[sesshin]

I would like to find a pair of headphones I can wear around my neck while commuting on my bike. Obviously wearing on my ears is fairly dangerous. I'm imaging if there was enough leakage or if the earcups swiveled to point upwards they could double as "neckphones".
 
Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[maverickronin]

A pair or Grado's might work.  They're pretty sensitive and project a lot of sound when not being worn.  I'm not sure if they get loud enough to hear anything over background noise on the street without an amp, and if you crank it too loudly you might just damage them.

 

[LegendaryLvl1]

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I would like to find a pair of headphones I can wear around my neck while commuting on my bike. Obviously wearing on my ears is fairly dangerous. I'm imaging if there was enough leakage or if the earcups swiveled to point upwards they could double as "neckphones".
 
Anyone have any suggestions?

Why don't you just get a pair of IEM's and loop it around your ear (without actually placing it in the canal). It shouldn't isolate so much that you won't be able to hear the street and traffic.
 
 

 

[khaos974]

Try a pair of LCD-2, their isolation so bad that I can hear the fans of my laptop even on their lower settings
On the other hand they are quite far from discrete.

 

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Try a pair of LCD-2, their isolation so bad that I can hear the fans of my laptop even on their lower settings

On the other hand they are quite far from discrete.

 
I don't even know if you could fit them around your neck, and still be able t

 

[khaos974]

 
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I don't even know if you could fit them around your neck, and still be able t

You can't fit them around you neck, but wearing them normally, they are absolutely don't isolate. :rolleyes:

 

[sesshin]

Personally I would be too afraid of wearing my $1000 headphones on a bike ride, not to mention I would look pretty funny riding down the street with those on, lol.

 

[sesshin]

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Perfect! hahaha 

 

[khaos974]

Personally I would be too afraid of wearing my $1000 headphones on a bike ride, not to mention I would look pretty funny riding down the street with those on, lol.

Haha, I actually did it, while I was suitably safe and was able to hear cars coming, I probably won't do it again, it DOES attract attention, On the other hand it was the first time I turn SO MANY heads.

 

[LegendaryLvl1]

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Haha, I actually did it, while I was suitably safe and was able to hear cars coming, I probably won't do it again, it DOES attract attention, On the other hand it was the first time I turn SO MANY heads.

So... If you liked the attention, there's nothing to stop you from keeping them on : )
 
 

 

[khaos974]

So... If you liked the attention, there's nothing to stop you from keeping them on : )
 
 

That was too much attention .

 

[JamesMcProgger]

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I don't even know if you could fit them around your neck, and still be able t

on snap did you died while typing?
 
OP, why not some clip ons like the KSC75?, you can put them at a very low volume and still be abble to hear the exterior around.

 

[regicide]

The sennheiser pmx680 (with neckband) and omx680 (with ear fins) are sports earbuds that are made to be open so you can hear the environment around you.
If you get these and listen on low volume levels you should be able to hear everything.

 

[lossfizzle]

Seconded the recommendation for the KSC75s / KTXPro1 / Portapros at relatively low volumes. You should have no problem hearing through those.
 
Alternately, almost about as crazy as those "neckphones" above, but consider buying a set of NXT-style sound exciters and a battery-powered T-amp to outfit your ride with a tiny, low-volume stereo. Using the exciters, you could cut and hang a small "speaker" made of foamboard or Sintra between the top tube and the downtube at the head tube. I have seen a few motorcyclists and Jet-Skiiers attaching sound exciters directly to the fiberglass / plastic panels of their ride's body and it works pretty well.

 

[tme110]

I don't know if it would work for you and personally, non of my nice phones ever leave my house buy grado's are as loud off your head as they are on it.  You could probably just mount a speaker to your bars for super cheap though