Originally Posted by Jeremy A-H
Just a quick note about ear/headphones: I have the SE535 earphones and haven’t been able to listen to them since I bought the JH Roxanne’s. If you have high end headphones, it might prove difficult to switch between them and something not as good!
Another option I use to block out noise is the Flare Audio ear plugs (as opposed to earphones). Of course, if your job involves listening to music, this won’t work and you’re also a lucky man!
Wow... Yes those Roxanne's look amazing (and I bet they sound amazing too!) way over my budget for this particular purpose, though.

I find using just earmuffs/foam works well to isolate sound, but is very unnatural sitting all day like that - I find certain types of white/grey/brown noise can work, depending on where the frequencies I'm trying to block are, but also stuff like solfeggio can be good as a sort of 'wash' of sound conducive to creative work.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
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