One of the things I got for xmas was a new pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and I’m really digging them. They’re great for work (and only work, I suspect; if I wore these outside I’d get hit by a cab within an hour) ’cause they block out so much of the annoying office noise. I had the same initial problem as my brother about pushing anything so far into my ear, though I got it pretty quickly. I suspect they’re less complicated than his Etymotics.
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Mmmmm…Chromewaves has a picture of my girlfriend in today’s post. Thanks Frank.
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Nice one with the headphones. I suspect yours are easier to get used to because they’re actively noise-cancelling, right? Thus, small bits of outside noise can get in but they produce destructive interference to remove it. Mine are simply isolating, which means the fit is essential; they’re just made to avoid all outside sound, not cancel it.