[ohshait]

i just baught some grado sr60s and they are great! But they are no noise canceling headphones i have soon to have found out. So i am now looking for some noise canceling headphones in the ~150$ or under price range. I am planing to use the headphones for travel on my mp3 player, like on an airplane for example.

thanks for all the help

 

[feh1325]

hd280
sony v6

 

[slag]

You might consider in-ear models (example: Shure e2c, Etymotic ER-6.) They work *fantastic* for airplanes, and consume *very* little power.

 

[judas391]

Are you looking for closed headphones or ones with active noise-cancellation?

 

[ohshait]

i've had a little trouble with iem's in the past, mainly because they dont like to fit in my ear correctly. But those were some cheap ones. And what would you recomend for iem's as well? i was looking at the ultimate ear super fi 3

 

[slag]

The nice thing about IEMs is that they generally consume LESS power than comparable open or even closed headphones, so you actually save power by using them. Noise-canceling headphones generally consume MORE power since they still have to drive just as hard as normal headphones do, but they also have to generate inverse noise waves for the cancellation to work.

The downside of IEMs is that they can be difficult to properly fit. I have e2c's and I know what you mean about fitting correctly. The best thing you can do is grab model that fits your price range and get as many different earpieces for it as you can. Chances are, there's SOMETHING that will adapt the IEMs to fit properly in your ear.

If you have enough funds, I would strongly recommend getting a higher model than the e2c's (if you're going Shure.) The e2c's are bulky, and that's part of the problem for me when I try to fit them in my ear. The part that fits outside my ear presses against the cartilage above my ear canal.

 

[riceboy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by slag /img/forum/go_quote.gif You might consider in-ear models (example: Shure e2c, Etymotic ER-6.) They work *fantastic* for airplanes, and consume *very* little power.

I agree with the in-ear models. I love my shure e500 for the plane. With a good seal, I can't hear a thing around me. They do consume little power, since I use them with my Ipod.

 

[Solodarn]

Remember on this that the ety driver is very small and so the tip to go in your ear is smaller, but has to go in further. The shure has a larger design and it takes up more space, but doesn't have to go in as far. Do you have issues with the tips being too large and a loose fit allowing them to fall out? Etys might be good for you, ER6i is around 80 bucks new and the ER4P are about 175 around. Try some ear plug varieties to try and see if you can take the feel of an IEM in your ear, and how far in you can stand to go.

 

[grndslm]

closed can: MDR-V6
IEM: IM716

 

[zippy2001]

If you are looking for active noise canceling headphones, I just purchased the Audio Technica ANC7 headphones for 129 shipped. They work pretty well, sound good with and without having the noise cancellation turned on.
Without the noise cancellation on, the bass is good. Once you turn the noise cancellation, you really lose the bass, but it still sounds good.

 

[ohshait]

where can you get those 129 shipped

 

[big-fi]

Super.fi pro 3's are great, jus to let you know.

 

[zippy2001]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohshait /img/forum/go_quote.gif where can you get those 129 shipped

http://www.pricegrabber.com/user_sal...lot_id=6932931

This is where I bought them for 129, it looks like they bumped their price to 159.

 

[grndslm]

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4153681

...and markertek.com also has it for 138 plus shipping.... close enough!