An acoustical device comprising: a headphone having a cushion comprising an outer layer configured to contact a headphone user; or a loop shaped structure for wearing around a user's neck having a cushion comprising an outer layer configured to contact an acoustical device user; the acoustical device further comprising: two or more phase change materials with an ability to change from solid phase to liquid phase or from one solid phase to a different solid phase at a predetermined phase-change temperature, wherein each phase change material has a different predetermined phase-change temperature; and padding; wherein the phase change materials are between the outer layer and the padding, and wherein the two or more phase change materials are configured as two or more layers (202, 203), and each layer of phase change material has a different predetermined phase-change temperature, wherein a first layer of the two or more layers having a phase change material is located between the outer layer and a second layer of the two or more layers, and the second layer is located between the first layer and the padding, wherein the phase-change temperature of the first layer is greater than the phase-change temperature of the second layer, wherein the phase-change temperature of the first layer is about 30 °C to about 35 °C, wherein the phase-change temperature of the second layer is about 25 °C to about 32 °C or about 25 °C to about 29 °C. a headphone having a cushion comprising an outer layer configured to contact a headphone user; or a loop shaped structure for wearing around a user's neck having a cushion comprising an outer layer configured to contact an acoustical device user; the acoustical device further comprising: two or more phase change materials with an ability to change from solid phase to liquid phase or from one solid phase to a different solid phase at a predetermined phase-change temperature, wherein each phase change material has a different predetermined phase-change temperature; and padding; wherein the phase change materials are between the outer layer and the padding, and wherein the two or more phase change materials are configured as two or more layers (202, 203), and each layer of phase change material has a different predetermined phase-change temperature, wherein a first layer of the two or more layers having a phase change material is located between the outer layer and a second layer of the two or more layers, and the second layer is located between the first layer and the padding, wherein the phase-change temperature of the first layer is greater than the phase-change temperature of the second layer, wherein the phase-change temperature of the first layer is about 30 °C to about 35 °C, wherein the phase-change temperature of the second layer is about 25 °C to about 32 °C or about 25 °C to about 29 °C. two or more phase change materials with an ability to change from solid phase to liquid phase or from one solid phase to a different solid phase at a predetermined phase-change temperature, wherein each phase change material has a different predetermined phase-change temperature; and padding; wherein the phase change materials are between the outer layer and the padding, and wherein the two or more phase change materials are configured as two or more layers (202, 203), and each layer of phase change material has a different predetermined phase-change temperature, wherein a first layer of the two or more layers having a phase change material is located between the outer layer and a second layer of the two or more layers, and the second layer is located between the first layer and the padding, wherein the phase-change temperature of the first layer is greater than the phase-change temperature of the second layer, wherein the phase-change temperature of the first layer is about 30 °C to about 35 °C, wherein the phase-change temperature of the second layer is about 25 °C to about 32 °C or about 25 °C to about 29 °C.