Are the ear cups large? I like the ATH-M50 from AudioTechinca, but they press down on my earlobes and I'd like something that lets my ears "open up."
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The ear cups are quite roomy. I do not feel any pressure or touching anywhere on my ears.
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The AGK 550 ear cups go around your full ear. They do not rest on the ear. Ear cups on mine measure ~2.25 in (~55 mm) in diameter. My whole ear fits comfortably inside it. I find them to be very comfortable during lengthy listening sessions.
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I measure a 4 3/8" wide Can, and the inner cup being 2 1/4" wide and almost nearly an inch deep. My ears are not small, but they feel like they each have their own rooms with these on. Cups are amazingly comfortable, with a softer-than-soft feel. My only complaint is that the piece that sits over the top of your head feels heavy and relatively unforgiving....but nothing your average baseball cap can't cure. Hope that helps, and good luck!
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I have the ATH-M30's and they do not fit. The cups need to fold down flat to fit in this case. I sent mine back and got the "SLAPPA Full Sized Hardbody Pro Headphone Case" Slappa Full Sized HardBody PRO Headphone Case (SL-HP-07) here on Amazon and they fit perfectly.
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I have tiny ears, and they feel a little big if I don't have them adjusted correctly on top of my head. I'm not really sure how to judge if "big ears" would fit, LOL. However; that's one thing that attracted me to them is because they weren't so big and clunky. I'm sorry I don't have a good answer for you. I kind of think they may be a bit small for bigger ears. You can check them out at "Brookstone" if you have one nearby. They had a different model on display which is the same size. Hope this helps.
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Not so much "grooves" as cups around which to fit the headphones themselves (with the 'cup' being where one's ear would sit inside the headphone). Hope that helps!
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I have several bluetooth ear pieces, in my attempt to find the best. M50 is very good. I use it in the car. If it's not in my ear when the phone rings, I can stick it there w/o putting the external loop over the back of my ear, and it will easily do the call. However I like the over-ear loop b/c the fit is more secure w/ the loop so engaged. I have, unfortunately, Bose, Jabra, Jawbone as well. Use Bose in office at desk, M50 in car, others in drawer.
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They sit on top of your ear, not all the way around. The cups are just over 2.5" in diameter. That said, they sound amazing. They obviously don't block sound as well as a large pair, but I love mine. They last a long time too - my first pair lasted from 2006 through 2012, and I used them for hours every week.
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Definitely on-ear (supra-aural) rather than around ear (circumaural) for me. I had an older Fatal1ty headset that was true circumaural (until it failed) but this one has much smaller (and less comfortable) ear cups.
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Not really Sara. I'm in the same boat as you with small ear canals and they've been a bit disappointing. The sound quality is outstanding, but the ear buds are still a bit too big. I push them in and they wiggle out while creating a suction that hurts after a while. I've just switched to ear plugs that have a bracket fitting around my ears and they work a lot better and don't hurt. Good luck. Karen
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Passive headphones. Sound great! I would just buy the pads made for ath-m50. Much more comfortable.
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I tried both and took the M50 home with me. Half the price and a much more accurate sound profile. I don't really listen to rap but I do lot of everything else, more comfortable than the AKG K701 I owned previously too.
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I tried quite a few before I settled on these. I liked all of the ones I tried and would be happy owning them, but I ended up with the Aurvana with a very good jack of all trades scenario. Grado SR-60i: Loved the sound, and decently comfortable, but open backed headphones turned out impractical for my use. Superlux HD668B: liked the sound, and semi-open was not "too open" for me. But not very comfortable. And they seemed huge. AKG K-240: comfortable, not "too open" for my use, and I liked the sound best of all -- when I hooked them to a friend's amp. I use them with, at best, a dedicated sound card on computer, and don't have the power necessary to drive these to their full potential. So on my setup didn't sound as good as the others to me. The Aurvanas weren't necessarily the best in every category, but they hit a very nice sweet spot. And I felt like they had a little more punch than the others for when my cartoon character gets blown up in Battlefield. Aurvana were the ones where I didn't feel any regrets in any category and still made me smile when listening to, well, anything. Price was right, too. I learned about them reading reviews on head-fi.org if that's useful at all.
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Yeah I have really big ears and they are definitely wide enough however they can be a little shallow which makes them uncomfortable after several hours but most headphones have that problem.
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I have to increase the size when I use it for longer durations, but that's for me with a big head. Generally though the headphones feel good, as the quality of the cushions around the ear is top. Enjoy them!
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I agree with a previous answer, V-Modas definitively fit way better... Beats tend to give you a ear-ache after a while!!
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Bet you'll be happy you asked because I am a heavy sweater and I drowned my earphones a month ago. They broke cause of my sweat, so don't buy this one. I'm looking at the new Monster Freedom, but a little pricey. Good luck Carmen!
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I wear glasses and I find the QC15s to be very comfortable. I can't stand having something push on my ears (it actually gets painful after a while) so the "over ear" option was the only way for me to go. Part of it may depend on how well your glasses fit (close to your head) as well.
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I wear glasses and find the K550's will not seal well over my glasses. It seems like they would actually have to be slightly smaller in diameter and have more clamping force to seal well. As a result the bass isn't there anymore with my glasses. Love them but I think I might send them back. I think any headphone in this price range will still be comfortable with glasses. The important question is how well they will seal around the glasses. The seal is the single most important factor when it comes to sound quality.