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Posted: August 27 2009 at 23:57

The problem with headphones that cancel noise is that people will try to talk to me while I'm listening to music and I have no idea that they are even talking until they start yelling, and then right when I think that they are done and I press play they start again. LOL

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 23:27

cobb2 wrote:

Ah... doesn't noise cancelling limit external noise, not what is coming out of the earbuds. The best way to save your ears is to turn down the volume.

Yes, that's right, but external noise was what led my foolish youthful self to turn the volume up to mask the background noise.

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 20:41

I'm not swimming in dough, so I just listen to 30 GB Creative Zen with Sony MDR-J10 earphones. Cheap little buggers, but they've lasted longer than ANY paid of earphones I've ever owned (13 months, and most of those consisted of gym sessions).

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 20:32

Ah... doesn't noise cancelling limit external noise, not what is coming out of the earbuds. The best way to save your ears is to turn down the volume.

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 17:42

Typical Ipod suggestion here. I have never had a problem with my 30gb, had it for over 3 years now. Just make sure you get good headphones, noise cancelling ones - you will need them. Otherwise you will kill your hearing in a short time.

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 17:34

TheProgtologist wrote:

Nothing top of the line but I have a 32g Sansa View and love it.I never have a problem with it.

I have a sansa e280 and I hate it, I have constant problems with it. I have never used a Sansa View though, so perhaps it is better than my model.

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 17:24

Nothing top of the line but I have a 32g Sansa View and love it.I never have a problem with it.

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 16:56

I should have about 500 dollars to spend, and am thinking that I will get a zune, I have read that they are pretty reliable.I am interested in a good pair of headphones too, but I don't know what to buy. I have checked Bose and Sennheiser's websites, but I don't know if there is anything cheaper that is at least somewhere in the same range as far as quality goes.

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Posted: August 27 2009 at 16:46

the school scholarships are flooding in and I'm swimming in money, so I figure I'll treat myself. I want to put down good money for a good mp3 player, possibly throw in some extra for a good pair of headphones as well.

any recommendations?

(if this is in the wrong forum, apologies!)