[Zojokkeli]

  If we like talking about Keyboards here as OT I am about to get a Realforce AEAX01, have cherry MX Brown in my Ducky Shine 5 at the moment and this will be my first try of Topre switches 

 
I've had a Realforce for the past few years. I wish they made the new RGB version in FIN/SWE layout. 

 

[Rowethren]

   
I've had a Realforce for the past few years. I wish they made the new RGB version in FIN/SWE layout. 

 
How do you find them compared to Cherry MX switches? I am not too bad with the RGB version because I don't use any special characters but I can imagine not having them for the Scandinavian languages would be a pain.

 

[darkarn]

I am shopping for a new mechanical keyboard too, I may go for a Cherry Red or Brown as I will be typing/coding a lot more but don't like the clickiness that can distract me from my music (hey, I invested quite a bit in my Mimby and Project Ember for a reason! )

 

[tjw321]

There are a couple of threads on head-fi specifically for keyboards:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/305369/keyboards
http://www.head-fi.org/t/484377/keyboard-fi

 

[AMRoberts]

  Noise cancelling headphones are effective for HVAC noise. Look at Bose QC35 and Sony MDR-1000X.

 
rkw, I was considering that route, but there seemed to be a lot of negative comments about them on Head-Fi and other forums (effectiveness, audible or felt(?) low-frequency artifacts, reliability issues, etc).  I'll revisit the products for another look, thanks.

 

[JohnnyCanuck]

Also, it might be worthwhile to see what Tyll Hertsens has to say about them.  I do believe that he's found some that he likes.
 
JC

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

   
rkw, I was considering that route, but there seemed to be a lot of negative comments about them on Head-Fi and other forums (effectiveness, audible or felt(?) low-frequency artifacts, reliability issues, etc).  I'll revisit the products for another look, thanks.

You mention all the reasons why I don't use them.

 

[valiant66]

  There are a couple of threads on head-fi specifically for keyboards:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/305369/keyboards
http://www.head-fi.org/t/484377/keyboard-fi

 
Nowhere near as active as this thread!
 
But then, I doubt if many are.
 
In fact, does anyone know if there are threads on Head-fi with more posts than this one?
.

 

[rkw]

  Noise cancelling headphones are effective for HVAC noise. Look at Bose QC35 and Sony MDR-1000X.

rkw, I was considering that route, but there seemed to be a lot of negative comments about them on Head-Fi and other forums (effectiveness, audible or felt(?) low-frequency artifacts, reliability issues, etc).  I'll revisit the products for another look, thanks.

 
Your situation is just about ideal for noise cancellation effectiveness — sitting static with steady droning noises like HVAC. Definitely you should give them a try.
 
The other option is high isolation, deep insertion IEMs like the Etymotic reviewed today. But you need to be comfortable with deep insertion:
Quote:

The ER•4 series in-ears need to be inserted really deep, passing the ear canals’ second bend, else the sound is likely incorrect. This might be irritating or even slightly painful at first if you aren’t used to in-ears that are inserted as deep, however I have no problem with this and don’t experience any pain at all.

 

[Yethal]

   
Nowhere near as active as this thread!
 
But then, I doubt if many are.
 
In fact, does anyone know if there are threads on Head-fi with more posts than this one?
.

Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide is at 38000 posts.
 
 

  There are a couple of threads on head-fi specifically for keyboards:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/305369/keyboards
http://www.head-fi.org/t/484377/keyboard-fi

Do they go off-topic as often as this thread?

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

   
Your situation is just about ideal for noise cancellation effectiveness — sitting static with steady droning noises like HVAC. Definitely you should give them a try.
 
The other option is high isolation, deep insertion IEMs like the Etymotic reviewed today. But you need to be comfortable with deep insertion:

 
As an MD I always vote against deep inserting anything in human ears.
And this is no joke.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Coming back at the Ragnarok:
If you cross the input (rca out of phase), which I did (stupid, stupid, ignorant  man) Grace Jones sounds like a duck.

 

[DigitalFrontEnd]

Anybody here have "true believer" audiophile friends where Schiit is just beneath them strictly due to the price points being below
the thresh hold of typical 'phile belief systems?

 

[US Blues]

  Coming back at the Ragnarok:
If you cross the input (rca out of phase), which I did (stupid, stupid, ignorant  man) Grace Jones sounds like a duck.

Thank you for conducting this all-important listening test on our behalf.

 

[rkw]

  In fact, does anyone know if there are threads on Head-fi with more posts than this one?

This thread is nowhere close having the most posts. In just the full-size headphone subforum alone, there are 5 threads with more. The HD650 thread has over 38,000 posts, more than twice the number of this one.