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What headphones should I get to stop NPR from being muttered in my brain? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by towhee@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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So currently I have some decent analog headphones from sennheiser that I use when I spend all day staring at the computer for my email job. Unfortunately I recently moved right near a big ass radio tower and it blasts some talk news show into my apartment so now there is NPR voice muttering in my ear whenever I put my headphones on. This is obviously a ploy by the deep state to instill the understanding that Venezuela must be bombed for world peace. I refuse to go that easily so I need to figure out a solution. Analog is out since I don't think any amount of RF shielding will work and I don't want to spend my time chasing down leaks. Who knew those zillion dollar audiophile shielded cable people had real concerns.

I guess the options are either bluetooth or USB/digital headphones? Bluetooth is ehhhhh since I'm on Linux. I would also like "open ear" headphones if possible, since I don't like to be shut off from the world & general happenings in the apartment. Open ear also lets me hear my own voice so I can speak a lot more naturally during video calls. So something like that, max cost maybe $250 new and ideally something I could get used off ebay for around $100. Also something that does not look dorky as hell so I can reasonably be seen wearing it on work calls. Any recs?

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[–] Midnight_Pearl@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i'm sure there will be better recommendations in this thread, but i'm using JBL Tune 770NC (bluetooth, works fine on linux), which is noise-cancelling but has a button that toggles an artificial open ear mode that uses small internal microphones to play back surrounding noise.

it was like 70 bucks new but it sounded a lot better than some of the more expensive options when i was trying 'em out in the store ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Anker Soundcore would also fall in this same category.

[–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Soundcore Q30s have great aftermarket too, and a bunch of components exist as 3d models online so you can replace them should they break (JLC3DP does steel 3D printing at VERY cheap rates fyi)