Looking for impossible earphones
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I'm looking for a pair of discrete earphones to use at work. Sound quality is not a priority, but I would like them to:
1) Have no sound leakage. I have people sitting near me and it's a quiet office.
2) Let in sound from the office - otherwise I'll be paranoid someone's standing behind me talking to me and I'm being oblivious.
I realise those requirements are probably mutually exclusive.
Also I have always preferred the type with rubber that goes in your ear, like this:
The other type...
.... Have never fitted my ears properly. They always fall out. Although I'm willing to try again if there are any particularly well-fitting ones. They shouldn't be held on with bands though, they need to be discrete.
Any ideas?
1) Have no sound leakage. I have people sitting near me and it's a quiet office.
2) Let in sound from the office - otherwise I'll be paranoid someone's standing behind me talking to me and I'm being oblivious.
I realise those requirements are probably mutually exclusive.
Also I have always preferred the type with rubber that goes in your ear, like this:
The other type...
.... Have never fitted my ears properly. They always fall out. Although I'm willing to try again if there are any particularly well-fitting ones. They shouldn't be held on with bands though, they need to be discrete.
Any ideas?
Thinking outside the box.
wonder if these work of you.
http://www.audioboneheadphones.com/how-it-works/
wonder if these work of you.
http://www.audioboneheadphones.com/how-it-works/
I'm the fire warden in my office and when I'm doing mundane data entry work I listen to AC DC to keep me sane. Now, I don't play them at max volume but I don't play them at church mouse volume and believe me when I say when our fire alarm goes off, you know it has.
I use Sennheiser MM 30i Ear-Canal Headset, about £25 from Amazon or HMV. Not the best but by no means the worst you can buy, I'm told there is no escape of sound from mine.
Good luck.
I use Sennheiser MM 30i Ear-Canal Headset, about £25 from Amazon or HMV. Not the best but by no means the worst you can buy, I'm told there is no escape of sound from mine.
Good luck.
I use Shure SE425s. They come with various different foam and rubber inserts to fit different ears and to isolate to varying degrees. They also sound awesome. Not bass-heavy like people seem to think music should sound, but natural and well-balanced. The last 10cm or so of the cords to each ear are stiffened and can be bent into shape to fit around your ears. These are essentially mini-monitors, designed to stay in place whilst on-stage and also to be discrete.
The earphones are individually removable and can be bought separately if you happen to drive over one (only an example.......... honest) and you can also get a different cord which contains controls for an iPhone.
For sport, I have some BT JBLs which are also pretty good. Sound quality isn't quite so amazing but they stay in whilst running and are sweat-proof.
The earphones are individually removable and can be bought separately if you happen to drive over one (only an example.......... honest) and you can also get a different cord which contains controls for an iPhone.
For sport, I have some BT JBLs which are also pretty good. Sound quality isn't quite so amazing but they stay in whilst running and are sweat-proof.
In my experience, the two requirements are mutually exclusive.
A use my earphones a lot during the day when I'm doing CAD work, either listening to music or podcasts.
I used to use Apple earphones that made it possible to hear someone calling my name (just) but leaked quite a lot, and in the instances where the office was quiet, I was conscious that the sound was leaking out so I'd have to turn them right down.
I now use the proper in-ears that came with my Sony Xperia, which are much better quality and very good at noise cancelling / minimizing leakage. Of course this makes it harder to people to get my attention without walking over to me but it's a worthwhile trade off
A use my earphones a lot during the day when I'm doing CAD work, either listening to music or podcasts.
I used to use Apple earphones that made it possible to hear someone calling my name (just) but leaked quite a lot, and in the instances where the office was quiet, I was conscious that the sound was leaking out so I'd have to turn them right down.
I now use the proper in-ears that came with my Sony Xperia, which are much better quality and very good at noise cancelling / minimizing leakage. Of course this makes it harder to people to get my attention without walking over to me but it's a worthwhile trade off
troc said:
I use Shure SE425s. They come with various different foam and rubber inserts to fit different ears and to isolate to varying degrees. They also sound awesome. Not bass-heavy like people seem to think music should sound, but natural and well-balanced. The last 10cm or so of the cords to each ear are stiffened and can be bent into shape to fit around your ears. These are essentially mini-monitors, designed to stay in place whilst on-stage and also to be discrete.
The earphones are individually removable and can be bought separately if you happen to drive over one (only an example.......... honest) and you can also get a different cord which contains controls for an iPhone.
For sport, I have some BT JBLs which are also pretty good. Sound quality isn't quite so amazing but they stay in whilst running and are sweat-proof.
All day long this.The earphones are individually removable and can be bought separately if you happen to drive over one (only an example.......... honest) and you can also get a different cord which contains controls for an iPhone.
For sport, I have some BT JBLs which are also pretty good. Sound quality isn't quite so amazing but they stay in whilst running and are sweat-proof.
Shure are exceptional headphones which always score in the top 1 or 2 places in comparison tests. The only problem with them is that once you get a pair you wont want any other make... which is a negative as they are a bit pricey.
But seriously... Shure all the way for in ear headphones.
http://www.whathifi.com/shure/se425/review
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