onyxdr
New Head-Fier
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Looking for some purchasing advice for some sealed headphones for use while traveling and commuting: airplanes and trains, for the most part. (I will also use these in the library, so the noise isolation bit is crucial -- little or no leakage preferred.)
Perhaps this is heresy, but the most important features for me are noise isolation and convenience/portability; obviously I want something that sounds decent, but my main source is my iBook which I use to listen to mp3s (mainly ripped at 160, some classical stuff ripped at 192) and watch DVDs while on the road. I am in no position to upgrade my source, and I'm sick and tired of lugging a pcdp and associated cds around. So there it is.
After kicking around on these forums for a few days I have come up with a few options. The Etymotic ER6s seem to provide the best isolation, from what people have been saying, but I'm afraid of anything that messes with inner ear pressure that way -- I've had enough problems with burst eardrums on airplanes, thank you very much. Plus I don't really want to fiddle around a lot to get a good seal.
People have mentioned other canalphones -- Aiwa and Sony pop up -- but I'm not sure what kind of isolation they provide. Is it comparable to the Etys? More to the point, is it sufficient for listening on an airplane?
Moving away from earbuds, people seem to speak highly of the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros. How much isolation do those really provide, and are they comfortable enough for long-term wear?
What I'm looking for here is reaction and advice from people who own or have used these 'phones in similar situations, if possible. Thanks!
Perhaps this is heresy, but the most important features for me are noise isolation and convenience/portability; obviously I want something that sounds decent, but my main source is my iBook which I use to listen to mp3s (mainly ripped at 160, some classical stuff ripped at 192) and watch DVDs while on the road. I am in no position to upgrade my source, and I'm sick and tired of lugging a pcdp and associated cds around. So there it is.
After kicking around on these forums for a few days I have come up with a few options. The Etymotic ER6s seem to provide the best isolation, from what people have been saying, but I'm afraid of anything that messes with inner ear pressure that way -- I've had enough problems with burst eardrums on airplanes, thank you very much. Plus I don't really want to fiddle around a lot to get a good seal.
People have mentioned other canalphones -- Aiwa and Sony pop up -- but I'm not sure what kind of isolation they provide. Is it comparable to the Etys? More to the point, is it sufficient for listening on an airplane?
Moving away from earbuds, people seem to speak highly of the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros. How much isolation do those really provide, and are they comfortable enough for long-term wear?
What I'm looking for here is reaction and advice from people who own or have used these 'phones in similar situations, if possible. Thanks!