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iclim4 on 08 July 2008

I've been planning on buying good noise-cancelling headphones.
Right now I'm leaning towards the Bose QC3, since I've heard how comfortable and great it's noise cancelling technology is, though I have heard it has lousy or average sound quality. I have their On-ear headphones and it's really comfortable. I also have the Sony MDR-NC20 noise-cancelling headphones, but It's not comfortable and the sound quality is pretty bad.

Can anyone more knowledgable about headphones offer some advice?
Any input would be greatly apprreciated. ^_^




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Dallinor on 08 July 2008

I have a pair of Skullcandy noise-canceling headphones. The sound quality off them is excellent and they block out backround noise quite well.

Before that, I had a pair of Mikomi ones, but they weren't nearly as good.



 

iclim4 on 08 July 2008

Skullcandy?
That's the first I've heard of that brand.
I'll try looking it up.
Sound quality and comfortability is the features I'm looking for the most.




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Dallinor on 08 July 2008

"Skullcandy products are known for having unusual names and stylish designs. Their high end headphones have a good reputation among DJs for providing comfort and high quality sound reproduction."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skullcandy

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iclim4 on 08 July 2008

Sounds nice.
Thanks for the info.
I'll try to find some reviews to see how good they are. ^_^




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skeezer on 08 July 2008

I have some Big ass headphones from the 80s. They dont cancel noice but look cool :)



^_^

iclim4 on 08 July 2008
skeezer said:
I have some Big ass headphones from the 80s. They dont cancel noice but look cool :)

Haha, I can only imagine. ^_^

I used to have one of those very big headphones, well it was my dad's but I liked using them with my CD player.

 




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hibikir on 09 July 2008

If you buy a Bose for sound, you need new ears. Where do you plan to use your headphones? What do you plan to listen to? A set for someone doing a lot of traveling will not be the same you'd want to use as a DJ, or to listen to music in your home couch.



iclim4 on 09 July 2008

I plan on using them at home, I don't travel much.
There's a lot of ambient noise in my home( brother listening to his own music on the other room, tv blasting sounds up on the second floor, etc)

Sound quality was my concern behind the QC3 which is why I made this thread.




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Commando on 21 July 2008

I have Zalman headphones (5.1 Audio) and I must say they are the best I've ever heard.



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