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Posted by Redd on Apr-13-2010 07:35:

Hi-Fi headset with ear muffs?

I want ear muffs with a stereo jack and soundquality on par with at least the average-to-good stereo-headsets out there. The only thing I've been able to find so far is some hunting/industrial ear muffs with active noise-reduction (which I really don't need and think will deteriorate quality): http://www.precision-sports.com/peltor_elect.htm

Koss used to have this, but I can't find it any more so it's probably not being produced any more. I already got some very good earplugs, so no, I don't want that.

Any ideas?

Posted by Zak McKracken on Apr-13-2010 09:26:

u need radio on them? that limits it very much. if not, search in the production forum. AKG, Seinnheiser, Beyerdynamics etc.

Posted by Redd on Apr-13-2010 09:52:

Do not need radio in them at all. Actually that would just add weight and an annoying antenna. Will check the production forum.

Posted by Redd on Apr-13-2010 09:54:

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheise...ional_audiology

This looks.. good. Anyone with experience with these kind of headsets?

Posted by djkopernikus on Apr-13-2010 09:56:

Ask Jennypie, she knows a lot about muffs.

Posted by Redd on Apr-13-2010 10:06:

get back to c0r

Posted by Redd on Apr-14-2010 11:02:

Ok, so I guess this is actually pretty impossible to find. The ones from Sennheiser isn't suited to music, and I haven't found anything qualifying to my exact requirements.

This brings the question; does active noise reduction have any negative effect on the soundquality of headphones?

Posted by coroknight on Apr-15-2010 06:31:

quote:
Originally posted by Redd
Ok, so I guess this is actually pretty impossible to find. The ones from Sennheiser isn't suited to music, and I haven't found anything qualifying to my exact requirements.

This brings the question; does active noise reduction have any negative effect on the soundquality of headphones?

I don't think i'd use noise reduction headphones for accurate production work since they mess with the sound.

Posted by Redd on Apr-15-2010 07:09:

quote:
Originally posted by coroknight
I don't think i'd use noise reduction headphones for accurate production work since they mess with the sound.

From what I've read people claim it "muffles" the sound, just like I expected.

http://www.extremeheadphones.com/index.html - looks like what I'm after, but they only ship in the us. I'm planning a trip there in june, but the dealer locator on that site won't work properly here. Can someone please check if there are any dealers located in California?