headphone question w/ poll

[ksherman]

I mow several laws a week, and I think I am stating to loose my hearing... In the past I have used reg. cheap headphones and just cranked the volume so I could hear it above my 13HP Commercial Lawn Mower... bad idea! So I go a pair of Phillips behind the head noise cancelling thingies and they were great until the chip went out. I originally bought them for $20 but are now retailing over $50 and I dont think they are worth the money. So I am debating whether or not to get a set of noise cancelling joes (like the Bose) or go for canalphones (like the shure E3c). Whihc ones tend to be better at cancelling something as loud as a lawn mower? Sound quality is not paraount, as I listen through my PocketPC, but good sound quality is nice too. Thanks in advance all!

ksherman

 

[veloc1ty]

i have e2c love um. really depends if you can handle all the idolation and where your going to be using it. like home/around.

 

[Viper GTS]

I would use earbuds/canals and a pair of good earmuffs (like you see on gun ranges).

You should NOT be mowing without ear protection.

Viper GTS

 

[ksherman]

For some reason, I didnt think about that Viper... Thanks!

 

[randumb]

get the canalphones

the bose headphones sound horrible...the noise cancelling causes a lot of sound distortion

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: ksherman
I mow several laws a week, and I think I am stating to loose my hearing... In the past I have used reg. cheap headphones and just cranked the volume so I could hear it above my 13HP Commercial Lawn Mower... bad idea! So I go a pair of Phillips behind the head noise cancelling thingies and they were great until the chip went out. I originally bought them for $20 but are now retailing over $50 and I dont think they are worth the money. So I am debating whether or not to get a set of noise cancelling joes (like the Bose) or go for canalphones (like the shure E3c). Whihc ones tend to be better at cancelling something as loud as a lawn mower? Sound quality is not paraount, as I listen through my PocketPC, but good sound quality is nice too. Thanks in advance all!

ksherman

MUCH better and cheaper idea.
Plus, it will actually work.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I would use earbuds/canals and a pair of good earmuffs (like you see on gun ranges).

You should NOT be mowing without ear protection.

Viper GTS

 

[Quasmo]

get the sennheiser 212's they're closed so they block noise, they're cheap, and they sound decent.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

My Sennheiser HD280pros make a very nice seal with my head. They cut down noise a lot.

Newegg has them but that's not a good price. There's a hot deal on them once in a while. I got mine for $60.

 

[ksherman]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
My Sennheiser HD280pros make a very nice seal with my head. They cut down noise a lot.

Sounds great (no pun intended;-)), but I dont think these will block out enough sound

 

[pennylane]

Canal phones (Etys, Shures) if you really must listen to music. Otherwise I echo the giant sound muffling device.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: ksherman

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
My Sennheiser HD280pros make a very nice seal with my head. They cut down noise a lot.

Sounds great (no pun intended;-)), but I dont think these will block out enough sound

They about as well as the earmuff style noise protection things I wear at work during the summer.

I was shocked at how much sound they blocked out.

If you can find a specialty store in your area that has them, go and check them out.

 

[daveshel]

Koss Stereophones, circa 1970. Plenty of isolation.

 

[ksherman]

Just bought the Shure E3c's through the Anandtech forums for $115 brand new! Got hem today, and they are a-freakin-mazing! ;-)

 

[no0b]

Personaly I like the rumble of the lawn mower, it over powers any other noise and leaves you in a world where only you and the lawn mower exist.

 

[ksherman]

well, that is true, a 13.5 HP Commercial mower is about as loud as a Cessna on take off... and for a couple hours a day, its not so much of a great sounding world ;-)