#over the ear headphones

The biggest difference of the two is that while the Urbanite has an on-ear design, the bigger Urbanite XL goes for an over-the-ear approach (aka circumaural). Both have that same touch of matte in its aluminum arms and flexible headband wrapped in stitched cloth, in addition to feeling premium to the hands. The sliders that adjust the earcups glide smoothly and stay in place once worn. Just like the on-ear variant, the XL carries the same micro-fiber exterior hugging the memory foam pads. These aren't the synthetic leather ones that chip away overtime so that's one less thing to worry about in the long run. The folding hinges are also present here that lets you fold the headphones and carry it on its draw-string pouch. Although this has over-the-ear cups designed to surround the ear and not go on top of it, we couldn't say that one is better than the other as the on-ear variant was just as comfortable just like this one. Honestly, I would personally choose over-the-ears instead of on-ears any day, so me saying that both are equal in comfort is something that I don't say all the time. At the end of the day it  will really boil down to the wearer's choice if he/she likes sporting big cups or a more compact one. Read more in our articles including "Sennheiser Urbanite XL Headphones Review" and "Bose QC25 Noise-cancelling Headphones Review".