/tech/ - The Best Headphones for Work

Name: n00b !dS7NX87.ns 2006-11-10 1:44

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So I've been looking to buy new headphones. So far, I've tried "street style" headphones, earbud headphones, and of course.. the common earpad headphones. And I don't like them.

Now I've been thinking about full-size headphones. Where I work, there's usually the buzz of machinery in the background. So I'd love to block that noise out. And with Full-size headphones, I'll pull off that old-school, DJ-ish look when I let it hang around my neck. As opposed to the hipster scenetrash look, with the white iPod earpieces. (just kidding.. I love hipsters)

But now I'm looking at those In-Ear-Monitors. Since they go right into your ear canal, it blocks off sound. So now I can't decide. So I ask you, 4chan. Do you own Full-size headphones or IEMs? How do you like them? What brand and model are they?

Here's what on my mind:
- If I'm out the house, the IEM is easy to carry around since they're small but I'll probably end up stuffing it in my pocket when I'm not using it; getting all the wires tangled up. You can't fold up full-size headphones or easily put them away, but you can just let them rest on your neck.

- The IEM is a little more expensive. But if it blocks off outside noise better than full-size headphones, I'm willing to pay.

- Sometimes at work, I'll get a partner in the same room for an hour or two. When that happens, I usually drop my current earpad headphones to my neck or place them on my temples so I can still listen to my music, but also listen if my partner calls for help. I can continue to do this with full-size headphones. But I'm not so sure about IEMs. Maybe I can let them hang by the wire over the tops of the ears?

Lemme know what you think~

Name: Anonymous 2006-11-10 3:12

Do you own Full-size headphones or IEMs? How do you like them? What brand and model are they?
I own a SONY MDR-V700DJ and they work well. I'd recommend them.
I also own and highly recommend the Shure e3c IEM. It reproduces music faithfully without any obvious bias to any particular frequencies. This is important to me as I am a bassist and a drummer and I like to follow the bassline and try to identify details of the instrument the drummer hits.
The noise blocking feature of the e3c is very effective. I listen to less noise and more music :). I use it on the train every day and it is very easy to ignore all the external sounds. Another benefit of noise blocking is the lower volume requirement. With most headphones, I have to up the volume to 70% to get a good sound. With the e3c, I have to keep the volume to 15% because its not easy to listen to the music when it's louder - I want to keep my hearing as good as possible when I grow old. I also started seeing slightly greater mileage from my rechargable AAA battery - probably due to the lower volume of the music.

The IEM is a little more expensive. But if it blocks off outside noise better than full-size headphones, I'm willing to pay.
I believe my investment in my e3c is definitely worth it.

Sometimes at work, I'll get a partner in the same room for an hour or two.
You need the IEM in your ear correctly to get it to block noise. You'll find you'll need to fiddle around to get the best sound. Do not insert the IEM as deeply if you want to listen to your environment. If you are in an environment where you must listen to what happens around you (such as bike riding), I'd recommend against using an IEM at all.

Name: Anonymous 2006-11-10 12:38

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Name: Anonymous 2006-11-18 1:42

get Full-size cups over IEM if:
-you want very good sound quality for a relatively low price
-you want to muffle outside noises, not block them out entirely
-you have a working environment where everyone complains its cold
-you have a problem with losing things

get IEM over Full size if:
-you dont normally carry a bag with you
-fellow employees always compain about the heat inside
-you demand complete silence when listening to music
-you have a lot of money to burn for very expensive headphones.

i dont know if you do a lot of moving at your work, or if you're a cubicle jockey or an assembly line worker, but get headphones that have thick wires. they usually last a great deal longer than most others. if you see ones with really thick wires, like the kind of wire that looks like it could hold a bundle of other wires in it, get those. they help to not only stay working longer, but they tend to be less susceptible to interference from electrical equipment, because of the twisted wiring.

person preference: i love my full-size cups. they kept my ears warm in the winter, shut out sound without making me complete oblivious to my surroundings, and announced loudly to people that they should probobly tap my shoulder if they wanted to speak with me. IEMs can be inconvenient if your boss wants to talk to you and cant see your headphones.

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The Best Headphones for Work

1 Name: n00b !dS7NX87.ns 2006-11-10 1:44

2 Name: Anonymous 2006-11-10 3:12

3 Name: Anonymous 2006-11-10 12:38

4 Name: Anonymous 2006-11-18 1:42

5 Name: 法国性奴 2011-05-31 3:33

6 Name: 曲美 2011-05-31 3:34

7 Name: tradeinfo365 2011-05-31 21:30

8 Name: jessica 2011-06-01 8:40

9 Name: chon 2011-06-04 10:53

10 Name: chon 2011-06-04 10:54