Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: hurts ears to wear for long time -- better alternatives in price bracket

This model has insufficient ear padding and it squeezes your ears too tightly. You can't wear this headset for more than 20 minutes before it becomes painful. If you're looking for a cheap, comfortable headset for gaming or talking on skype/voice-chat, I recommend this model for a similar price:Labtech 980232-0403 Stereo Headset with MicrophoneEven though this other model doesn't go over your ears, you're not really losing anything, since the logictech model doesn't really block out noise either.