All the reviews that I've read seem to suggest price is a key
indicator of quality of noise canceling ability.
if they do not have to be headphones then the in ear units like the
Shure and Koss units cut even quite loud back ground external noise
to very negligible amounts ...
how ever I am a cheap-skate and instead did this.....
for a way to save on the $300+ for the Shure and $100 for the Koss
buy the Apple "in ear' ones for around $60 then ditch (or at least
don't fit) the useless supplied silicon rubber ear pads. Next go to a
hardware shop (the DIY type not the computer type) and buy a few
pairs of tapered in ear foam hearing protection plugs (the ones that
look a bit like the teat on a small baby's dummy or feeding bottle) -
cut 2 in half ( front to back not length ways) and spike the back
half it on a small (jewellers) screw driver then "gently force" it on
to the projecting "in ear" part of the bud. don't worry that the
foam projects a little past the driver on the ear bud as when you
insert them in to your ear that will be pushed back exposing the
driver....
To insert squish the foam for a few seconds then push in to ear and
hold for a a few seconds while the foam expands - great bass response
and almost zero background noise - once you get used to them - you
may want to take them out every hour or so until you do - you can
find your self sleeping 8 hours with them in - great for that red eye
flight
On 04/04/2005, at 2:12 PM, Greg Colgan wrote:
Can anyone recommend where I can buy some noise-cancelling headphones in
Perth that:
A) do a good job
B) don't cost the earth (eg Boss and Sennheiser!)
C) can pick up before cob Friday
Pick any two...
Unfortunately if you want them to do a good job, they do cost the earth.
- Matt
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