Originally Posted by
pteron
Another vote for the Shure 530PTH here.
One advantage that the in ear devices have over the noise cancelling headphones is that they reduce all frequencies, whilst the noise cancelling phones only cancel low frequency noise.
And if you spring for these, pony up a few more dollars and get some earphone tips custom made. I've worn lots of headphones and used lots of earphones doing my job over the past 20 years, and think those shure are the best in-ear I've ever tried....in fact, the only ones I've been able to wear for more than just a few minutes. The sound I get with the SE-530 can't be matched. I did a trial with each of their offerings, and while the lower end ones did a good job, these blew them out of the water.
I had been a happy bose CQ2 wearer since they were released, but rarely take those cans out of the case these days.