Best sound-isolating in-ear headphones? Can you recommend among the following models, or add a new model to the list (same price range please)?
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I have the shure e2cs and they were great at isolation but they were very uncomfortable to wear for long periods, and difficult to get seated correctly. I also have V-moda vibe ii and they are the best i've used. Their bass is far superior to the e2cs but its not overpowering either. I would go for them. However i paid $60 (on amazon) for the shures and $120 for the vmodas.
182133
They isolate very well. You're not going to have to turn the volume up much at all. Usually, maxing these headphones on a phone or iPod isn't going to be too loud, but the isolation usually makes it loud enough. I'd suggest getting a good DAP or a powerful phone anyways. I think your biggest concern should be how hot your ears will be :D
1674582
I see the confusion. The blurb says "noise-isolating," but also clearly says "unlike noise-cancelling..." These are not noise-cancelling headphones. Some of the reviewers mention it as if they are, but I think they are confusing "isolating" and "cancelling." It's a good idea to understand the difference.
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I recommend AKG K450. I own many headphones, some costing over $700. The AKG K450 are the ones I use most for many reasons. Light, won`t turn my ears hot, they block enough outside sound, really portable and an unbelievable sound considering the price. The do have strong bass, but I like that most of the time.
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you should try these first tho .....copy and paste that in Amazon. ....2pcs Small Long Black Earbuds for Sony Extra Bass MDR-XB60EX MDR-XB30EX Noise Canceling MDR-NC13 In-Ear Headphones Mobile Hands-Free Headset Wired Eargels Eartips Ear Buds Gels Tips Bud Gel Tip + Black Sea International Logo Good Quality Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth (random color)ho
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If you need passive blacking of ambient noise, in my search for headphones the best I could determine is the Sennheiser 380, pretty similar to the popular 280 but with slightly better noise blocking, which is already pretty good in the 280.
1747757
The neck ones suck for exercising. They stay in your ears-but the neck band rubs against your clothes and you pick up the sound. It's really annoying. I found them unlistenable. I only tried them because I've been forced into wearing hats when I run (skin issues). Try the Sony MDR-AS35. I ordered a pair of Sennheiser (Adidas) PX 685i. They are over the head. Have not tried them yet (still using my Sony pair). The look like they may be great. Barr Hill
881368
Mildly noise isolating. I got the comply foam tips and those make it better... Maybe to the level of shure headphones.Highly recommended
1505759
Did you somehow break these? I would definitely recommend reaching out to Klipsch. Most likely wear and tear or accidentally breaking these seen covered but it never hurts to ask and be honest about it. I love these headphones id be devasted if I lost or broke these. Luckily you could typically find another pair for under $100
666161
Theses headphones are very good but now i have found that the monster n-tune and N-pulses are THE best headphones i own.The n-tunes maybe the best because of sound and size.my advice is if you have the money buy one of the monsters,if the akg's are cheaper then the akg 67's are really nice.but my advice would be to buy one of the monsters because they sound great with ALL kinds of music. Theyy should not be that much more than the akg's,let me know how everything turns out please, I'm very interested to hear from you and your opinion on your pick.
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Personally I rank them a bit higher, others will say these don't have enough bass (I would strongly disagree) however to be honest I haven't used these in ~9months, I gave them to my fiance and bought some ATH-A900X's which are the same driver but with aluminium housing and sound a few notches above both.Both are fantastic headphones, but the M50's have a much flatter soundstage compared to the ATH-A700X's, I would also say that they are not as comfortable. Slightly more portable.
62652
Any earbud provides SOME noise isolation and some with tight-fitting eartips do better. Although I really like the JBuds sound and comfort (and the price!), the noise isolation doesn't seem any better than any other earbud set I've used. Some ear canals are harder to fit than others, though, so some of the sound leakage might be due to MY ear canals.
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any in-ear headphones block noise very effectively. no electronic noise reduction is needed. this particular model use the best possible type of eartips. you can purchase (separately) foam eartips in multiple sizes. when using this model with foam (or silicon triple-flange) eartip, the noise isolation is best you can achieve. much better than any model with ANC. Adam, in-ear.com
2215841
Well compared to base q c. They have been compared to the best. Sound isolating headphones
1906628
I had a headphones like this one, they are just the headsets, i ever had. Now they are broken. They don't have nc, & they don't need it, because they have a very good noise cancelation, just by put him. Even better than phones that really have nc. They isolate almost perfectly the exterior sounds, if they are new, or not starting being old.I have now, the new model, sony mdr-1bt for 300 $, and the isolation is not sow good.I hope that i answered your question.
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I had the same problem with (much, MUCH more expensive) Sennheiser CX400 earbuds - it was awful. I could hear my *hair*, who wants to listen to their hair? Unfortunately, i'm pretty sure all earbuds that have the sound isolation via making full contact between the rubbery part that sits in your ear, and your ear canal itself, are going to conduct some cord noise. No matter what, the cord must be attached in a way that is so integral to the construction that conductivity is a matter of physics. I find these significantly less objectionable than the Sennheisers, in fact I'm not bothered at all (maybe I got used to it?) But with the sound at a decent volume it's hardly noticeable. I really like these (I saw this post when I came looking to buy another pair or two in different colors). So I tried an experiment, on your behalf -- I put the earbuds in my ears, then draped the cord around the back of my neck. I then simulated moving around (hey, I wasn't about to get up off the couch :) by taking the remaining free part of the cord and whipping it around. Not bad, not bad at all. At the resulting length, you'd need to carry your music player approximately at your waist, and with that wrapping strategy it will minimize the cord hitting against things. Bottom line, at the price (plus, doesn't Amazon give you five bucks of free mp3s if you buy them? they did my last pair), go for it, they're better than Sennheisers at three or four times as much money, so ... what the heck, right?
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I got two bose headsets which are great, the grado is for sound even more better, but you can only use them when you are alone in the room. They are open and your bystanders will not enjoy your music as you do :-) Thats the only reason i bought bose a d for the noise reduction whilst traveling ..... sorry they are the only grado i have ....