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I have the PSB M4U 1 [^] and they are really comfortable. They also have a noise-cancelling version, the M4U 2[^]
Vince
Remember the dead, fight for the living
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I know you said the Bose noise canceling ones don't work for you. I use the Bose OE2 and about half the time don't play any music. Its just something to block the noise.
When things get louder (on my motorcycle), I use these Amazon.com: Ear Plugs - 50 Pairs[^] to keep my sanity on long rides.
Using actual ear plugs will have a two fold benefit.
1. The sound will go down significantly.
2. You're boss will notice and ask. Then you can specifically state that the work environment sucks.
The book Peopleware [^] has data proving that these environments are not good for productivity. If enough of your co-workers start wearing them, maybe things will change!
Good luck, switch jobs!
Hogan
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If the QC15s don't work for you (mine are at my home office at the moment - grumble grumble), then you must be extremely sensitive. Might be time to update resume 
When I am working at home, I'll put on the QC15s. Pisses the wife off to no end - can't hear her calling me, talking to me (I'm just off the kitchen). She has to tap me on the shoulder. Now when the children were smaller, I could not hear them, but I knew something was up when the house started shaking. 
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I use a pair of these[^] while drumming. They keep the sound out pretty well. If your work environment is louder than a drum set at close proximity, you should probably just resort to your first solution. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I see nothing about noise cancelling for The Dash. Also, I refuse to buy anything with accessories like The Leash and The Clip. They somehow out-pretentious Apple...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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modified 13-Apr-16 11:14am.
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N_tro_P wrote: I believe they branded it "Audio Transparency" (sort of the reverse concept, but it does cancellation as well).
Renaming something that is an accepted industry term doesn't exactly help their pretentiousness (and is sometimes done to hide a sub-par feature), but I accept that they do seem to have some form of noise cancellation.
N_tro_P wrote: FYI, the marketer of Bragi was the marketer of Beats
Hopefully this relationship doesn't extend to the quality of their products.
My aversion to the branding is more to the use of "The" in front of everything, which may be related to my natural aversion to using "The" due to my close proximity to "The" Ohio State University. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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N_tro_P wrote: They had to since it is not just noise cancellation. In fact it is far superior IMO. Can your noise cancelation headphones enhance the voice of the person talking in front of you or just cancel it?
The "Audio Transparency" does both.
After re-reading the whole page on (The?) Audio Transparency, it seems they don't actually do active noise cancellation (or at least there is no mention of it). They rely on the nature of it being an in-ear headphone to block out ambient noise, but they can, as you say, amplify that ambient noise so that you can hear it.
EDIT: Another, unrelated problem I have with this thing is the battery life. Three hours is not very long, and for the application that OP (and many others responding to this thread) is looking for, probably a deal breaker.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Yes, I know quite a bit of technology goes in to active noise cancellation, but I also know that a decent pair of in-ear headphones (I own these[^]) can do a pretty good job of muting the outside world with only good sleeve design and no audio processing.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Yeah, but how much do they cost in real money? 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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And this, my friend, is how even a basic understanding of international economics can prove that Amazon's pricing algorithm is evil.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I use a pair of THESE[^] for music. Check out just how evil Amazon's pricing is! 
I do use a cheaper pair of Sennheiser for TV/video etc., when I can't be arsed to set up the electrostatic amp.
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I use these[^] for music in my office, but they aren't really a good suggestion for OP, because they are open ear.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Look for headphones by professional filmmakers while shooting. Well, the sound guys...not necessarily the cameraman.
The SONY MDR-7506 is popular (and $99), but anything in the MDR series would probably do.
Not noise cancelling so much as very attenuating, and if you play anything through them (music, etc), they are even more so.
Oh, and they're comfortable. At least I've found them so.
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Hi,
I have purchased a pair of these[^] few years ago for the same reason and they proved excellent. The only drawback is that they are tight so it takes time to get used to them and in warm ambient you will probably sweat under cans. You may check user reviews at Amazon before the purchase.
Actually, any better closed-type headphones should help.
Hope this helps,
Julijan
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Of course, there are certain hazards[^] accompanying noise cancelling!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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I also have the same problem. Ended up picking up a pair of Audiotechnica Ath-anc 9b over ear. Just as good as Bose and half the price.
I also quit my job and left the noisy startup I was working at!
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I have these at work [^] but the noise cancellation is not enough to block the noise from coworkers so I listen to ocean sounds also when I use the headphones [^]. But the main problem for me and those headphones is that they are to hot to wear for long periods. At home I have these [^] and can work for hours on end listening to ocean sounds at lowish volume - just enought to block my loud wife and children 
modified 14-Apr-16 8:44am.
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go to soma.fm, there are a bunch of channels, but by far the best for me is groovesalad, almost no vocals, nice, relaxing music with a bit of a beat. Also, spend at least $50 on a good pair of in-ear earphones, groovesalad will block most everything out (I got some bower and wilkins 200 dollar earphones, but you might not be that picky)
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