<div dir="ltr">from Head-Fi's Headphone Buying Guide (<a href="http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide">http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide</a><br><br>"Things to avoid:<br><br>Active
Noise Canceling is something else you'll want to avoid in most cases.
In-general the average person will get the isolation needed from IEMs or
other high isolation headphones. With active noise canceling you're
going to pay a premium on the noise canceling technology, rather than
the sound quality. Only buy these, or even consider them, if you
absolutely need them. As for how the technology works, it has a
microphone that listens to the noises around you. It will generate a
tone that cancels out constant hums like a jet engine. It does nothing
for talking or sporadic noises. Realistically, there's no need for it
with how well headphones isolate when considering headphones with
excellent passive isolation. Generally the technology hurts the sound
quality and requires batteries to operate, making them very
inconvenient. "</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 10:17 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 10/14/2014 10:09 AM, leam hall wrote:<br>
> This article is spot on:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.inc.com/karl-and-bill/the-modern-workplace-introverts-need-not-apply.html" target="_blank">http://www.inc.com/karl-and-bill/the-modern-workplace-introverts-need-not-apply.html</a><br>
><br>
> Any recommendations on really good Noise Cancelling headphones? I have<br>
> some JVC but the were DOA and I never sent them back.<br>
><br>
<br>
</span>Good vs cheap. That's the issue.<br>
<br>
I have some Audio-Technica ATH-ANC23 earbuds that are $40 which work fantastic<br>
on aircraft, but suck in a house/office. They have a low hum in silent<br>
locations. Very different expectations. Most of the others researched which work<br>
well were $200+.<br>
<br>
I still see the 2 Boss versions on international flights. Those must work well too.<br>
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