Noise Canceling Earbuds

These should work

 

I have a pair of klipsec (sp) in ear buds that cancel noise. Sound good they were like 60 to 70. Would recommend.

 

have the klipsch as well. probably the same ones. image s4i.

pretty good sound quality and do a pretty decent job of blocking things out as long as something is playing.

and comfortable which is pretty key.

 

Another vote for these. Great sound, can't hear a thing when they're in and comfortable. Also have an in-line mic and controls for an iPod/iPhone.

 

Have these as well. Replaced Bose in-ears that just stopped working one day with these. They are comfortable, great at isolating sound, and sound great for $60 headphones.

 

As long as you even have some light music playing, you won't hear a thing from the plane. The image s4i's have iPhone controls on them as well. I have a pair, and they are my favorite pair of headphones. The s5i's are out as well. I don't know what improvements Klipsch made on those, but they also have great reviews.

 

For what it's worth, Amazon will have a gold box deal on these at 4:00 PM CST today (Friday, 12/02). I have no idea if they are any good or not:

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Fi...X112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322845575&sr=8-1

 

I'd think that noise cancelling earbuds would be a better solution for you. The isolating ones attempt to shield your ears from external sounds, whereas the cancelling ones actually have a mic that pics up external sounds and emits an inverse frequency to cancel out those sounds. I wouldn't think that noise isolating earbuds would work very well since the isolation relies on blocking external sounds, something an earbud would have trouble with relative to ear-muffs.

 

If you are just looking for noise isolating ear buds, I have used three sets:

Shure
Bose IE
Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10

Of those, the Shure ones work the best. They fit in my ear much better than the others.

 

I have had the Sony MDR-NC33 for about 12 months, and I would rate them as moderately good. You can defintely notice the noise canceling effect when on a plane, and it helps listening to movies/music.

They are "in-ear", and can be uncomfortable for some. I find myself pushing them back in quite often.

Obviously they will not be as good as the Bose "over you ear" type, but they are good, portable solution.

Overall, I am happy with them.

 

Noise isolating is better than noise cancelling but they can be uncomfortable after hours of use.

 

Etymotic IEMs are known for their isolation. I just got a pair of HF5 headphones, and I can't hear any outside noise with them on. (And they sound fantastic.)

 

The Klipsch Promedia ear buds are the same drivers as the S4i but is half the cost and includes a mic and play/skip buttons.

 

I don't know anything about earbuds other than the ones the give you with the iPhone are terrible. I've had to get 3 new sets over the last 6 months. I should probably invest it some better quality ones.

 

I'm reading on Amazon that all the buds mentioned in this thread are not Android friendly.

Any good noise cancelling/isolating buds for Android phones? For under $100?

 

Noise cancelling is pretty gimmicky as it introduces new sounds into the hearing experience. I'd go with a good pair of IEM headphones (sennheiser, klipsche, shure)

head-fi loves the off-brand Head Direct RE0. I got a pair when they were on sale and use them frequently while flying, not too bad. Now they're going for about 60 on amazon.

http://www.head-fi.org/products/head-direct-re0-in-ear-headphones

 

Nice- they seem more geared towards pc though. I'd still stick with the si4 for my iPod.

By the way- they have a great warranty. I killed my first set with sweat working in the yard this spring. They replaced them within a week.