM2 with friends XM3 on a long flight to try them out for about an hour. The difference was night and day. I almost bought a pair myself when we landed.
UI_at_80x24 7y ago
The headphones are too small. For "best results" nothing about the headphones should ever touch any part of your ear. The soft foam padding should surround your ear making a seal with your skull. The 'clamping force' may also be too tight if you get headaches. The desired clamping force should enough to keep everything in-place if you briskly turn your head side-to-side but loose enough to dislodge if you try to turn your head quickly. Without a real metric/measurement I'd compare it to the 'normal' speed you turn your head to do a should-check-before-turning on a calm sunday drive, vs the 'Quickly twist and look if the monster is still chasing me' shoulder-check. After 5 seconds you should be able to 'feel' the headphones at all. They should stop existing and you are left with the sweet blissful embrace of your favorite music.
- Forge36 7y ago
  I own two larger pairs of headphones. I haven't had issues with clamping force. I agree with the sentiment they shouldn't rest on your ears. The largest pair I can go 10 hours with no complaints
  - killjoywashere 7y ago
    Yeah, in the modern era, I can't understand how on-ear headphones made it out of the lab. Walkman days: sure. Today? DIWhy?
jdietrich 7y ago
Simple problem, simple solution - buy headphones with bigger earcups. Larger headphones like the AKG K701, the Sennheiser HD650 and the Beyerdynamic DT880 are extraordinarily comfortable, even for all-day wear.

Brozilean 7y ago

I used to have this issue with a lot of headphones, and then I tried Sony's noise canceling (the WH-1000XM3) and they are massively more comfortable. I feel like an ad but I just wanted to share since I was surprised by how much more comfy they were.

syntaxing 7y ago
It's stupid how comfortable and how good the NC are on the XM3. I traded my XM2 with friends XM3 on a long flight to try them out for about an hour. The difference was night and day. I almost bought a pair myself when we landed.

UI_at_80x24 7y ago

The headphones are too small. For "best results" nothing about the headphones should ever touch any part of your ear. The soft foam padding should surround your ear making a seal with your skull. The 'clamping force' may also be too tight if you get headaches. The desired clamping force should enough to keep everything in-place if you briskly turn your head side-to-side but loose enough to dislodge if you try to turn your head quickly. Without a real metric/measurement I'd compare it to the 'normal' speed you turn your head to do a should-check-before-turning on a calm sunday drive, vs the 'Quickly twist and look if the monster is still chasing me' shoulder-check. After 5 seconds you should be able to 'feel' the headphones at all. They should stop existing and you are left with the sweet blissful embrace of your favorite music.

Forge36 7y ago
I own two larger pairs of headphones. I haven't had issues with clamping force. I agree with the sentiment they shouldn't rest on your ears. The largest pair I can go 10 hours with no complaints
- killjoywashere 7y ago
  Yeah, in the modern era, I can't understand how on-ear headphones made it out of the lab. Walkman days: sure. Today? DIWhy?

jdietrich 7y ago

Simple problem, simple solution - buy headphones with bigger earcups. Larger headphones like the AKG K701, the Sennheiser HD650 and the Beyerdynamic DT880 are extraordinarily comfortable, even for all-day wear.