Well, I went to the mall to price some noise-cancelling headphones. WOW. Those are some absurdly expensive little toys. I still think I want some, but it's going to require a little more careful consideration.
The ideal headset for me would be around-the-ear, collapsable, USB, linux- and mac-compatible (e.g. a standard USB audio device, not some crazy third-party thing that requires drivers), with active noise cancelling earpieces, a noise cancelling microphone, and of course standard features like in-line volume control and a microphone mute switch that doesn't produce a deafening bang when used. (I did have a headset which did that.) It should also cost one dollar and be bullet-proof.
Obviously I'm willing to make some compromises, since I can't even find the union of "noise cancelling earpieces" and "microphone". Any suggestions?
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as seen in the in-flight catalog on the way back from MLPS today: QuietSpot mobile headset.
Thanks! Unfortunately two hard requirements for me are "usable with a computer" and "stereo"...
When I become a rich and famous acoustical engineer I will get right on this whole concept. It might take me like... 7 years to get my Ph.D. so I can actually do it... but when I do... I'll throw the bullet proof in and for you only a dollar. It might be worth the wait. :-D
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