Was it really the headphones being low quality or is the MRI just so loud that any headphones would sound terrible?

I honestly cant remember what the sound was like in the first MRI I had.

Had just broken and dislocated up my shoulder and they wanted it rotated out - up there with the most painful things ever experienced

Last time I went I could only choose between local radio stations. Unfortunately I spent the last 5 minutes listening to a news report about a murder victim being found in a ditch near the hospital. I think I'll pick silence next time.

I usually ask for silence for the same reason, better to try just close eyes and meditate/dissociate through it. Was your head inside the machine? Pretty claustrophobic either way, but head first is particularly not nice.

Your problem is that you were not listening to 'Welcome to The Machine' by Pink Floyd whilst in the MRI.

Just, uh, start the track the instant you put the headphones on and get on the bed, I swear the timing lines up perfectly.

If you don’t ask, they default to Autechre

You guys get music during your MRIs? I just get shitty foam earplugs :(