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Preferably in a cheap or average price segment. thanks.

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[โ€“] 1984@lemmy.today 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Don't buy cheap ones, get WH-1000XM4 so you get actual really good noise canceling. Don't think there is anything better. It's worth the money.

[โ€“] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Check rtings.com, pretty good website for that

[โ€“] Goopadrew 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In the cheaper price point, IEMs are probably the way to go for noise isolation. If you can get ear tips with a good seal, then the passive noise isolation should be good enough. I'd recommend something like the kz zsn pro (~$20) or the kiwiears cadenza (~$30), along with comply foam tips (~$15) for a perfect seal into your ear. If you have smaller ears like me, then kz IEMs can be a bit uncomfortable, so keep that in mind. If your budget stretches further, then you can try Etymotic ER2SE IEMs (~$100), which have triple flange tips that really plug your ears deep, but I definitely don't find them comfy enough for long sessions.

If your device doesn't have a headphone jack, an Apple USB C dongle (~$10) is plenty good enough for any IEMs, or you could get a Bluetooth DAC from Fiio starting at around $40 (for the longest time I had one doing double duty for my headphones and for Bluetooth audio in my car).

[โ€“] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Hell yeah. Iems ftw.

[โ€“] fubarx@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Have had good luck with Anker over the ear cans: https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/anker