I'm about to start my FT at one of the banks and I am considering to give myself a treat by purchasing a good earphone. I am a fan of the in-ear type earphones but I heard from my friends that I did better think again as in-ear earphones blocks out all the noise, which means, I won't hear if someone is calling me in the office. May I ask what earphone do you guys use? Thanks.
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Get open-back planar magnetic headphones. You'll hear anything you need to.
You're the only person in this thread who appears to know anything about audio at all.
Most people in my group use Bose noise cancelling when they need to grind. When I’m just casually listening to something I use Powerbeats at like half volume. I hear anything I need to and sound quality is great imo
Airpods babyy
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Basic answer.. but Airpod pros. They got transparency mode so it can pipe noise into your ear while keeping them in. At home I use vmoda m100's. Dont get those in the office though.
Airpod Pros for on the go, have a pair of over the ear Sennheisers for at the desk.
Highly recommend Final Audio's IEM's. The Heaven VI in particular are lovely. They are certainly very isolating, however.
For less isolating and more open headphones with kickass quality, I'd look to Sennheiser. Considering buying a pair of 6XX's or (if you're really looking to splurge on the best!) 800's or 850's.
vp convinced me to get the bose noise cancelling qc35iis
noise cancelling on those were (lost them on the last day of my internship lol) great - would jump anytime someone came to talk to me over my shoulder lmao
Noise cancelling headphones, just like wireless headphones (or worse, headphones with both) are shit. Absolute shit.
The only place where they make sense is if you're going to be somewhere with continuous, highly regular background noise. So.... a plane? Maybe?
If you want isolation, get passively isolating IEM's/headphones. I couldn't hear a damn thing with the Heaven VI on, but no sound quality was compromised. Cannot say the same of even the high-end Sony noise cancelling headphones. They're a novelty, no more and no less.
I mean it’s a pretty fair thing to take into consideration. I have VPs that will yell into the bullpen if they need something really quick. They’d be pissed if you just weren’t responding.
You must've not have worked in banking - mid-level and senior bankers yell out of their offices / into bullpens all the time.
Soundcore by Anker - Liberty Neo Total-Wireless Earphones. I'm a Hardo and should have pros but tbh for 40$ these are really nice.
Bro dont even bother sitting at your desk unless you have airpod pros
I just use AirPods cause I am supposedly an airhead
Dealpods only.
during the day AirPods and past 10pm Sony WH-1000XM3
You can find lots of great earphones. I agree that Airpods are probably the best for being on the go (although I have a few colleagues that use https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/headphones/earphones/soundsport-f…</a">Bose SoundSport Wireless), but if you're at your desk wired ones are great. I've come across three that I love. They're in different price brackets but both are still great value for money:
https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-mdr-ex155ap-in-ear-headphones-with-mic-r…</a">Sony MDR-EX155AP: these are cheap AF for what you get. The sound quality is superb, they're noise cancelling (they do so with a brute vacuum effect but it really works well) and they are very comfortable.
https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/earphones/beoplay-h3?variant=beoplay-h3…</a">Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H3: These guys really know how to do sound well. It's their main offering, and they put the quality of their speakers into their earphones. They also look pretty sleek and avoid the bulky look a lot of high quality wired earphones have.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/audio-and-headphones/headphones/headphone…</a">Bose QuietComfort QC20: Certainly at the higher end of price ranges, but there is almost no comparison when it comes to sound quality here.
EDIT: Just saw this review for https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/sennheiser-momentum-tru…</a">Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 and they seem to be highly regarded but haven't tried them
Bowers and Wilkins PX hands down
lmao who the fuck doesn’t use AirPods, Boze, or in ear Beats?
Shure SE215 - known for being very sturdy, foam tips, fairly balanced sound, and if you're a moron like me then the swappable cables is invaluable
Can put 1 in ear and leave the other out to be able to hear both
Controversial Opinion: airpods and wireless beats are way overpriced for what you get Currently use JBuds Air Icon Wireless and the only problem I have with them is that it's easy to accidently adjust the volume if you try to push them further into your ear.
Got the Sony WH-1000XM3 recently, big fan of them so far, though they were a bit pricey unfortunately.
I have a pair of Bowers and Wilkens PX for when I need to heavily concentrate or fall asleep on the plane, but also have a pair of Airpod Pros for when I'm working out or leisurely working on the desk (the conversation-oriented mode on the Airpods is terrific). Would happily recommend both; I would listen to music all day if I could, so I believe a good pair of headphones is absolutely worth the investment.
Just picked up the PX7s - just phenomenal both for flying and working
Powerbeats^3 they're pretty decent, no issues really
Senheiser Urbanite XL (wired) and great price
Sennheiser bluetooth momentum. Seriously - you will NEVER be able to use anything else again, they are that good. The sound quality is just unmatched.
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