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Best Sealed/Full-Sized/Balanced Headphones for iPo

I'm not a big fan of putting things into my ears, unless it's my finger. I've been using the B&O A8 earphones for some time now but really want something that fits around my ear, rather than goes into my ear. I also want to be able to use it with my iPod, preferably without having to get an amp. I'm open to suggestions though.

I was at the Apple store yesterday and listened to the Bose around-ear headphones and thought they were quite nice. Then someone whispered in my ear: "No highs, no lows, must be Bose."

At one point, during a daydream, I thought about getting the AKG 701s, a Simple iPod amp and calling it a day. I'm a software engineer and work in a cubeless environment so it would be rude of me to force others to listen to my music.

Thoughts, hazings and suggestions are always welcome.

Thanks,

Jon
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ejlif
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If you get Bose headphones I will come to your house and give you a beating!
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If you must have big ol' headphones and you are pretty much going to only use them at your desk then get a headphone amp too. Unless, were you thinking of going on bike rides with the earmuff type phones? If I were going for a cheap portable headphone amp it would be the
Ray Samuels Hornet. Look at Headroom for more choices too.
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Seems like your choices are pretty limited if it's a large over the ear style that you want and sealed (Lots of choices in open ear) The Grado's and there is the a set of noise cancelling Sennheiser (PXC 450). Personally I think the top Shure in ears (SE530) are the way to go. They sound really good without an amp and will be much more versatile then a big pair. If you get them and want the Push to Hear option, don't buy it, I have one and you can have it.
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