[dba-Tech] Noise canceling headphones

I personally can't tolerate the "In Ear" headphones. OK for a bit but
they get to me after a while. Maybe if I toughed though it I would
build up a tolerance.

GK

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> Thanks.  I'll check them out.  But they're for Max who needs to study in the
> frat house where he's living and it's noisy.  So over the ear might be
> better.  He really needs quiet versus music and he mentioned noise
> cancelers.
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:43 AM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Noise canceling headphones
>
> Hi Rocky,
>
> I bought a pair of JBuds J2 Premium Noise Isolating earplugs.  Notice 'noise
> isolating' instead of 'noise cancelling'.  They don't actively cancel any
> noise, but the soft insert does a good job of quieting the outside noise.
>
> The sound quality on these is really impressive.  The ear plug is about 1/2"
> long, which provides room for a sound 'chamber', which produces really good
> bass for such a small device.  These are the best ear plugs I've ever
> listened to!
>
> They cost about $14 on Amazon, and come in a variety of colors.
>
> Good Luck!
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:40 AM
> To: 'Off Topic'; List
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Noise canceling headphones
>
> Anybody have experience with noise canceling headphones and can tell me
> what's a good product?
>
> The Bose brand is like 2-3x the cost of anything else.  Could they really be
> that much better?
>
> TIA
>
> Rocky
>
>
>
>
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