# Recommend a good headset to me please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-headset-to-me-please/941849>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-headset-to-me-please/941849 "2021-05-11T16:23:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-headset-to-me-please/941849/22 "2022-01-12T14:25:42Z")

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That’s a nice feature. I wish there were headphones that did that well. (My BOSE, even with sound-cancelling off, block a lot of the ambient sounds.) I had a lot of ear infections as a child, and was made to wear earplugs to swim when I had minor infections. And as a result, I really really hate the feel of stuff in my ears. I tried earbuds once, and decided that’s not for me. I am frustrated that all of the high-end sound equipment tends to be developed in that form factor.

I’ve had decent luck with one-ear models, and they leave the other ear open to ambient noises. Mostly, when I wear headphones, the point is to spare others my background noises, or to spare the people near me the sounds of my co-workers. Not to block myself off from where I am.

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