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I now have Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones.

Pro:

• thight in ear fit
  
  
• noise-canelation is really effective on all levels. Annoying voices are equally reduced as say: walking.
  
  
• can be used in combination with Earmuffs / Headphones.
  
  
• Good. Sound becomes tinny when noise-caneling is on. I think its a good thing for misophonia because as far as I understand it is unimportant if the sound is loud or not but shifting it somehwhat is really helpful.
  
  Cons:
  
  
• Without thier noise-canelation they are worse then these: Classic Isolating Headphones ( ignoring the sound quality - just comparing noise-reduction )
  
  
• Sometimes when I move my head sideways or while eating they move and produce some sort of blob sound which is wierd ( atleast in combination with Earmuffs ).
  
  
  
  I just bought them recently so all I can say is that in combination with earmuffs and my airfilter there is absolutly silence ( atleast at home ).
  
  Links:
  
  
• Product-Link: https://www.amazon.com/Bose-QuietComfort-Acoustic-Cancelling-Headphones/dp/B00X9KVVQK/
  
  
• Classic Isolating Headphones: https://www.amazon.com/BlitzWolf-Earphone-Cancelling-Headphone-Interface/dp/B06XD1XVPH/
  
  
• 3M Peltor X-Series Over-the-Head Earmuffs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CPCHBCQ/
  

You're thinking of this the wrong way around. You don't want foam ear plugs with built in speakers... you want foam inserts to go on your existing earbuds. Something like this should fit most in-ear earphones

Note that no matter what you do, you will never get perfect noise-cancelling from this kind of solution, because the speaker will reduce the effectiveness of the foam by providing an easier path for the sound to pass through. Still, they'll be noticeably better than typical earbud tips.

Alternately, you can get in-ear noise cancelling earphones that work just like the headsets, but without the bulky headset. Active noise cancelling will always be the best solution, and you can switch between noise cancelling or music with a flick of a switch

I'm not sure what your version of "affordable" is (true noise-canceling headphones/earbuds can be very expensive). I currently use the Bose QuiteComfort 20 noise-canceling earbuds. I think they're pretty awesome.

I was using Shure SE215-CL Sound Isolating Earphones and Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear earbuds. I use them mostly at work after we were moved from a building with individual offices to a building with god-awful cubicles. I use them with my phone to listen to music. Even with quiet music playing, I think the Sennheiser and Shure noise-isolating earbuds are almost as effective at drowning out office noise as the noise-canceling Bose earbuds are. Without music playing through them, though, the actual noise-canceling feature on the Bose is great.

I've seen advertisements and reviews pop up recently for "high-tech" earplugs recommended for people who sleep with a snorer. The reviews seem to be great for many of them, and they were all around $25-35/pair, so they're a lot less expensive than something you can connect to a phone or other device.

I'm trying to get some quality ear pics or ear phones. Budget really isn't an issue, but for my preferences, I'd like it to be reasonable.

I do absolutely love and enjoy listening to music (all types from country, hip-hop/rap, EDM, folk, instrumental, classical, rock, and even head banging every now and then at the gym) but I'm by no means a music junkie. Due to work, I fly around quite a lot. Internationally once a month and domestically a few times a month. So I would definitely be using them to watch movies on my laptop and via the plane interface quite often.
I would like it to have active sound canceling and isolation since I'm stuck hearing the roar of a plane engine for many hours a month. To be quite honest I've always just used the free earphones that came with my android galaxy phones. I did buy a pair of Sennheiser Earbuds like this about 8 years ago, and quite frankly I couldn't tell the difference between the free ones and it broke after 2 years.

I have done a little research and I've really been set on buying the Bose Quietcomfort 20, I use android phones and windows laptops/pcs. I concluded that Earbuds would suit my needs better than over the hear headphones since I would like to be able to use it in versatile situations, such as while at the gym. From what I understand most of the better headphones are open back (or whatever it's called) and I don't want passengers or others around me to be annoyed about hearing what I'm listening to. I've read a few reviews and it seems these have fairly good active noise canceling and isolation despite not having the advantage of full ear coverage like headphones. Also, I have glasses, so it tends to get annoying when the over-ear earphones press into them.

Any opinions? As I said, the budget isn't an issue, if someone points out something that just seems like it's the best ever and must be had to fit my needs I'm willing to spend the money. But I think $250 is plenty. I know there are some crazy ones out there like the Sennheiser IE 800 that are $800, the Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitor at $1,000, or the Noble Encore for almost $1,900... I don't think I need that level of equipment.

Thanks ahead.

I'd keep an eye out for the Etymotic Research ER4P-T MicroPro, but they haven't have a significant price drop in a year. [Completely of your price range, I had the currencies mixed up). An alternative would be the Etymotic HF3..

Otherwise, I'd give the Shure SE215's a try. My brother has them and loves them.

There's the bose QC20's at the top of your budget as well, but they're active so the battery pack might be bulky to work out with. Wrong currencies, out of your mentioned price range. But active would cancel more sound than passive (which do not require batteries).

just remember you get what you pay for:

• sennheiser
  
  
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• Shure se215 + android cable
  
  
• Bose
  
  
• shure se846 + android cable
  
  and in case you are thinking of walking down the rabbit hole, heres where you step next
  
  http://www.complyfoam.com/
  
  edit: few link changes

>I used Bose in ear headphones made for Android (same price as libratone) The only difference between libratone and bose in ear is noise cancelling. Though Libratone's noise cancelling is very poor.

I'm not sure which Bose headphones you're referring to, but the Libratone's closest competitor are the QC20s which are $80 more. Comparing noise-cancelling to non-noise-cancelling isn't very useful, and even then, compared to the QC20s, the Libratones, even without their own dedicated noise cancelling module, do very well.

>The fact that libratone markets itself as a google compatible is a gimmick. The bose in ear headphones work great with the USB C dongle that comes with Pixel devices. The middle button on the bose headphones work with Google assistant as well. Long press activates it. Just like the libratone.

The fact that any headphone markets themselves for any "device" is a gimmick. Even the Bose QC20s have "iPhone" and "Samsung and Android" versions. Both use a headphone jack and would require a dongle, but both work equally as well. This is, in no way, a hit on either headphone.

>I returned Libratone because the ear tips are abyssmal. None stayed in my ears. Besides the fit of bose ear headphones provide a good noise cancelling that works great for me.

Did you attach the provided wings? I, admittedly, had some trouble getting them to stay in, but once I attached the included wings (which are also pretty much required on the QC20s as well) they're extremely snug and I've had no problems.

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I'm all for people having their own use-cases and opinions on products, but it doesn't sound like you even did your research on the product before buying and went into it with a huge bias.