FWIW, I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 300 noise-cancelling headphones...and while the noise-cancelling part isn't bad, the sound quality of the headphones is below average IMHO. They almost sound like they have a bad reverb DSP in them...
I also have a pair of Shure e3c in-ear monitors ($179) which don't have any noise-cancelling processing, but they essentially plug your ears and are very effective at blocking outside sound. And they sound terrific! (for reference, I also have a pair of Grado SR80 ($95) and Beyerdynamic DT880 ($300), and both are WAY better sound-quality-wise than the PXC 300 and slightly better than the e3C...but both are open/semi-open design.)... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33748 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
