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It does come with a 1.5 meter cable - not often something comes with a cable that's a sensible length!
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PeejayAdams wrote: Can anyone recommend ANC Headphones
Pretty sure Nelson Mandella had a pair.
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You forgot one very important one if 2) is implemented.
5) A chair with a seatbelt and a back strong enough to keep you from needing a chiropractor when your coworkers are forced to kick your seat to get your attention.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Nah! It's alright, they ignore me anyway!
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I prefer using LARTs, or percussive maintenance tools, in such circumstances. They (a) tend to discourage recidivists, and (b) are a lot cheaper than £300. 
Ad astra - both ways!
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A LART is a highly tempting option, but sadly, there are too many attitudes to readjust.
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Too many sttitudes, not enough bullets.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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PeejayAdams wrote: A LART is a highly tempting option, but sadly, there are too many attitudes to readjust.
cough
Maxim 6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I use the Bose QC35s. The company supplied them when they moved us all into a large open office environment.
They work wonderfully.
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That's a pretty generous company (even if they did move you into an open plan office).
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PeejayAdams wrote: That's a pretty generous company
Yep. There is good reason I've been employed here for nearly 33 years. 
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That's got to be some kind of record in the IT game!
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I only spent about 5 years in IT here. The first 5 and last 23 have been engineering.
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They let you do stuff that's not IT? They sound better by the minute
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Wow  . That beats my record of 27.5 years at my current employer.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I have and like these -- UltraPhones – High Isolation Studio Headphones (29db)[^]
The passive noise cancellation is better than any active NC I've ever heard, and doesn't require me to turn the music up loud to drown out anything.
Only problem I have with them, is that I can't hear the building fire alarm if I have the music turned up even a little bit.
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Did I read it correctly - they weigh 3lb!
I got rid of a pair of Kiptch, they gave me a headache because they were so heavy and they were a dammed sight less than 1.5kg!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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PeejayAdams wrote: hear the thoughts of anyone who has a pair specifically for coding in bad office environments
I got the Bose specifically for this sort of environment. 1st month I blew my data usage on the phone using Jango I was wearing them so much. They are excellent. 2nd month I stocked the phone with my own music.
The Bose seem to eliminate about 90% of the office chatter without requiring really loud rock to drown it out.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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This may be a crazy suggestion depending on your office environment, but maybe you could ask your company to pay for them. If they are genuinely increasing your productivity (distractions, mental health), it's probably an investment that would pay for itself quickly.
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It's taken about 5 years even to convince them that they're a useful thing and I feel the agreement to let me use them is a somewhat reluctant one.
It all goes back to a couple of idiots long before my time who rather took the proverbial with their use of headphones and the politics have become rather entrenched over the years.
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I have an older pair of Bose, they work quite well.
Don't think of them as an office accessory only. Very useful on plane flights. I'm sure there are a number of other uses.
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I'm using a QC15 and people have to shake my chair to get my attention when I have them on.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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I wear these most every day:
COWIN E7 Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
~ 60-70 through AMAZON.
I also stream "brown noise" through an app called AMBIO, to help focus and drown out more sound.
This is the only way I can concentrate on coding in my office.
People who drop in the office also see the headphones on and tend to turn and come back later.
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I've been using the Bose QuietComfort 20i Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones for the last 6 months for the same reason. Better noise canceling than the over ear QC15s I use at home, in-ear so they aren't obtrusive, very comfortable even after wearing for hours at a time, the battery lasts a long time and I think the sound is great. I hesitated because of the price but I've been very happy with the quality and service from Bose. An added bonus is that they stay in my ears very well when I'm working out or working in the yard. T
You don't want to be wearing them when the car door closes! The way the headphones work with the sudden pressure increase is rather unpleasant! 
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OffCenter wrote:
You don't want to be wearing them when the car door closes! The way the headphones work with the sudden pressure increase is rather unpleasant!
Really? Is that something that would be even more marked with 'planes and railway tunnels?
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