<p>A great deal on the AKG K701 right now-
<a href="http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/full-size/akg-k-701.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/full-size/akg-k-701.php</a></p>
<p>These are audiophile headphones, they'll make Bose seem like ipod earbuds.
If you have even more cash, I'd go with this bundle:</p>
<p>As someone that tends to travel in a plane almost every week, noise cancelling headphones are a must. However, the Bose ones are set at an asinine price point. I have tried several different models from different manufacturers (Bose, Plane Quiet, Sens, Sony) and ended up buying a pair of PlaneQuiet ones. Frankly, most of them work pretty much alike, the difference between the PlaneQuiet ones and the Bose was not very much at all but at $50 vs. $300, it became a no brainer. The Sony's were uncomfortable, and the Sens were good but again double the price of hte PlaneQuiet. All of them can break fairly easily, so the PlaneQuiet ones just made the most sense. I have not been sorry I got them.</p>
<p>I have a 30 dollar sony one (plug earphones) and they aren't sound cancelling but they actually do work quite well because.. they plug in your ears... But the one i bought sucked because it was made out some cheap material that teared apart after 3 months. XP And i don't plan on throwing it away until one side stops working... So if you want some cheap one from sony, get the 50 dollar one. Also ear plugs on those things fall out and you can lose them. I lost 2 pair already n it's been ****ing me off</p>
<p>Yeah I have the $50 Sony earbuds, pretty good sound and they block out most noises cuz earbuds require good seals anyway. The only complaints I have are that 1) they tend to be a bit heavy on the bass 2) the material is a bit brittle so it might break and tear in some places (but only if you really abuse them) and 3) they have a weird nub where the two sides separate with one side longer than the other. The idea is that one side wraps around the back of the neck, and the nub lays on one shoulder. It's pretty weird at first and the nub swinging around and banging on the clothes might sound a bit like a stethoscope, but I guess I've gotten used to them. Overall I'm pretty satisfied, and considering you can get them for $30-$35 online, I'd say they give alot of bang for your buck.</p>
<p>My mom has a pair of noise-cancelling Sony headphones, but I prefer my Sennheiser PX-200s, which do not have noise cancellation but are compact and offer great sound for the cost.</p>
<p>Do you have Sony MDR-EX51LP or Sony MDR-EX71SL (or some other completely different one?)?? because the new MDR-EX51LP been ripping for EVERYBODY no matter how careful they were.. mine's completely naked(?) and i had to cover it with... electrical tape. =_=!! (i have mdr-ex51lp btw)</p>
<p>Read alot of the reviews.. people complain about the cheap materials. </p>
<p>I have the 71SL black ones. They are nice :D But my previous pair (the same) ripped a bit and chipped some...nothing super glue won't fix :)</p>
<p>I have the Shure e3cs. Love em. I had the Bose Triports. Not bad, but too big on the ears.</p>
<p>SBR- glue didnt' fix my problem but some electrical tape did... now it looks ghetto because i have a white one. sigh. I mean original white rubber thing just RIP OFF.. i can't fix that w/ glue.</p>
<p>are they good for a dorm room environment? i heard they are only good at drowning out noises like an air conditioner or plane noise, but cannot cancel people talking in the background and loud music playing</p>