[scottymac]

I'm looking to get a pair of headphones for traveling, and maybe the occasional bike ride/snowboarding (the last two arn't really a big deal though). I want something with really good noise isolation. i don't need top notch sound quality, sticking at $100 or under. right now for traveling i use the sennheiser mx500s, and i'm relatively satisfied with those. but i need to blast them cause of all the noise around me, and i know thats not good for my ears. I'm looking at the ultimate ears super.fi 3 studio IEMs, they seem alright. I'm not so sure how comfortable i'll be with them deep in my ear, so maybe i should look for noise cancelling headphones (i've heard those suck though)? i guess the key factor hear is noise isolation. any help would be great though

 

[spacemanspliff]

Shure E2Cs or E2Gs do a good job on the bike. My experience is that they isolate well.

 

[scottymac]

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Originally Posted by spacemanspliff Shure E2Cs

i read up on those and they seem like a better bet. thanks

 

[scottymac]

bump. i've narrowed it down to two choices

- shure e2c http://www.headphone.com/products/he.../shure-e2c.php
- etymotic er-6i http://www.headphone.com/products/he...r-6i-black.php

I'm stumped as to what to get. suggestions, pros/cons of each, etc? i appreciate any ideas