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A selection of great headphones for isolated listening, including in-ear, noise cancelling, and sealed types.

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We help you select headphones for television and movie watching.

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Headphone recommendations and our advice on getting the best audio possible from your computer.

DJ & Studio
Accurate and bullet-proof headphones for professionals, DJs, and studio use.

Closed
Closed headphones are comfortable and isolate you from outside noise; read our top choices.

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Why Do I Need A Headphone Amp?
A good headphone is like a good speaker, and needs a power amplifier to sound its best.

How Do I Know if My Headphones Need an Amp?
While nearly all headphones can be improved with amplification, some headphones require an amp to sound their best.

Protecting Your Hearing
Protect your hearing by keeping the volume down and wearing earplugs in loud environments.

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How We Rate Headphones
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Headphones: Closed

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Closed headphones, aka 'sealed' or 'closed-back', have enclosed (non-vented) earcups to isolate you from environmental ambient noises

Closed headphones, also known as sealed headphones, have a solid-back earcup construction preventing noises from leaking into or out of the headphone. Hence, closed headphones can block ambient environmental noise and will also prevent others nearby from hearing your music "leaking" out of the headphones. Closed-back designs may be either full size ('circumaural') or earpad ('supra-aural') types, and all noise cancelling headphones are also closed-back.  Audio professionals such as DJs and location recordists and also most portable or mobile listeners will likely choose closed headphones. The sound quality of closed cans has continuously improved in recent years and some now compete directly with top 'open-back' headphones.

For more in-depth discussion on closed/sealed headphones, please see our HeadRoom closed headphone selection guide.

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Shure SRH440
our price:
$99.00
sugg. retail price:
$125.00 add to cart more info

Shure SRH440

Full-size sealed headphones with quality build and accurate sound. Top portable listening or studio monitoring under $100.

Shure SRH240-A
our price:
$59.99
sugg. retail price:
$79.00 add to cart more info

Shure SRH240-A

Affordable sealed-back pro monitoring headphones. Great isolation and awesome for personal listening