Noise canceling headphones

[jtisdale]

I am looking for a good but inexpensive set of noise canceling headphones that I can hook up to a walkman and listen to cds while mowing the yard. I am not going to shell out the $300 for the Bose. I am looking for something in the $40 -$50 range. Got any ideas?

 

[boonsur]

Bose QuietComfort 2

I have a set of Bose, I won in a random drawing at a trade show in Chicago (McCormick Place), about a month ago. Had no idea what they're worth (I might be pleasantly surprised). NIB, except I tried them on my head, to see how they fit (never even plugged them in - I would test before selling). Seem really nice, but I'll probably never use them (I work in a quiet office).

 

[boonsur]

Holy Cow :--) :--) :--)



Just checked E-bay, and these are fetching $300, all day long.

 

[jtisdale]

Bose

Yep, thats what they sell for new. Like other Bose stuff, I am sure they are worth it.

Somebody must know of some good inexpensive ones?

 

[DBentley]

I remember seeing some in a radio shack ad for the guys to use at race tracks with a scanner.

 

[jtisdale]

Why do you want to sell them? Just keep them and use them. I would make you an offer, but they are way out my $ range. Like I said, I am looking for something around $50. I just want a set I can mow with and not have to worry about getting dusty.

 

[bmoeller]

Try Best Buy or Circuit City?

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Jim,



Could you use a set of earbud headphones with a set of decent earmuffs (like what folks use for firearms, cutting with chainsaws, etc... )?



Matt

 

[Hillbilly Hotrodder]

I sit on commercial mowers all day.



Get you some Peltor Worktunes. They have a 22db reduction, AM/FM and the batteries last a long time. Pretty much every landscaper in this area uses them when operating equipment.



You can buy them in lots of places, but usually if you look hard, they are buried on the shelf somewhere at Wal-Mart in the lawn and garden section. Wal-Mart price is 50 bucks. The Wal-Mart ones are sold by AO Safety, but they have the Peltor label on the bottom of them.

 

[jandtjil]

Every time I look through the duty free catalog on airlines I cringe when I see the price for the Bose headphones, and hadn't realy thought to check if anyone else is making them. Apparently quite a few are

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_...yword=noise+canceling+headphone&mode=googleel



http://www.travelgearnow.com/department/Electrical/Noise_Reducing_Headphones/26500000001.html



JJ

 

[Doc Tinker]

Sony Noise Cancelling Earbuds @ Ecost



NCT Noise Buster Headphones @ 21st-century-goods



Plane Quiet Headphones



Sony MDR-NC20 Headphones



Radio Shack - Noise-Reducing Race Scanner Headphones



Radio Shack - Noise-Canceling Foldable Stereo Headphones



Compusa - FMI Noise Cancelling Head Phones



Compusa - Notebook Noise Reduction Headphones



Doc

 

[jtisdale]

WOW!! Now I have some reading to do. Thanks guys.

 

[MCummings]

From What I understand,, True "Noise Canceling" headphones take ambient noise, and alter the sound with a sound wave exactly opposite of what it picks up,, effectively canceling the noise.



If they can't pick the noise, and respond with a noise cancellation audio wave, they aren't "Noise Canceling" headphones, but, just fancy ear muffs.



Am I on the right track?





Merrick



P. S. I didn't read the links. . I'll get to it tonight. .

 

[jtisdale]

Yep Merrick, thats exactly what they are supposed to do. Then the music is supposed to be nice and clear without all the "back ground" noise.