Ok, first off, let me say that I am a plumber and as we are getting close to the winterizing season I have been thinking about getting some noise canceling headphones for when I'm blowing out a house. Last year the air coming out of the fixtures just killed my ears by the end of the day.
Now, my roommate has a new girl and I'm tired of hearing them get it on at 5am. Yeah I know, " Hemi, Why don't you get a girl and make some noise of you're own?" That would be great! but I'm single right now and in the meantime, I want to get some headphones anyway. So, I don't want to pay 300 bucks for some Bose HPs, I would really appreciate some input/advice on a good set.

If you are a plumber why do you have roommates? Their are so many differnet headphones out their from $20 to $3000 I would go to Musicians Friend and read the reviews and see what fits your wants I have Shure headphones that I like and a have audiotechnica that I like too but everyone is different

get it on....(giggle)

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I have a pair of Sennheiser HD280's ($100) and a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M10's ($30). Both will work to drown-out late night roommate aerobics. I like the Sennheisers better for fit and comfort, but they are heavier and the coil cord can be in the way when playing. The Audio-Technicas are obviously cheaper but they aren't too bad for the price.

As far as being useful on your job. I think both of these are going to be way too big, heavy and in the way. You might want to look into ear plug headphones like these http://www.gemplers.com/product/151874/ ... e-Earplugs
Looks like a good idea to me but the reviews of it are poor.

BTW, Great thread title!

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I know what you're saying. It's no fun to sit down to play with your ears ringing from work. I use ear plugs at work and they are not very comfortable. I would love to find something to cancel noise that was comfortable enough to work and sleep in. I have a messed up ear so anything that plugs in the ear is not comfortable for mare than 30 min.

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Unfortunately I'm an employee, not the boss and rent ain't cheap out here in the Hamptons.
I'm going to look into the Audio-Technicas, they've got good reviews on Amazon.


Working on it, not afraid to say I got shot down tonight

Thanks for the ideas so far guys

I remember most spectacular incident of being shot down vividly. I had met a girl a few days prior (friend of a friend) and went up to her office with a bouquet of flowers. I asked her out and she flat-out said, "Nope, not interested." In those exact words.
"Well, enjoy the flowers anyway. Take care!"
As I walked out the door, I overheard her co-workers say, "What's wrong with you, he was cute and he's obviously romantic..." Nonetheless, she never did call me.
This was two years before I married the Lady Armadillo.

Nineteen years later, I happened to be working at a hospital, and one of the secretaries in ICU said, "I know you..."
Eventually, we figured out she was the mother of the girl who shot me down. She knew me from a picture her daughter's friend (who introduced us) showed her (I haven't changed that much since those days, just a few pounds heavier and an inch more forehead). The mother said, "I wished she would have said she'd go out with you; She ended up married to some jerk and she's now an alcoholic and can't seem to get out of her own way..."

I thought, "If she's an alcoholic and a loser, she would have probably been one whether she married that guy or not; she might have dragged me down into the Hades that is her life...by her shooting me down, I probably got saved a lot of heartache!"

So sometimes being shot down is a blessing--your pride may be cracked, but your life isn't damaged as much as it could have been.

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thanx for giving me a much needed smile.
as far as headphones, i use the dreaded in-ear type since my hearing is already damaged from shooting guns without any ear protection. i enjoy the sound of the woods and really don't have an opportunity to slip in ear plugs when a target presents itself.
as far as the 5am thingy, maybe you should strum some nice love songs for them or even write one. trust me here hemi. you will find a nice lady if that is what you want. i am the biggest loser on the planet and i have a beautiful wife. it seems she is more impressed with my heart than anything else and i'll take that.