[sigilis]

What earphones did the author end up using?

It is strange that after relating all the dead ends in some detail and found his solution, he does not share it.

[thenthenthen]

I guess Bose QuietComfort (hinted at by the bold font). These are ON ear headphones. Not ideal for me personally. These will hurt after an hour or so depending on your ears I guess. I prefer the Sleepbuds II (see below also)

[johanbcn]

That's right. I was digging through the comments on the substack version of the post and he confirmed it: https://dynomight.substack.com/p/noise/comment/17817515

[joshdavham]

These are the headphones I bought last week. From my experience, I can wear them hours on end and feel fine.