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Old 04-06-2010, 06:03 PM   #1
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Question Best earbuds?

What are the best noise-cancelling earbuds these days? I know Shure was the shit a few years ago, but what about now?
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Old 04-06-2010, 06:08 PM   #2
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Active noise-canceling, or just good at sealing out external sound?
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Old 04-06-2010, 06:12 PM   #3
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Shures were good. I had the Etymotic which had great sound and isolated well, but the cables were so thin I ruined two pairs. In their defense they replaced the first set under warranty. After that I decided to go with a cheapo set of JVC Marshmallows for twelve bucks. They isolate ok, are slightly less comfortable than the Etymotic and have somewhat worse sound quality, but that's really not a big issue at 80mph.
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Active noise-canceling, or just good at sealing out external sound?
I didn't think any earbuds were active, I thought only the over-the-ear stuff was
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Old 04-06-2010, 06:21 PM   #5
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Shures were good. I had the Etymotic which had great sound and isolated well, but the cables were so thin I ruined two pairs. In their defense they replaced the first set under warranty. After that I decided to go with a cheapo set of JVC Marshmallows for twelve bucks. They isolate ok, are slightly less comfortable than the Etymotic and have somewhat worse sound quality, but that's really not a big issue at 80mph.
How many decibels do they reduce? I usually use 33db plugs, so if they let in a lot more noise than that, I'll just skip the whole idea and get some in-helmet speakers instead.
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Old 04-06-2010, 06:21 PM   #6
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Old 04-06-2010, 06:26 PM   #7
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How many decibels do they reduce? I usually use 33db plugs, so if they let in a lot more noise than that, I'll just skip the whole idea and get some in-helmet speakers instead.
The JVCs? They aren't rated that I saw but I would say ~30.
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:07 PM   #9
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I use the etymotics and they work fantastic.
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:34 PM   #10
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I use the etymotics and they work fantastic.
Same here! I love mine!
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