I only kind of wear headphones, but when I do, I wear:
Earbuds - VE Monk Plus
Over Ear Headphones - Sony MDRv6 (oldie but a goldie)
Bluetooth In Ear - Planatronics BackBeat Go2 (oldie not a goldie)
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Currently wearing my fav knock-about Sony MDRZX110 ZX Series headphones, But about to pull the trigger on some Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint Noise-Cancelling Headphones .
I got a pair of Bose QuietComfort 25s as a company Christmas gift a couple years ago. Love 'em. Although, active noise-cancelling gives me the heebie jeebies, so I only really use that on airplanes.
Bose QuietComfort 25, love the noise cancelling, which is very practical in an open plan office environment - but the sound quality is no more than OK imho. They are pricey, but the purchase was partly sponsored by my employer.
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Walking to work I use the Libratone In-Ear Q Adapt, which I'd recommend for "city" headphones. Cord never tangles and build quality is solid, sound is fine (maybe slightly better than apple earbuds but still missing a ton of range).
My favorite thing about these is that they use the lightning plug to power the active noise cancelling. Cancelling is just OK, but I appreciate the ability to adjust how active it is. More comfortable than QC20s and way less bulky.
At work I use Sennheiser 598s, which are the most comfortable and best sounding headphones I've ever worn. I've had this pair for 5 years, they're absolutely incredible. I wear glasses which makes over the ear headphones rough and these are far and away the best I've used for that.
The only drawback is that they are open back, which means the audio quality is insanely good but noise will leak both ways. I actually like the leak at work because folks can get my attention, but these aren't going to work in a coffee shop (distracting) or library (folks will hear your music).
On planes or when in need of extreme focus, I use Bose QC20s, which sound like garbage but completely shut out the world (except for human voices that are nearby). Bose only does one thing well, and these along with the QC30s are a complete isolation chamber.
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I only kind of wear headphones, but when I do, I wear:
Earbuds - VE Monk Plus
Over Ear Headphones - Sony MDRv6 (oldie but a goldie)
Bluetooth In Ear - Planatronics BackBeat Go2 (oldie not a goldie)
Currently wearing my fav knock-about Sony MDRZX110 ZX Series headphones, But about to pull the trigger on some Audio Technica ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint Noise-Cancelling Headphones .
I have the Jaybird X3s but I've been meaning to return them.
Sennheiser HD 439 & Jaybird Freedom!
I use Beats Studio Wireless headphones. I got them for $199, once they went on sale when the new Beats line came out.
They sound great for Wireless headphones. Wireless is never quite as good as wired, but these do pretty well and I love the lack of tether 🙂
Same ... got a deal on the Beats Wireless 2.0 when the 3.0 came out.
Ha ha.. I got the same deal. But I picked Beats In-ear wireless headphones for 99$ deal(usually they cost 199$).
I really love my Audio-Technica ATH-M50X's
I got a pair of Bose QuietComfort 25s as a company Christmas gift a couple years ago. Love 'em. Although, active noise-cancelling gives me the heebie jeebies, so I only really use that on airplanes.
Bose QuietComfort 25, love the noise cancelling, which is very practical in an open plan office environment - but the sound quality is no more than OK imho. They are pricey, but the purchase was partly sponsored by my employer.
Walking to work I use the Libratone In-Ear Q Adapt, which I'd recommend for "city" headphones. Cord never tangles and build quality is solid, sound is fine (maybe slightly better than apple earbuds but still missing a ton of range).
My favorite thing about these is that they use the lightning plug to power the active noise cancelling. Cancelling is just OK, but I appreciate the ability to adjust how active it is. More comfortable than QC20s and way less bulky.
At work I use Sennheiser 598s, which are the most comfortable and best sounding headphones I've ever worn. I've had this pair for 5 years, they're absolutely incredible. I wear glasses which makes over the ear headphones rough and these are far and away the best I've used for that.
The only drawback is that they are open back, which means the audio quality is insanely good but noise will leak both ways. I actually like the leak at work because folks can get my attention, but these aren't going to work in a coffee shop (distracting) or library (folks will hear your music).
On planes or when in need of extreme focus, I use Bose QC20s, which sound like garbage but completely shut out the world (except for human voices that are nearby). Bose only does one thing well, and these along with the QC30s are a complete isolation chamber.
I use Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear 2. The sound is really great, and even if it's on the ears and not around, it's very comfortable.
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