I need a new pair of hedphones! However, I'm allergic to the leather used in most!

[Demos]

Hey guys!

I've recently found after wearing my Logitech G35's for extended periods of time, on my head around the cups, I was getting an allergic reaction. Not pretty.

So I'm looking into getting a new pair of headphones for my system, the earcups and headband have to have neoprene or a different type of material. The best I've found so far are the Razer Orca, and they are $70NZD here in New Zealand.

So can you guys help me? Any advice would be appreciated :) Unfortunately I can't get a sound card due to Mini-ITX restrictions.

Thanks!

Demos.

[CaptainSi]

Allergic to leather! Ha! That's why you lot are so fond of sheep. My Australian superiority aside, I use a set of Steelseries 5H v2. They have a soft ring of foam/felt around the deep ear cups, and the sound quality is fairly good. The microphone isn't very loud because it is a passive (i.e not Phantom powered) however it works fine for voice chat, which is all I need it for. In terms of pricing, I know New Zealand is the worst place in the world, followed by Australia, so expect to pay about twice that of what North American/ European in-store prices are, however being the classy gentleman I am, I talked my set of 5H's to $65AUD, down from $140.

[Aphexx]

get velour earcups then

beyerdynamic, audiotechnica ad700 are 2 headphones I can think of off the top of my head with velour cloth cups

if you are looking for a headset and not looking for a lecture on why headphones > headsets: corsair vengeance series have velour pads I think the siberia headsets also have some sort of cloth.

umm for the short term I know that the logitech has weird sized earcups but can you cut the top 2-3 inches off the upper end of a sock and wrap your earcups in them?

edit: no soundcard? then corsair vengeance 1500... are you bald? the headband has to be non synthetic as well?

[OddballMV]

I use vengeance 1500s, and they do sound great and have velour earcups, but the top is that synthetic leather material, so not sure if it would be best. I would expect it to be very difficult to find a headset with no leather on the top or earcups unless it is a VERY cheap headset (<$20)....

Some of the highest end stuff have velour earcups and headband because it's generally more comfortable.

[OddballMV]

I use vengeance 1500s, and they do sound great and have velour earcups, but the top is that synthetic leather material, so not sure if it would be best. I would expect it to be very difficult to find a headset with no leather on the top or earcups unless it is a VERY cheap headset (<$20)....

There are some mid range ones, HD558 for example.

[Box_Of_Rocks]

I can recommend the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 ... i dont know about the padding but they're f***ing great :D

[t0wer]

I can recommend the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 ... i dont know about the padding but they're f***ing great :D

they use the pleather that the op is allergic too...

[Demos]

Awesome, thanks for the responses guys!

By no sound card, I meant I have Motherboard audio, not a dedicated sound card.

I've decided that I'll postpone my headphone search for the mo and invest the money in a new IPS display! Thanks everyone though :)

[bennyino]

corsair headphones only have memory foam i think, no leather and they are pretty cheap