Headphone suggestions

bowmatty

Hi guys im looking for a reasonable good priced pair of wireless headphones for my studies, gotta be noise cancelling. 

Any suggestions? 

DZA_

Would you be interested in noise isolation earbuds? I've been using Shure earbuds and they have done a solid job for the last 10 years. They pretty much block out all the noise if you're looking for that kind of noise isolation.

mikey88

Bose QC35II I love them. Picked it up on sale too.

DZA_

mikey88 said:

Bose QC35II I love them. Picked it up on sale too.

A few of the folks in my office use that and they like have positive things to say about it. I have yet to try it out. 

JDMurray

What do you use Alexa in them for? Hands-free Googling?

Infosec_Sam

When I was looking for a pair of high quality noise cancelling headphones, I had narrowed it down to three pairs before finally making my decision. They were:

• Sony WH-1000XM3
• Bose QC35 II
• Sennheiser PXC 550

They all were at a pretty similar price point before sales, at around $350. I got a chance to try them all in person, and I ended up choosing the QC35s mainly because of comfort. They didn't squeeze too hard, but they still felt very planted on my head. The Sony's squeezed a little to hard, and the Sennheiser's weren't quite big enough on the inside to clear my ears. If I were you, I'd definitely head to an electronics store to demo them all next to one another. 

mikey88

Infosec_Sam said:

 If I were you, I'd definitely head to an electronics store to demo them all next to one another. 

Exactly what I did. At Best Buy, they have the top models side by side so you can try em on and compare. I agree, as far as comfort, QC35II is a clear winner.

bowmatty

thanks all 

DatabaseHead

• Sennheiser PXC 550 as Sam mentioned.

LonerVamp

How is sound quality these days with wireless units?

Infosec_Sam

I don't really see a huge loss in quality when I'm using my QC35s. Bluetooth has always had some momentary issues, but they're certainly not frequent enough for me to recommend against it. If you're a true audiophile, you may notice some quality drop, but it's not much. 

paul78

If you decide to get the Bose, something to think about - http://fortune.com/2017/04/19/bose-headphones-privacy/

Complaint here - https://www.scribd.com/document/345620278/Bose-Privacy-Complaint

Infosec_Sam

Oh, yikes! I didn't know about that! I guess you can opt-out of data sharing by uninstalling the app, so that's a bummer. I guess you're not missing out on much, but it might be enough to push people towards Sennheiser or Sony.