Headphone suggestions (merged)
What do people recomend for really good quality headphones? I've looked at the Bose over the ear, but the price of those is a bit much. I'm really considering the Bose earbuds, especially if I can get them on ebay for around $50, but maybe Shure or Koss (or ???) have ones that are just as good?
Right now I've got a pair of Koss earbuds which are better than the headphones that came with my Proteus or my Sony CD player. I also have a Motorola bluetooth headset that works -- sorta -- with my ipaq. The sound is decent, but the bluetooth seems to pause periodically which is really annoying, and I'm not sure if it's the ipaq or the headset that's at fault.
Noisy Neighbors, Can anyone suggest a set of headphones?
Need to get a set of headphones that will shut out outside sounds and music (from the next apartment).:BangHead:
All recommendations gratefully accepted.:banana:
Thanks
Charles M
Re: Noisy Neighbors, Can anyone suggest a set of headphones?
I'm pretty interested in low-cost noise cancelling headphones, too.
I'm just setting up an 'entrainment studio' and our collection of assorted parrots lives in the next room.
Sony, Phillips and Panasonic all have active noise cancelling headphones in the NZ$100-200 range (way under $100 for most of you guys) and I'd love to know if it will be worth spending the bucks, or whether I'm just going to have to gag the parrots (kidding).
Cheers,
Craig
Re: Noisy Neighbors, Can anyone suggest a set of headphones?
Hi Craig
I can only comment on my $49.95 Noise cancelling headphones from Jaycar. They aren't a name brand. They work well below 300hz, so cut out the loud rumble of my polishing machines completely but let me listen to the radio which is more human voice at around 1000hz. I'm not sure if this is characteristic of all noise cancellors, but I don't think mine would be any good at cancelling parrots. I notice when the noise attenuation is turned right up that there is also a little attenuation in bass of sound fed in through the stereo input of the phones.
You may have to build a soundproof box for the parrots for critical times :)
Cheer
Mark
Re: Noisy Neighbors, Can anyone suggest a set of headphones?
I've got a nice set of Bose and they are quite good at canceling out a lot of external noise. They are pretty pricey though and you may find something that adequately does the job for a lot less.
Because of my Fibromylgia, I have noise sensitivities and can totally relate to what an ordeal noise can be! If I lived in an apartment, I think I'd find myself a nice seniors building ...
M.