[davidcotton]

Hi
 
So I'm after the best most comfortable way to block people talking without frying what's left of my 43 year old ears.
 
I work in an open plan office with a fair bit of chat (some work related, fair enough some not).  Was just wondering what's the best way to block or cut this out so I can you know concentrate on what I'm suppposed to be doing, to the best effect.  IEM (tried a few, ie westone, klipsch tf10's etc) ciem, noisecancelling or other?  I sit in front of a pc and monitor for 7 hours a day and need to keep some semblance of sanity!
 
Was just wondering if I was missing anything.
 
Budget no problem within reason.
 
Cheers

 

[bflatfinesse]

Sennheiser makes the PXC450.  Never tried it but a lot of people seem to like it. I feel that around-ear headphones are more comfortable than IEMs for extended periods of time.   

 

[zunehdrocks]

Fun sound:
Nad viso hp50
Polk audio ultrafocus 8000(this is the only headphone i put that has active noise cancelling)
Yamaha pro 500 (half price of original msrp in the US)
Donscorpio dolphin
Neutral:
Yamaha mt220
Soundmagic hp100

 

[zunehdrocks]

For iems theres the yamaha eph100. If you prefer a more neutral sound, theres the etymotic hf5

 

[Sadkmf]

Best isolating full-size headphones are, afak as good as iems:
Ultrasone Edition 8(treble might be a problem on long sessions),
Ultrasone Signature Pro, Signature Dj
 
Less isolating:
MrSpeakers Mad Dog, Mad Dog Pro, Alpha Dog (You'll need an amp for these)
Soundmagic Hp100
Beyerdynamic Dt660 (I have them and they're quite good very close to iems)

 

[cel4145]

For IEMs, check out the Etymotic ER-4Ps. This series was originally designed as in ear monitors for musicians to use on stage.