The headband and
earcup padding is fairly thin and springy, and covered in a breathable mesh fabric.
Button placement on the earcups could use a rethink and the stiff, felt - lined
earcup padding is a disappointing ding on the comfort side of things, but the 500x is a great premium - priced option for Xbox One gamers that crave convenience mixed with high - end audio.
Its memory foam
earcup padding creates a strong seal around the ears for passive noise isolation, keeping its stellar sound in and allowing you to stay focused on your workout.
If you ever need to give your ears a rest, the earcups can be turned 90 degrees and rest
the earcup padding comfortably on your shoulders.
The A50's floating earcup design allows
the earcup padding to align and conform to heads of any size and shape.
Noise cancellation through
the earcup padding isn't great, but there's enough to muffle the sounds of life passing you by.
Not exact matches
They're very light, they don't clamp down too tight, and the amount of
padding on their
earcups and headband, for me, is ideal.
The
earcups swivel 90 degrees for maximum usability, and the soft
padding makes them exceptionally comfortable even during longer sessions.
It's also
padded, as are the
earcups.
Once again we've got a nicely
padded headband made of a soft, squishy memory foam, the very same material found on the
earcups.
The Revolver uses a floating headband system that automatically adjusts to the size of your head so that you don't have to fiddle around to get a good fit, while the
earcups are made of a soft
padded material covered in faux leather that doesn't tend to overheat the old ears too much.
In terms of comfort the H Wireless fairs really rather well, sporting a thickly
padded headband and relatively large
earcups with an equally lavish amount of cushioning that also successfully stops too much sound escaping.
A respectable amount of
padding around the
earcups finishes the whole thing off by ensuring your ears never touch the drivers themselves and don't get too hot, either, although the occasional cooldown break is still suggested because nobody enjoys having sweaty ears.
The light fabric
padding on the
earcups isn't quite thick enough so those with a wider head might find their ears touching the drivers tucked away in the
earcups, but otherwise is very nice and breathable.
The
earcups have enough space that the ears don't feel squeezed in while the
padding along the headband and on the
earcups themselves is quite generous.
The best part of this headset is the fact that both the headband and
earcups are both rather generously
padded with faux - leather, allowing my ears to breathe as they needed.
The headphones do have an undeniably luxurious look and feel to them — the headband has a cushioned, quilted undersurface, the circumaural (over-the-ear)
pads are plush, and the
earcups swivel flat for easy stowing.
That's exactly what the WH - 1000X M2 offer, with touch sensitive
pads on each
earcup that lets you control your music without needing to reach for your phone.
Still, its thick
padded earcups isolate the user pretty well, especially when the volume is set to a decent level.
The Stealth 500x's stiff, fabric - covered
earcups and head
padding aren't uncomfortable, but it's a definite step down from the faux - leather lining on Turtle Beach's slightly pricier (but wired) Ear Force XP Seven headset.
The
earcups are also huge and well -
padded, but the size seems mostly for show.
Its heavily
padded earcups feel more plush than the Logitech G231 Prodigy, and it puts more power behind the low end, though it doesn't present quite as much treble crispness.
Design The G231 is mostly dark gray plastic, with bright orange highlights on the outside of the
earcups, just above the earpads, and over the
padding under the headband.
Matte black
earcups are
padded with memory foam and leatherette, and dark blue fabric covers the interior of the cups.
This Listen Wireless are powered by 40 mm drivers within each memory foam -
padded earcup, with a frequency response of 15Hz to 22kHz and 32 Ohm impedance.
The
earcups are well -
padded with plush black
pads, and the underside of the headband has a sufficient amount of cushion, though it's not quite as plush as the ear
pads.