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New Headphones Recommendations - Glasses

  • 13-08-2012 10:42am
    #1
    Korvanica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm looking for a recommendation on some new headphones. My old ones broke and weren't very comfortable for glasses wearers. Can anyone help me find something decent?

    Budget: €100
    Comfortable for long periods while wearing glasses.
    Will be used for Gaming, Electric Drums, Music... basically everything.

    Been looking at Sennheiser HD555s but the 10ft cable and sound bleed has turned me off them a little bit.

    Cheers ! :)


Comments

  • #2
    BakerShawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭BakerShawn


    If you are uncomfortable with the headphone, try earphone instead. I am also wearing glasses. It's a bit uneasy when put on headphone. So I bought a SoundMAGIC E10 for $30 or so according to reviews on head-fi.org.


  • #3
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    You're between a rock and a hard place unfortunately. You want closed headphones, but by their very nature they require a certain amount of clamping force to create a closed seal, with your glasses' arms acting as an obstruction between your ears and head.

    I used to wear glasses and, no matter how comfortable I found some closed headphones to be, after an hour or so that obstruction would begin to annoy. IEM's might be a better option, but I understand why you'd want proper headphones.

    Hope someone can give you answers as I never found headphones that were as comfortable to wear with glasses as without, I'll be watching this thread in hope :)


  • #4
    Korvanica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Said screw the sound bleed. Ill only be using them at home so I wont be annoying anyone.

    I got a set of AKG K240 MKIIs and I have to say they're quite comfortable. (that being said my glasses frames are really thin)

    Sound is class and they're not even broken in yet.

    Used for a couple of hours non stop and the only discomfort i've had is the expected hotness and sweatyness.


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