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SpaceViking
8
Jun 15, 2019
Hi Drop Community, How are these for people with tall/large heads? I have a tall head and pretty large ears. I have tried and used headphones such as Beyerdynamics DT770, Meze 99 Noir, Audio Technica ATH AD700x, Sennheiser 598 SE/CS, Sennheiser 6xx. What I use currently: Audio Technica ATH AD700x I feel the AD700x is the most comfortable headphones I've used, by far. It feels like it's not even there most of the time. Other headphones such as the Sennheiser HD6xx has too much of a clamping force for my head. DT770 didn't extend enough for my big ears.
Aspality
9
Jun 19, 2019
SpaceVikingI think they should be fine? The HE4XX do have bigger cups than the DT770 so they might fit your ears better BUT the DT770's can extend slightly further than the HiFiMans (like a centimeter or so), though the HiFiMans can be angled way more than the 770's measly 5 or so degrees. The pads on these HiFiMans are surprisingly much better than the DT770's comfort wise; they're incredibly soft and the velour that touches your head doesn't itch at all like the HE350's did, and especially cos I can get the headphones to angle right to fit my head better, they're significantly more comfortable than the DT770's for me. I can't speak much for the other headphones though I have tried my friend's 598's and if the HD6XX's clamp the same as the 598's then these HiFiMans are going to fit you better, they can stretch out wider and the soft pads don't make me feel any sort of clamp at all. Since you like the AD700x's I feel like the similar circular cup design on the HiFiMans are probably going to be just as comfortable.
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phosfiend
873
Jun 20, 2019
SpaceVikingSo, I have a big head & large ears, and have a lot of trouble finding headphones that fit. These fit comfortably on me at the largest setting and for me: I wear an old pair (stretched out) of DT770’s daily at the max setting, and I wish I had one more notch, but they’re ok head size wise. I wish the cups/openings were a bit bigger. The meze were too small for me. The 598 clamp was unbearable. The 4XX’s were, to me, the most comfortable of the above (and far and above the best sounding). I returned them due to QC issues, but miss them & consider re-buying them often.
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