headroom.com
headfonia.com
headfonics.com
head-direct.com
All of these sites are great starting points for an in depth education on all things headphones, IEMs, portable amps and DACs. From there you can jump to other sites to your hearts pleasure.
As for blocking out ambient noise, there are some IEMs that can do the job quite nicely. Comply foam tips are very good at this as they can lower the outside noise by 25-30db (the same material that shooters use). IEMs can also reduce the geek factor of headphones in public, unless you're not concerned about that.
I presently use my iPod Touch, a Fiio E17 DAC/AMP and a pair of Brainwavz M3s that practically seal out the outside world. An incredible sounding rig for not much lucre. Case in point: today, after a walk, I started my car twice thinking it didn't turn over when it fact it did. Nothing like grinding ones stater motor.
All the best,
Nonoise
headfonia.com
headfonics.com
head-direct.com
All of these sites are great starting points for an in depth education on all things headphones, IEMs, portable amps and DACs. From there you can jump to other sites to your hearts pleasure.
As for blocking out ambient noise, there are some IEMs that can do the job quite nicely. Comply foam tips are very good at this as they can lower the outside noise by 25-30db (the same material that shooters use). IEMs can also reduce the geek factor of headphones in public, unless you're not concerned about that.
I presently use my iPod Touch, a Fiio E17 DAC/AMP and a pair of Brainwavz M3s that practically seal out the outside world. An incredible sounding rig for not much lucre. Case in point: today, after a walk, I started my car twice thinking it didn't turn over when it fact it did. Nothing like grinding ones stater motor.
All the best,
Nonoise