[pnaples92]

First let me introduce my self my name is Patrick from NC but I'm currently stationed in Germany. I will listen to pretty much anything but I mainly listen to country and every now and again will listen to metal, rock, and I watch a lot of movies with my current headphones which are Sennheiser HD600s amped with a Little Dot MKIII. When I can I love hunting (both gun and bow), fishing, mountain biking.
 
I am in the market for some sound canceling headphones as I travel between the states and Germany about 3 times a year and my current set up of HD600s do not work for planes. I also am on trains a lot and get tired of the noise some of them make and with the loud people on board them. While I do have Bose AE2s as well and they do an ok job of cutting down outside noise I want a little more. I don't really have a budget set up yet as it depends on how much I get for my HD600s and LD MKIII when I sell them. I have been looking at Bose QC15s and the Polk ultra focus 8000s but those are just the first 2 I have really looked in to and am still open to suggestions. I really want over the ear it can be wired. Another thing which im not sure if headphones are bothered by is heat but I will need a pair of headphones that can handle desert heats if/when I do get deployed. Any recommendations would be great.
 
Thanks

 

[kimvictor]

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First let me introduce my self my name is Patrick from NC but I'm currently stationed in Germany. I will listen to pretty much anything but I mainly listen to country and every now and again will listen to metal, rock, and I watch a lot of movies with my current headphones which are Sennheiser HD600s amped with a Little Dot MKIII. When I can I love hunting (both gun and bow), fishing, mountain biking.
 
I am in the market for some sound canceling headphones as I travel between the states and Germany about 3 times a year and my current set up of HD600s do not work for planes. I also am on trains a lot and get tired of the noise some of them make and with the loud people on board them. While I do have Bose AE2s as well and they do an ok job of cutting down outside noise I want a little more. I don't really have a budget set up yet as it depends on how much I get for my HD600s and LD MKIII when I sell them. I have been looking at Bose QC15s and the Polk ultra focus 8000s but those are just the first 2 I have really looked in to and am still open to suggestions. I really want over the ear it can be wired. Another thing which im not sure if headphones are bothered by is heat but I will need a pair of headphones that can handle desert heats if/when I do get deployed. Any recommendations would be great.
 
Thanks

Noise canceling wise, bose is probably the most isolating. I've recently had my friend buy a MDR-1RNC. They also isolate/cancel as much noise as Bose, and has better sound quality.

 

[goaliedad39]

I think Bose probably has the best noise canceling circuitry, however I have never been enamored with the Bose sound.  I recently purchased (they should be arriving tomorrow) the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7B.  I didn't want to spend too much on a noise canceling headphone based on how often I would actually need to use them.  So based on the reviews and the fact that I really couldn't go wrong at $133, I decided to go with these headphones.  If I were to need noise cancelling headphones more frequently than I certainly would have gone with something a little higher end.
 
The Polk Ultrafocus 8000 at about $300 (street)  is supposed to be very good sounding headphones but may not be suitable for very noisy environments. 
 

 

[pnaples92]

thanks for both of the suggestions. I will look in to both of them.

 

[pnaples92]

anyone use the Harman Kardon NC headphones? They dont look all to good but I like that they dont have batteries. Also that you can turn off the noise canceling.

 

[reeshahn]

If you think about a pair of in ear headphones I could suggest you AKG K391 NC. Sound is really good and active noise cancelling can be used without music and headphones keep functioning if you dont turn the NC on. I need to warn though sound quality is much better when you turn the NC on.

 

[pnaples92]

I havent really thought to much about in ear as the only pairs I have had have not been comfortable for long time wear. I wear my headphones a lot so I need them to be comfortable and over the ear has been the most comfortable for me. I will look in to them though

 

[Thumpinmood]

What iems did you have? Were they perhaps earbuds? Ive found my iems to be comfortable up to a few hours, you need to let your ears breath with any headphones occasionally. With ANC headphones i have no experience.

 

[pnaples92]

[size=x-small]Panasonic RP-HC55-S and powerbeats are the only non free ones that I can remember having and I [/size][size=x-small]wasn't fond of either[/size]

 

[Thumpinmood]

Ok youll probably want over the ear ones then, sorry i couldnt be of any help so heres a bump. 

 

[pnaples92]

not a problem thanks for the suggestion.