So I guess Ill have to give the Bose a try since my work ordered the Asus Vulcan ANC and it does an OK job of ambient noise but did not help with those intermittent noise at the frequencies I outlined in my first post. Also I think IEM may do a better job for me. Too bad there aren't any good...

Good morrow everyone,     My name is Kartik and I am an electronics technologist working in the oil and gas industry here in Alberta Canada. Due to the nature of my work I am exposed to an intermittent and audible sound from one of the pieces of equipment I work on. It is loud enough that I...

What is the normal range impedance of headphones that are designed for iPods and MP3 players??? I know that the lower the impedance the more the source has to work but what happens at high impedance??? would the headphones blow out??? This way I can choose something that isn't too much of a load...

Oh, I forgot to mention, I live in Calgary Canada and the temp here reaches -30 Deg C plus windchill in the winter and its +30 Deg C in the summer and being a university student waiting for the bus outside. So any suggestions should be able to handle the dry conditions. Obviously I won't be...

I don't have anything productive to input but this thread made me Lawlz Inz Da Bawlz!!!

Thanks for the responses and I prefer not sticking anything in my ear. I checked out the recommended cans and found the DBI to be a little too much after looking at some reviews aswell also looked at the ATH-m50 and the M-Audio q40. Any more suggestions so that I can build a list of things...

Hey guys, I am a wanna be audiophile (I don't even know that its a good thing) but don't have the mullah for actually spending on quality gear. So I was wondering if someone could kindly recommend me a good set of cans for under a $100 CAD. I am a university student and also a PC gamer and...