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Durable headphones that don't need a battery
I've been using a pair of Sennheiser HD215 headphones for a good few years now, and they're great! They are in your price range ($69, as of 02/03/2016) and meet all your requirements.
They are over-...
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Searching for a good gaming-headset (gaming and music)
Not so easy to find Gaming headset with 600ohm. I know the Sennheiser HMD 26-II-600-X3K1 but it's out of your range.
600ohm is better but it doesn't mean that you cannot use lower impedence headset (...
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headphone with active noise cancelling, mic, earhook, wired and not too expansive
You've got two conflicting criteria: noise cancelling and shallow in the ear. Anything noise cancelling is also going to be as noise isolating as possible to avoid letting in excess sound to minimize ...
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Wireless Headset Quality
You can't, at least not on macOS.
There's no high quality duplex audio Bluetooth profile, maximum what you can get is 16 kHz duplex SBC (mSBC, "Wideband speech"). It's better than SCO (8 kHz), but ...
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Durable headphones that don't need a battery
I'm going to recommend something slightly similar to the other answer.
Take a look at the Sennheiser HD 229 headphones (link).
They have great sound quality, and appear to match most of your ...
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Headphones you can't blow out
To answer your question: No, there are no headphones(over the ear, on the ear, earbuds) in existence that cannot be: Blown out, have their speaker components damaged over time from being played at ...
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Over-Ear Headphones with detachable cable
I would suggest the Denon AC-GC20.
About 300€ in Germany
Over-Ear
Detachable cable
Bluetooth Smart
Supports modern codecs
aptX Low Latency (High quality audio over Bluetooth)
Active noise canceling (...
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Noise-canceling headphones
First off, I doubt any active noise reduction (ANR) is going to beat out good passive noise reduction (PNR) in-ear plugs ("stoppers"). ANR headphones will be more comfortable than PNR and may provide ...
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Portable Headphone Amplifier/Splitter w/ Separate Volume Control
Maybe two of FiiO-E6? A few dollars over your budget (for two). I have not used them myself, but are recommended reviewed on http://lifehacker.com/five-best-portable-headphone-amplifiers-1722800379
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Active Noise Cancellation headphones
I'm in a similar situation, and use Bose QuietComfort 35.
I've not experienced any issues with the Bose Connect app, although I tend not to use it much. It has a 4.7 star rating on the iOS app store.
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Over the ear high decibel noise isolation
Look at aviation headsets. A lot of small airplanes have big engines (compared to cars at least) with no exhaust treatment whatsoever, close to the cockpit, running at high power for long periods of ...
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How do I know if a headphone jack is OMTP or CTIA?
According to Linx (a headset expert!), the CTIA standard is used in the USA, Hong Kong and other international markets, while OMTP is used primarily in china. The technical difference is that the ...
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Cheap yet good quality headphones
The xiaomi piston 2.0/2.1 (there's a 3.0 model out at the moment) out but I've never used it before. I know folks have ordered a pair into australia, and ordered it off ibuygou. OP's mentioned this ...
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need headphones for kids
For a recent vacation, involving multiple connecting flights, rental cars, hotel rooms and hiking, I bought the relatively cheap JLab JBuddies headphones for my children for less than $20 each.
A ...
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Wireless headphones (radio or bluetooth) for watching films that don't give headaches
I've not tried these personally - and as with any headphones, its a good idea to try any headphones for fit (tight headphones cause headaches) and sound quality if possible, but it sounds like ...
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Looking for in-ear headphones that have a very durable wire
Best earbuds for under $100, but comparable to $200+ earbuds. Has a kevlar reinforced cable with braided nylon for protection.
https://www.amazon.com/1MORE-Headphones-Earphones-Compatible-Microphone/...
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Headphones input switch
This Audio A/B switch might be what you are looking for, because it provides exactly two inputs and one output as requested.
Since you plan to use it with standard 3.5" jacks, you will need these ...
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Over-Ear Headphones with detachable cable
Marshall Headphones
Marshall offers headphones with detachable cord.
The detachable double-ended coil cord with mic and remote is equipped with an L-plug end, providing improved durability and ...
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Over-Ear Headphones with detachable cable
AKG Y50 are your friends:
Detacheable cable
low price ~100€
dedicated, clear sound quality
comfortable even for longer use
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Is there a headset/headphones that can differentiate up from down?
One manufacturer that offers Dolby Atmos headphones with above/below 360° sound is Plantronics with their RIG 800LX, 600LX and 400LX. Truth be told, Atmos works with any stereo headphones but it's ...
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Long Battery Wireless Headphones With Mic - iPhone
Over Ear
I've got the LinkWitz Casque Bluetooth headphones, which are an over-ear pair of wireless headphones with passive noise cancelling and a microphone.
They run on a rechargeable battery (...
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Long Battery Wireless Headphones With Mic - iPhone
In Ear
For their price the Apple Airpods ($159) really are at the top of their market segment. You'll get the in-ear design you prefer and 3-5 hours of listening time per charge and another 3-5 hours ...
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TV with broken audio jack how to connect wireless headphones?
I personally use the Avantree Audiokast ($50) to connect my bluetooth headphones to my tv, and have been very happy with the functionality. I have mine connected via an optical cable currently.
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Bluetooth headphones that can be used with usb
Plantronics UC Voyager
Plantronics BT600
Either one would suit your needs. Our entire customer service department uses these headsets for their calls.
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ANC Headset with good Microphone for Ubuntu
I have a wireless Jabra ANC Headset now (Jabra Evolve2 85)
This way the Linux Bluetooth gets avoided, since there is a custom USB-dongle which speaks to the headset.
But it is not perfect.
My voice ...
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What is the easiest way to share/listen to music from one device with 2 headphones?
You can daisy chain headphones, or use passive splitters, like this one I found on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088686SKJ/
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'Reverse Noise canceling' Headphones / Earphones (for quiet office)
This made for a bit of interesting research. It's challenging to phrase the search terms appropriately, but this may be of assistance.
Noise cancelling headphones are "obviously" not your objective, ...
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Identify this cable!
It would be a pulse sensor to read one's pulse rate while exercising by the transmission of ultraviolet light or maybe infrared light through the skin to the receptor on the opposite side. It clips to ...
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headphone or earphone that can completely block any noise
You could also consider custom-molded in-ears. As they’re precisely fitted for your ears alone, not only they block out noise more effectively, they can also be extremely comfortable.
If you’re okay ...
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Looking for in-ear headphones that have a very durable wire
Buy Apple EarPods. They are very loud, have volume up/down and pause buttons built in, and a microphone. My first pair lasted me years. They are $30 new I think and have great sound quality for the ...
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