Tips on noise cancelling closed producing headphones for public usage?

[dasen]

Hey,

Tips on noise cancelling closed producing headphones for public usage like a cafe? Max 300 EUR.

[mgw38]

Sonarworks has EQ profiles for the Bose QuietComfort 25, 35, 35 II as well as the Sony WH-1000XM2, M3 and M4. I had a short interaction with them once and back then they suggested the Sony. I have a pair of the Sony WH-1000XM4. They are great but I get hot ears when I use them.

[soundengine]

I have had decent results with a pair of Plantronics (now Poly) 5200 over ear headphones. They are good when on the road, as they also are a communication headset. They have built in ANC - not super powerful ANC that affects audio quality - but something that will work in a cafe. Comfortable for long hours, too. They also work in a completely passive (no battery power) mode and sound good that way - reasonably flat.

[chagzuki]

Sonarworks has EQ profiles for the Bose QuietComfort 25, 35, 35 II as well as the Sony WH-1000XM2, M3 and M4.

Yep, I have the Sony WH-1000XM2 and via bluetooth with Sonarworks it's possible to mix accurately. Without Sonarworks the frequency response is way too boomy.

[AdvancedFollower]

I'd probably use my Etymotic ER4's in such situations.
ANC works better for lower frequencies and static sounds, like the rumble of an aircraft engine. If used in a café, it would sound more like a high-pass filter, you'd still hear everything around you.

[WatchTheGuitar]

I never had a lot of joy with noise cancelling headphones, always leaking to some extent. If I were commuting now, haven’t done it for a decade thankfully, I’d probably take my home studio Beyer 770’s and a portable headphone amp like my FiiO - that combo would come in under €200.

I’d have loved to use in-ears, but not only did I not get a good comfortable fit I seem to have acquired headphone killing earwax from Terrigen Mist exposure.

The only real downside to the 770s is they’re not amazing with deep bass stuff and also now I have to wear glasses to read they’re hard to use with them so generally have to record vocals with my nose pushed close to a monitor like a Victorian child at the window who was sent to their room with no supper for playing with the shoeless children.

[dasen]

thanks for suggestions. anyone know if these can be good?

https://www.thomann.de/de/beyerdynamic_dt_700_pro_x.htm

[WatchTheGuitar]

Yeah they’re supposed to be an upgrade on the Beyer 770’s I have.

[BONES]

DO NOT MIX WITH NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES. You find a pair of noise-cancelling headphones with a good, flat frequency response because they ar eall designed to sound good, not to be accurate. If the cafe you go to is noisy, find a quiter one and use full-size, over-ear cans that naturally block the noise from outside.