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Discussion on: What's On Your Black Friday Tech Wish-list?

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Yechiel Kalmenson

I have two things on my list:

  1. A good pair of Bluetooth headphones now that I started commuting using public transportation.

  2. A kindle, for the same reason.

Will be nice to be able to use my commute to catch up on my reading/podcasts.

BTW, looking for recommendations for the headphones, if you have any!

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Erik Anderson

I didn't know I needed good Bluetooth headphones until I got a pair.

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Yechiel Kalmenson

What kind do you have?

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Erik Anderson

Beats studio 3. They came free with a new mac laptop I got for data science bootcamp. I'd never have paid full price for them, but now I like them so much I'd actually consider it. Although I'd more likely look for a cheaper brand with equal or comparable performance.

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Evan Oman • Edited

You can't go wrong with the classic Bose QuietComfort. I bought mine a year ago and they have been fantastic: I work from home and never hear my three year old when I am working. They are expensive but if you are looking for top tier, these are great (heard good things about the Sony WH-1000XM3 as well)

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Daniel Crewdson

Can vouch for the Bose QC35's! Bought them a year or so ago and couldn't live without them now. An absolute blessing if you are working in an agency/office environment, the noise cancelling is crazy good.

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Yechiel Kalmenson

Thanks!

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Sherri Booher

I own the Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones. They are the best headphones I've ever owned. The noise cancellation is sometimes TOO good! 😊

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Steve Klassen (They/Them)

+1 for Sony. I love them.

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Ian McGowan

The XM3 are great headphones - music and noise cancellation are outstanding. Unfortunately I also wanted headphones for long conference calls, and they were pretty bad at that in my experience. Bose QC35 are not as good for music (for my tastes), equal at noise cancellation, and much better on calls. YMMV though, and either are great headphones.

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Evan Oman

Yeah I've never trusted the QC35 for calls, I got the Plantronics Focus Headset for that instead.

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Holly Robertson

Plantronics V8200 Headset. Amazing headphones (comparing to previous headset I used - Bose QC35 II - wireless). Sound is strong and clear. Voice clarity is 💯. I use them everyday for work.

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Jess Lee

I love the Jabra wireless earbuds! I have the 65t -- the noise cancelling is great but I love that I can deactivate it and stay vigilant walking around at night. It always pairs really quickly and I have no complaints on the sound quality. No expert there though!

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Yechiel Kalmenson

Thanks!

Turning off noise cancellation easily is a useful feature!

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Yechiel Kalmenson

Thanks @jess ! That's what I ended up going with.