Any audiophiles about?

[OwlHoot]

I've got the Sennheiser 202s, I think. Lovely but bulky.

Don't know about the OP, but for me the bulkier the better.

The only thing is there are two kinds of noise cancellation - Preventing outside sounds from getting in, obviously, but also the converse so people nearby don't think there are bees buzzing away inside them or are disturbed by the noise.

I'm not convinced that any of the headphones mentioned in this thread so far are any good at (or designed for) the latter, which for me is a fatal flaw.

[eek]

Don't know about the OP, but for me the bulkier the better.

I wish that was still the case

[OwlHoot]

Seriously, is there such a thing as headphones that prevent or at least minimise noise getting out? Or am I looking for something that hasn't been invented yet?

I'm sure a permie I worked with a few years ago had a pair (of headphones ) But thinking back, maybe his were noise cancelling i.e. designed to deaden outside sounds.

[d000hg]

Don't know about the OP, but for me the bulkier the better.

The only thing is there are two kinds of noise cancellation - Preventing outside sounds from getting in, obviously, but also the converse so people nearby don't think there are bees buzzing away inside them or are disturbed by the noise.

I'm not convinced that any of the headphones mentioned in this thread so far are any good at (or designed for) the latter, which for me is a fatal flaw.

I use mine to watch the iPad in bed. The wife's a very light sleeper and she says she cannot hear anything at all. Granted, I am not listening to music at loud volume but it's definitely a lot better in this regard than earplugs or cheap nasty headphones.