Shure's E2c in-ear headphones are tiny, lightweight, and designed to sonically outperform most ear-bud-style headphones. The E2c's unique, relatively affordable design comes from Shure's years of collaborating with professional musicians. With high-energy drivers in distinctive enclosures, the E2c produces high-quality sound with excellent isolation from background noise.
The ER-4 MicroPro earphones from Etymotic are the next best thing to live music, with noise isolation far surpassing that of active-noise-reduction earphones. The ER-4's require no batteries, and can be plugged into any audio source. Their 20-25 dB of external noise exclusion allows you to hear the full dynamic range of recordings without having to play them at unnaturally high and unsafe levels.
At under $300, they're a bit pricey, but they're the solution for the true audiophile.
Sony
MDRNC11 Noise Canceling Earbuds
Sony's
MDR-NC11 Fontopia Noise Canceling Headphones offer
you peace and quiet wherever you go, reducing noise
by 70% (10 dB) when the noise canceling circuit
is switched on. In addition, its 9 mm driver units
produce powerful sound for your listening enjoyment.
So tune out noise at work, when you travel, or even
when you are trying to sleep in a loud environment.
The noise-canceling circuit actually senses outside
noise with a built-in microphones and sends an equal-but-opposite
canceling signal to the headphones. The noise canceling
on/off switch located on the battery box indicates
when noise canceling is operating. Additional features
include the Fontopia in-the-ear design, volume control,
and a miniature connection box for a (AAA) battery.
Silence outside sound with Sony.
Panasonic
RP-HS5 Clip Earbuds
Panasonic RP-HS5
Ear Clip Earbud Headphones - These headphones feature
a great update to the popular earbud design. They
fit in your ear like any other earbud, but the contoured
clip adds drastically increased stability!
Clip earbuds are
perfect for runners or people who listen to music
while exercising.
Sennheiser
MX-500
The MX500 metallic blue stereo in-ear
headphones are lightweight and comfortable for listening
'on the move'. They feature wide dynamic range,
excellent bass response, dual-sided highly conductive
OFC copper cable, and a 2-year warranty.
Philips
iHE900 Earbuds
The
Philips iHE900 Earbuds are standard-feature earbuds
in light blue and silver. Philips provides a convenient
matching case for storage when the buds aren't in
use.
Featuring a Neodymium magnetic circuit, a frequency
range of 8- 26 000Hz, and more.
