Hoshyoto
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Hi, this is my first time posting here. Although I've read through quite a few of the headphone posts, I haven't found advice that directly addresses my situation. I am NOT an audiophile with a highly tuned ear. I have a relatively large song collection that has been ripped into AAC format at 128 kbps. Although I understand that this is considered to be a low quality bit rate, my ear is not developed enough to notice the diference between it and 256. My current need is for a set of headphones that I will be using with my iPod. The two locations I will be using my iPod most of the time are at the gym while working out, and in a factory that I work at during lunch breaks. Due to the large amounts of background noise at both these locations, I will need something that is fairly isolating. Judging from the reviews that I have read here, I would imagine that this would lead me to a pair of ear-canal phones. My question is: given my lack of sensitivity and amount of background noise, which ones would give me the best sound quality that I would be able to notice? Also, while I may not notice the difference between the 128 and 256 bitrates, I definitely can tell the difference between the 128 and anything lower. Also, I have tried the Phillips HE-592s along with a pair of cheap Koss ear clips (sorry, don't have the item #) and could definitely tell that the Koss' were much "cleaner" sounding than the Phillips.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Hoshyoto
Thanks in advance for any help.
Hoshyoto