November 2nd, 2003
Headphones
Grado Labs SR-60 ()
About the best headphones (open air) that you can buy for the money (~$65). Sweet cans, good for home/office use, where you don’t want to block out ambient noise. The cable is quite thick on these, making them less than ideal in portable situations.
Shure E2c ()
These sub-$100 ‘phones have been getting nice reviews. They’re on my list. Because they are in-ear, they block ambient noise very well. I’d be a little cautious taking them out walking (some times, hearing traffic is a good thing), but many folks swear by these for traveling.
Etymotic ER-6 ()
Comparable to the Shure E2c’s, Etymotic also makes superior in-ear headphones.
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