In ear? Over? Noise Cancelling?
Brand and model numbers please
Pics always welcome too!
In ear? Over? Noise Cancelling?
Brand and model numbers please
Pics always welcome too!
I use Samson SR850 wired over-ear headphones. Theyāve got a big, chunky, old-school ādonāt interrupt me unless you want to see this deadline missedā look and feel to them. And they sound good whether Iām listening to Chopin or Cannibal Corpse.
Iāve been using the Sony WH1000-XM3 for ~9 months now and they are absolutely worth the (high) price. The headphones are able to last more than a day on a single battery-charge, and the noise cancellation is ridiculously good.
Always circumauralāhate pressure on the ears. In most environments, Iām happy with closed-back for isolation (without additional noise cancellation). I am using Ultrasone HFI-550 headphones, and I really love them. I definitely would recommend the company, although these are a decade old, and I expect theyāll have different model numbers now. If I were shopping for Ultrasoneās these days, I would have a good look at their in-ear models as well. I believe theyāve made a lot of advances on that front.
Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (80 ohm).
These have become a standard over-ear closed-back reference headphones for audio recording and production. Around US$150, extremely comfy and block a good deal of sound. They have a flat response, a good soundstage (wide feeling) and excellent detail. Add EQ for a more consumer-style sound. You wouldnāt want to wear them about town or during your workout. I put them on and disappear.
Iāve heard a lot about the DT-770ās as reference headphones They are quite popular with Drum & Bass artists too
Unfortunately I donāt get on with over-the-ear cans - they give me a headache I seem to be sensitive to the huge magnets
These are my current headphones (though I donāt use them while working as I have some nice desktop speakersā¦ and a sub):
With the app you can adjust levels and it updates the firmware of the headphones. I have the bass set to max (yes I am a bass head ) they sound amazing, I love bass and you get really good controlled low frequencies with these. (I donāt need noise cancelling but might try those next - the in-ear version of the ones @Qqwy posted )
Iām using Bose QuetComfort 25 which I already got several years ago, and Iām still happy with it.
Noise cancelling is a must for me, not only at work at the office, where itās often too noisy to concentrate, but also in train or airplane I woudnāt want to miss it.
BOSE QuietComfort 35 here. 3 years with it and I love it. The multi-device pairing and seamless change of connection between the Macbook for coding and the Cellphone for calls is great.
It seems that Sony will finally support this feature on the future Sony WH1000-XM4. I would like to give it a try. It seems like the noise cancellation is better than the BOSE.
I have more than a few pair of headphones, but these are what I use the most right now:
Shure SE215,
In ear monitors. Very good sound for the price. They include foam ear tips which really help block office noise while also helping you keep your headphones at a lower volume. Really love these. I also bought a bluetooth adapter that impacts audio quality a bit but is super convenient.
I also recently picked up a pair of AirPods Pro. Audio quality is pretty good, but not as good as audiophile class cans. The noise cancellation is shockingly good and they work so well with my iPhone and MacBook Pro. Use these for convenience but still use the Shureās when I want to listen to music with better quality.
At home when gaming or listening to music I use open back headphones, recently the Audio Technica ATH-AD700X have been my go to. They have a bigger soundstage and I really like them. Just canāt use them in an open office because they donāt block out noise and everyone would hear what iām listening to.
I use OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2 for everything, including work.
I think they have better sound than my Bose and Avantree over-ear headphones. I was originally cautious because people said they were somewhat ugly, probably because of the volume up/down and toggle button piece thatās in the middle of the left budās line.
But, I use these things for sometimes up to 7 hours of meetings at work and then theyāll still have charge for watching a video or doing 20-30 minutes of Rosetta Stone at night. Iāve never actually had the battery die in a single day and my phone (OnePlus 7) usually reports them at 40-50% remaining charge by the end of the day even after all that use.
Does anyone know of some cheaply priced good flat-spectrum headphones that are not noise canceling, might even be useful to enhance external noise, I tend to be in a very quiet area so I need to hear when a sound is made so I can react to it and my current headphones muffle outside sounds too much. ^.^;
Quite a few noise cancelling headphones have an option that will allow you to hear someoneās voice (and so only cancel out noise such as traffic). Is that the sort of thing you mean?
This would mean you could list to music fairly loudly but still be able to hear a person if they are speaking to you
I think Apple AirPods have this feature as well as many Sony headphones.
I mean more of Iām at work, itās like utterly deathly silent here as Iām by myself most of the time, just hum of server bank with 2 huge A/C units two walls over (Iām used to it so donāt care if that gets canceled out) but I need to know when someone just āwalksā into this area, so I need to hear footsteps. ^.^;
Right now a cheap slightly painful in-ear usb earbuds are far more useful then my better headphones, just much lower qualityā¦ ^.^;
And yep, often music
Might sound daft, but could you use a security light that comes on when someone enters the area?
Or maybe not use headphones and a small speaker instead? Bluetooth speakers are really good these days - I used to take this one into the sauna at our local gym and was surprised by how good it is for the size:
If not, perhaps open back headphones will suit you?
Hah, Iāve thought of that, but my ears have always done me fine otherwiseā¦ ^.^;
I can just have my phone play the audio, Iām just not wanting it to be where others can hear as itās supposed to be quiet here (when thereās other employees anyway, been the only one for a few months now).
Hmm, open back, not ran across those before, very interestingā¦
Maybe runnersā earbuds? Iām not at all sure theyād be flat-spectrum and so on, but they are expressly designed to allow you to hear the bus before it runs you overā¦
Iām afraid the best I can do is point you here:
A second option is open-back headphones, thatās to say over-ear cans but with a mesh or otherwise āopenā back instead of a solid wall between you and the wider world. Typically worn for mixing or mastering theyāll give you an enhanced stereo sound stage. You should be much better able to hear people creeping up, but you should know that open-back also means that what you hear spills out and you could be a bit of a human PA system. Certainly not the choice for listening to naughty audiobooks in a library (even writing that feels so awkward). A reasonably-priced pair:
Lol, love it. ^.^
Thanks for the links, more for me to research!