Best study headphones

[The kitchen sink]

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I am sure this has been a thread at some point. What headphones do you guys reccommend for studying in? Currently studying for my Step 1s and want a nice pair of headphones for the library (which is packed with other ppl studying). If you guys can give a brief description/personal reviews as well for ex. Bose qc15 are noisecanceling, etc

Thanks.

 

[chiefMD]

i got a pair of "Shure" at the apple store. can't hear a damn thing with those things in and they are bud earphones so no need to carry about those big Bose ones. I paid about a 100 or so bucks. I study with earplugs in though. Can;t study for step with music in my opinion.

 

[The kitchen sink]

i got a pair of "Shure" at the apple store. can't hear a damn thing with those things in and they are bud earphones so no need to carry about those big Bose ones. I paid about a 100 or so bucks. I study with earplugs in though. Can;t study for step with music in my opinion.

yeah thats why i was considering noise cancelling, some headphones offer the feature without having to play music so u can just silence out the outside and get focused in

 

[shan564]

A few years ago, I stumbled across a nice Bose set on clearance for $20 at Guitar Center. I've been using those headphones ever since. The sound is amazing, but they're not as comfortable as they look.

If I were to buy new headphones today, I'd focus more on comfort than anything else. I find that if I've been studying with headphones for a couple of hours, I start to get a bit sweaty and just generally annoyed, and then I'm tempted to take off the headphones and do something else.

 

[The kitchen sink]

A few years ago, I stumbled across a nice Bose set on clearance for $20 at Guitar Center. I've been using those headphones ever since. The sound is amazing, but they're not as comfortable as they look.

If I were to buy new headphones today, I'd focus more on comfort than anything else. I find that if I've been studying with headphones for a couple of hours, I start to get a bit sweaty and just generally annoyed, and then I'm tempted to take off the headphones and do something else.

sounds like a good deal, i dont mind spendin an extra few bucks for a nice set of headphones especially since its sort of a long term investment (prob use em for shelfs step 2s etc and of course listening to music)

 

[saylorsdad]

bose noice canceling, work very nice, plus if you're studying and someone says something you can hear it. Does a great job supressing background noise

 

[The kitchen sink]

bose noice canceling, work very nice, plus if you're studying and someone says something you can hear it. Does a great job supressing background noise

the QC 15 bose?

 

[saylorsdad]

yes the qc-15, we can even use them during tests. they cost a little but worth every penny

 

[newdoc2013]

Bose QC 15 are what I rock -- theyre SO GREAT -- one of the best electronics purchases I've made in the last 2 years

 

[RedSoxSuck]

yes the qc-15, we can even use them during tests. they cost a little but worth every penny

How do you know that we can use them during the test?

 

[Ronin786]

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B000ULAP4U

These are great.

I personally can't study while listening to something, but I use these to listen to the Pathoma lectures.

 

[MedPR]

I have a pair of Shure SE535's that I study with and I can't hear a thing even in Starbucks. I used to have Shure SE210's, which are much cheaper than the 535 with pretty much identical noise cancelation. You can probably get the SE215's for about $125 now.

Bose QC15 are among the best noise canceling head phones, but the sound quality is nothing compared to quite a few headphones in the price range. I've got my eye on a pair of Shure SRH940's that have decent noise cancelation and much better sound quality than the QC15s.

 

[CatFactorial]

Klipsch S4 image are also very nice. Cheap, great sound quality, and very comfortable. The ear buds are also slightly noise muffling.

The only reason I stopped using them is because I was gifted a pair of Bose QE 15s, which are great for sound cancellation. I'd still say the Klipsch are superior on sound quality though, despite being about 25% the cost of Bose.

 

[The kitchen sink]

Klipsch S4 image are also very nice. Cheap, great sound quality, and very comfortable. The ear buds are also slightly noise muffling.

The only reason I stopped using them is because I was gifted a pair of Bose QE 15s, which are great for sound cancellation. I'd still say the Klipsch are superior on sound quality though, despite being about 25% the cost of Bose.

Ordered the QC 15s guys. Thanks

 

[The kitchen sink]

I have a pair of Shure SE535's that I study with and I can't hear a thing even in Starbucks. I used to have Shure SE210's, which are much cheaper than the 535 with pretty much identical noise cancelation. You can probably get the SE215's for about $125 now.

Bose QC15 are among the best noise canceling head phones, but the sound quality is nothing compared to quite a few headphones in the price range. I've got my eye on a pair of Shure SRH940's that have decent noise cancelation and much better sound quality than the QC15s.

yea QC 15 sound quality for music is a bit disappointing but the noise cancelling is the best

 

[RedSoxSuck]

Ordered the QC 15s guys. Thanks

You can feed so many homeless and unfortunate people with $299. But QC do look sweet. I like my cheap , $3.99 for a dozen, red foamy ear plugs. Lol

 

[shan564]

Anybody have any thoughts regarding which headphones are the most comfortable?

 

[CatFactorial]

Anybody have any thoughts regarding which headphones are the most comfortable?

Klipsch s4i. Doesn't feel like anything is in one's ears.

 

[Morsetlis]

There is no substitute for trying them out at a store.

 

[RedSoxSuck]

Is it true that we can use bose QC during the test?

 

[Sailor Senshi Dermystify]

How about good earplugs?