Claviger
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TL/DR: First, I suggest any quality set of triple flanges that get good reviews from an audiophile site for under 80 bucks.
The long version:
For the love of GOD do not throw money at Bose...
I hate to say this, because it ALWAYS offends people, but Bose are at best a mid-grade company selling low/mid grade products at mid/high grade prices. There is a ton of objective data to prove this, and an un-measurable amount of subjective data from very discriminating reviewers who have used honest to god high grade equipment. cr0ft, I suspect, has used some of the higher grade equipment just by his comments already in this thread.
Proven fact: A quality set of isolating in-ear monitors that fit properly will block at least as much sound as a "noise-canceling" set will, because the "noise-canceling" is basically all they focus on instead of building a high isolation set that also has noise canceling. The reason the NC seem to block more is that they cut the noise from the range we are best at hearing instead of across a broad spectrum like high isolation in-ears.
The hardest part will be finding a set of in-ears that fit you comfortably under a helmet, are secure, and create enough isolation while still sounding good. Once you have found a set that fills all those, you will know it immediately!
Personally, despite trying about 30 different sets now, I use a pair of http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-S2TTCB-047-Chrome-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B003GRJ25I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1409727484&sr=8-5&keywords=skullcandy titanium
Sadly, they are not made anymore, but once you soften the bass slightly, they sound fantastic in the noisy environment I use them, probably because of the overly bright highs. The provide solid isolation, fit great, and are super comfortable, even for 8 hours at a time. Beware, none of the other Skull Candys are even remotely close to the Titaniums in isolation, reliability, or sound quality. Skull Candy hit a home-run on accident with them.
In comparison to my reference set, my V-Moda M100s, they are kinda meh, but really, on a bike with the wind noise and only a tiny bit of attention on the music they do just fine.
The long version:
For the love of GOD do not throw money at Bose...
I hate to say this, because it ALWAYS offends people, but Bose are at best a mid-grade company selling low/mid grade products at mid/high grade prices. There is a ton of objective data to prove this, and an un-measurable amount of subjective data from very discriminating reviewers who have used honest to god high grade equipment. cr0ft, I suspect, has used some of the higher grade equipment just by his comments already in this thread.
Proven fact: A quality set of isolating in-ear monitors that fit properly will block at least as much sound as a "noise-canceling" set will, because the "noise-canceling" is basically all they focus on instead of building a high isolation set that also has noise canceling. The reason the NC seem to block more is that they cut the noise from the range we are best at hearing instead of across a broad spectrum like high isolation in-ears.
The hardest part will be finding a set of in-ears that fit you comfortably under a helmet, are secure, and create enough isolation while still sounding good. Once you have found a set that fills all those, you will know it immediately!
Personally, despite trying about 30 different sets now, I use a pair of http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-S2TTCB-047-Chrome-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B003GRJ25I/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1409727484&sr=8-5&keywords=skullcandy titanium
Sadly, they are not made anymore, but once you soften the bass slightly, they sound fantastic in the noisy environment I use them, probably because of the overly bright highs. The provide solid isolation, fit great, and are super comfortable, even for 8 hours at a time. Beware, none of the other Skull Candys are even remotely close to the Titaniums in isolation, reliability, or sound quality. Skull Candy hit a home-run on accident with them.
In comparison to my reference set, my V-Moda M100s, they are kinda meh, but really, on a bike with the wind noise and only a tiny bit of attention on the music they do just fine.
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