Comfortable headphones?

[Sir Fredrick]

I'm looking for some new headphones. The main feature I want is comfort. I've never found a pair of earbuds or over-the-ear headphones that I could wear for hours and hours without my ears hurting. I had a pair of Philips Magnavox AY3682 which were nothing special, but they fit like a glove.
My budget is $50 MAX and I would prefer to keep it down to about $25.
Any suggestions?

 

[johnjohn320]

Grado SR-60's. Best sound and comfort I've ever found.

Whoops, just saw your price constraint. Nevermind.

 

[ElFenix]

you might want ones that fit over your whole ear

 

[Yzzim]

I've found that the most comfortable headphones are the ones where your whole ear fits inside the little headphone cushion.

A Phillips model I have (cheapo ones @ Shopko) have the ear cushion resting ON THE EAR and after a couple hours my ear hurts like heck.

Edit:

you might want ones that fit over your whole ear

Yeah, what he said

 

[Sir Fredrick]

The ones that fit over the ear tend to be big, which makes them annoying when travelling. I fly a few times a year and it's convenient to just have my headphones around my neck when I'm not listening to them, but with the over the ear phones, I feel like I'm wearing a neck brace.

 

[crab]

The best ones I've had are my Koss TD/80s...sound good, comfortable and tough. Previously, I used 2 pairs of identical Sonys (both failed where the wires meet the drivers). I also had Grado SR60s. They sounded great, but were uncomfortable, and the plastic C looking peice that surrounded the earpiece and connected it to the band snapped in half. I'm not blaming Grado for it though, as I'm quite hard on them.

 

[fatbaby]

beyerdynamics

 

[T2T III]

Since you're limited to a $50 budget, head to Amazon and look for the Sennheiser 212 Pros. $42.## with free shipping.

 

[jfall]

Actually I heard a lot of people say that the Grado's aren't very comfortable.. you can buy newer foam pads for them though that are suppose to make them a lot more comfy

 

[Zugzwang152]

sony mdr-v6


mine are modded with beyerdynamic velour pads too swweeeeeet.