Comfort. Comfort. Comfort. Very comfortable on the skull.

Need more bass but for the price, these phones are sufficient.

These phones are very comfortable and produce a great sound for being open air. They sound great on all my low end devices such as PDA, walkman and computer sound card. I wish I had something bigger to push some more db through.

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Comfort. Comfort. Comfort. Very comfortable on the skull.

Need more bass

These phones are very comfortable and produce a great sound for being open air. They sound great on all my low end devices such as PDA, walkman and computer sound card. I wish I had something bigger to push some more db through.

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very comfortable

Too big, bass not enough

because of the metal strings, the cans will have no contact with your ear. Therefore it is very comfortable wearing it. Highs seems to be pretty good. However bass is not enough maybe because of the driver's detachment from you ear. $249 is a little pricy, though.

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Stocked aiwa, sony, panasonic, sennheiser, koss, optimus and Grado

This is by far the best set of headphones I have ever used. It has unsurpased comfort. Sound quality is fantastic: very detailed, brings out sounds that I could never hear on some of my CDs.

VERY VERY comfortable, smooth sound range.

Rather "huge" headphones, sound quality isn't that great for $300.

The first thing that came to my mind upon opening up the box was just how huge these headphones looked, with the extra padded ring around the drivers. However, they do quite a unique and nice look to them. Upon putting them on though, I was stunned. These F1s are ridiculously COMFORTABLE!!! Putting them on everytime is a near religious experience for me. :) You could easily keep these on for hours...all because the padded "Ecsaine" rings keep the drivers completely off your ears, which is the whole point behind these "full" open air headphones.

Sound qualitywise though, they are well rounded and can hit highs and lows as they come along...but they still have a bit of a muffled midrange compared to most other headphones. Not a bad thing neccessarily, but I was surprised to find some normally sharp treble notes missing...the ones that were supposed to be there. Nothing is overemphasized however...there's pratically no sibilants, and the bass is the "high quality" non-strong type. You may have to turn up bass on your sound source to compensate if you're into rocking your head with bass.

Overall though, these headphones are outstanding, especially in the comfort zone...now if only Sennheiser started using Ecsaine padding...;)

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Sony MDR-NC20, Sony MDR-65, Sony MDR-LP501, Sony MDR-G61

very comfortable, clean sound, no need for special amplifier

only come in one color

These pare of cans sound very good, in fact better than Sennheizer 570 (at least for me). I use them for various types of music from classic to rock (Hammerfall in particular) and found MDR-F1 to be simply outstanding. I don't feel that bass is leaking, everything is O.K. Also not least is the fact that one don't need special headphone amplifier to make these phones sound right - it's major plus when thinking about home hi-fi system on a budget. Personally I use them with my Denon 6.5 System and have nothing to complain about. Headphones are build very durable - construction is made of metal alloys, not some cheap plastic and padding is also very durable. Even cable has advantage it's longer then standard 3 meter cable, which come with majority of headphones - MDR-F1 has 3.4 meters cable. And as for comfort MDR-F1 headphones are simply the winner - even much more expensive Sennheizers, Koss, Philips (you name it, cause I've tried lot's of them in store) don't come close in terms of comfort. One can fall asleep in MDR-F1 (and so my wife did). So I think at price paid it's the perfect example of bargain. Very recommended.

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Grado S60, Sennheizer 570

Very good headphones. For details check out http://www.audaud.com/JAN/EquipJAN.html

Considering the overall knock on Sony Headphones out there, I was a bit worried about purchasing these headphones. However, after visiting my local GoodGuys, (but not purchasing it there =D) there were 2 things that really impressed me about these headphones. 1) Comfort...Lightweight, no pressure on the head made them ideal for extended listening. I guarantee you will not find a more comfortable pair of headphones 2) The mid and high range is sweet. The Grado's (Which my friend owns) has a deeper bass, but these phones hit cleaner while the high range is better than the Grado's. But most of all, my friend says his Grado's hurt his ears after extended listening. I use my Sony's about 5 hours a day while working and not once have I had "ear sweat" or headaches. And the overall price of $300 scaring you? Well I got'em online at http://www.audio-etcetera.com/ for only $200. Recieved them 3 days later.

comfort, clarity, design, great for binaural recordings, wide range, efficient.

price, and not for super-bass heads.

Obviously these are the most comfortable headphones ever made, I've never tried any that even come close. That's one of the main reasons I bought these, I'm tired of getting headaches from headphones (due to pressure on the head) after long periods of listening. The MDR F1s definitely eliminated this problem.

In fact, one day I actually fell to sleep with them on, woke up the next morning, forgetting they were on, and went through half a day walking around with them on, you get the strangest looks... Well not really, but yeah, they're that comfortable.

Also, these things allow airflow to your ear, preventing sweat from forming around the ears, so enough of that.

Another reason I chose these is because I'm into binaural recording and these were recommended from several people in the field. They are perfect for this application, the sound is clear, complete and the freq. response is wide (10-30,000 Hz) and razor flat. I read a few responses about the bass not being strong enough; well it's strong enough for my tastes, I'm not a bass freak, and many headphones i've tried tend to over exaggerate the bass, and it kills the listening experience (for me). These phones have bass, in face from 10 Hz, it's tight natural bass; it's just natural sounding, and I suppose that's due in part to the full open design.

The price, well, I would not pay $300 or even $250, but I got mine for $179, which I think is pretty fair, i'd pay that just for the comfort. No more headaches, earaches.

And unlike other open air designs they are plenty loud on even the smallest portable units.

So, in concluding, these headphones are not for people travelling in publc places where noise is an issue, or people whom crave loud bass. But everybody else, these are a well designed, great sounding set of phones.

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AKG K240 DF

best comfort, quality bass (not too strong), clean overall sound

Sensitivity is mere 100dB/mW

I almost fell into sleep sometimes while wearing these cans, that how comfortable it is.
Soundwise, it has nice overall sound but not the best.
It simply lacks a little sensitivity with mere 100dB/mW after all. But I am satisfied with it overall.
I am thinking of replacing just the driver unit part with the one from MDR V900 which has excellent sound with one exception of overemphasised bass but sounds fantastic when bass is turned down with the amp.
MDR-F1 is ultimate in comfort and will be improved soundwise with the next model.

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