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People wear them at work daily and it doesn’t seem to be a problem. One guy looks likes he’s Tier 3 support and uses them 8 hours a day 5 days a week for years.

People compliment my Jabra’s voice quality otherwise I would’ve switched already.

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Sure, plenty of people also wear a 14 oz hard hat strapped to their head all day with no negative health impacts. Doesn't mean it's enjoyable or comfortable for everyone.

I have a pair and they’re fine for wearing when sat down. In fact they’re my preferred headphones for airplane journeys and noisy offices because the noise cancelling is top notch.

However I tried to wear them one on a train commute and it was horrid. Walking around with them really isn’t fun precisely because of their weight.

Every head movement feels like hard work and the headphones don’t even feel stable on your head during any movement due to the weight.

So I end up owned two headphones (well, technically 3):

1. AirPod Max for focus time

2. Sennheiser earphones (in ear) for commuting / exercise workouts.

3. Sennheiser DJ cans for DJing, video streaming and other times when I need wired, zero latency, audio.

I used to wear them daily and I didn't like it. Noise cancellation was important for me, but they were really heavy.

I have absolutely no problem with the weight. My only gripe is with the battery and lack of a power button.

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