Best earbuds?

Homeslice · 04-06-2010, 06:03 PM

What are the best noise-cancelling earbuds these days? I know Shure was the shit a few years ago, but what about now?

anthonyk · 04-06-2010, 06:08 PM

Active noise-canceling, or just good at sealing out external sound?

Sean · 04-06-2010, 06:12 PM

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.

Homeslice · 04-06-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by anthonyk

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

Homeslice · 04-06-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean

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.

Librarian · 04-06-2010, 06:21 PM

Nipples.

Gas Man · 04-06-2010, 06:26 PM

Not the best but you simply can't go wrong with skull candy.

Sean · 04-06-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

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.

SteveP · 04-06-2010, 09:07 PM

I use the etymotics and they work fantastic.

G-Rex · 04-06-2010, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveP

I use the etymotics and they work fantastic.

Same here! I love mine!

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Sean giggity Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: socal Moto: street, sumo & dirty Posts: 1,071	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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