ANC Headphones
-
Can anyone recommend a pair for a very noisy office? My priorities (in order) are: 1) Noise cancelling needs to be seriously good 2) Noise leakage needs to be minimal/non-existent 3) Comfortable for long periods 4) As a bonus, it would be nice if they played music well but the real purpose is to shut out pneumatic drills, people who don't quite get the point of telephones and idiots who think that VCs should be conducted at 150 decibels. Bose QC35s and Sony WH1000s seem to be the top general picks around the net (it would be nice not to be spending £300 on an office accessory, though!) but it would be good to hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
I use the Bose QC35s. The company supplied them when they moved us all into a large open office environment. They work wonderfully.
That's a pretty generous company (even if they did move you into an open plan office).
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
A LART is a highly tempting option, but sadly, there are too many attitudes to readjust.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
That's a pretty generous company (even if they did move you into an open plan office).
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
They are good, especially if your source supports LDAC. If you wanted to look at IEM's too which are noise canceling by design then the new iBasso IT01 is very good at around 90 quid. I use the Sony and the iBasso in the office every day.
I'm more inclined to highly visible 'phones rather than IEMs, simply because they send a visual message of "leave me alone, I'm coding." My source currently would be my mobile (Chinese junk but surprisingly decent sound through the headphone socket) and I suspect that I'd use it wired rather than Bluetooth it.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
PeejayAdams wrote:
That's a pretty generous company
Yep. There is good reason I've been employed here for nearly 33 years. :-D
That's got to be some kind of record in the IT game!
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
That's got to be some kind of record in the IT game!
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
I'm more inclined to highly visible 'phones rather than IEMs, simply because they send a visual message of "leave me alone, I'm coding." My source currently would be my mobile (Chinese junk but surprisingly decent sound through the headphone socket) and I suspect that I'd use it wired rather than Bluetooth it.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Good luck with that. I also have the Beyerdynamic T5p Gen 2 even those don't appear to discourage people here from interrupting me. A simple hand gesture usually works though. :-) I'm not sure if the Sony includes a cable I don't think it did, so budget a few extra £'s for a 3.5mm to 3.5mm 1.5 meter long cable too, or you can use them in DAC mode via a USB cable I believe, but I can't comment on that because I've never used them that way.
-
Good luck with that. I also have the Beyerdynamic T5p Gen 2 even those don't appear to discourage people here from interrupting me. A simple hand gesture usually works though. :-) I'm not sure if the Sony includes a cable I don't think it did, so budget a few extra £'s for a 3.5mm to 3.5mm 1.5 meter long cable too, or you can use them in DAC mode via a USB cable I believe, but I can't comment on that because I've never used them that way.
It does come with a 1.5 meter cable - not often something comes with a cable that's a sensible length!
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
They let you do stuff that's not IT? They sound better by the minute :)
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
-
Easy for me, I just mute my hearing aids. :)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
Haha - my son used to do that when he was a kid and was being told off.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End
-
Easy for me, I just mute my hearing aids. :)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
-
Can anyone recommend a pair for a very noisy office? My priorities (in order) are: 1) Noise cancelling needs to be seriously good 2) Noise leakage needs to be minimal/non-existent 3) Comfortable for long periods 4) As a bonus, it would be nice if they played music well but the real purpose is to shut out pneumatic drills, people who don't quite get the point of telephones and idiots who think that VCs should be conducted at 150 decibels. Bose QC35s and Sony WH1000s seem to be the top general picks around the net (it would be nice not to be spending £300 on an office accessory, though!) but it would be good to hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
I have and like these -- UltraPhones – High Isolation Studio Headphones (29db)[^] The passive noise cancellation is better than any active NC I've ever heard, and doesn't require me to turn the music up loud to drown out anything. Only problem I have with them, is that I can't hear the building fire alarm if I have the music turned up even a little bit.
I live in Oregon, and I'm an engineer.
-
PeejayAdams wrote:
That's a pretty generous company
Yep. There is good reason I've been employed here for nearly 33 years. :-D
Wow :omg: . That beats my record of 27.5 years at my current employer.
Software Zen:
delete this; -
I'm imagining a floor with 40 people with noise-cancelling phones, and how they react to a fire-alarm :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
and how they react to a fire-alarm
I've worked at Siemens in Germany and believe you me, their fire alarm will wake up the dead.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
-
Can anyone recommend a pair for a very noisy office? My priorities (in order) are: 1) Noise cancelling needs to be seriously good 2) Noise leakage needs to be minimal/non-existent 3) Comfortable for long periods 4) As a bonus, it would be nice if they played music well but the real purpose is to shut out pneumatic drills, people who don't quite get the point of telephones and idiots who think that VCs should be conducted at 150 decibels. Bose QC35s and Sony WH1000s seem to be the top general picks around the net (it would be nice not to be spending £300 on an office accessory, though!) but it would be good to hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
PeejayAdams wrote:
hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments
I got the Bose specifically for this sort of environment. 1st month I blew my data usage on the phone using Jango I was wearing them so much. They are excellent. 2nd month I stocked the phone with my own music. The Bose seem to eliminate about 90% of the office chatter without requiring really loud rock to drown it out.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
-
I have and like these -- UltraPhones – High Isolation Studio Headphones (29db)[^] The passive noise cancellation is better than any active NC I've ever heard, and doesn't require me to turn the music up loud to drown out anything. Only problem I have with them, is that I can't hear the building fire alarm if I have the music turned up even a little bit.
I live in Oregon, and I'm an engineer.
Did I read it correctly - they weigh 3lb! I got rid of a pair of Kiptch, they gave me a headache because they were so heavy and they were a dammed sight less than 1.5kg!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
-
A LART is a highly tempting option, but sadly, there are too many attitudes to readjust.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
PeejayAdams wrote:
A LART is a highly tempting option, but sadly, there are too many attitudes to readjust.
*cough*
[The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries](http://schlockmercenary.wikia.com/wiki/The\_Seventy\_Maxims\_of\_Maximally\_Effective\_Mercenaries):
Maxim 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt
-
Can anyone recommend a pair for a very noisy office? My priorities (in order) are: 1) Noise cancelling needs to be seriously good 2) Noise leakage needs to be minimal/non-existent 3) Comfortable for long periods 4) As a bonus, it would be nice if they played music well but the real purpose is to shut out pneumatic drills, people who don't quite get the point of telephones and idiots who think that VCs should be conducted at 150 decibels. Bose QC35s and Sony WH1000s seem to be the top general picks around the net (it would be nice not to be spending £300 on an office accessory, though!) but it would be good to hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
This may be a crazy suggestion depending on your office environment, but maybe you could ask your company to pay for them. If they are genuinely increasing your productivity (distractions, mental health), it's probably an investment that would pay for itself quickly.
-
Can anyone recommend a pair for a very noisy office? My priorities (in order) are: 1) Noise cancelling needs to be seriously good 2) Noise leakage needs to be minimal/non-existent 3) Comfortable for long periods 4) As a bonus, it would be nice if they played music well but the real purpose is to shut out pneumatic drills, people who don't quite get the point of telephones and idiots who think that VCs should be conducted at 150 decibels. Bose QC35s and Sony WH1000s seem to be the top general picks around the net (it would be nice not to be spending £300 on an office accessory, though!) but it would be good to hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.