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Build your own cubicle[^] 
I'm pretty senstitive to "noise" myself, but for me good loud metal music is already helpful. (there is a difference, between "noise" and "sound")
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I use either these[^] or these[^]. Both cancel out noise very well and people around me don't hear a thing. At least no one has complained yet and at work I have listened from Pop to Black Metal with the in ear ones. At home I played Doom 3 on Razer, which are quite loud but my better half never said she heard any screaming from the inside of the headphones. When I yelled, she noticed immediately. 
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I use THESE[^] - not for gaming, but for music. Simply because they are really comfortable and keep almost all other noise out...
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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After considerable thought - almost a full seven seconds, I realized the solution for your problem can be gotten by an investment in time that will achieve a long-term solution.
Buy any sort of earphone or headphone. Plug it into your audio supply source. Crank that puppy up as loud as possible, maybe even louder.
Shortly, the background noise, along with your hearing, will begin to diminish. After a while you won't even need the headphones any more and the office will be quiet. This is an economical plan, as well, since you do not have to keep replacing the audio systems of choice as things break/wear out/technology changes make them unusable.
Q.E.D.
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I have the PSB M4U 1 [^] and they are really comfortable. They also have a noise-cancelling version, the M4U 2[^]
Vince
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I know you said the Bose noise canceling ones don't work for you. I use the Bose OE2 and about half the time don't play any music. Its just something to block the noise.
When things get louder (on my motorcycle), I use these Amazon.com: Ear Plugs - 50 Pairs[^] to keep my sanity on long rides.
Using actual ear plugs will have a two fold benefit.
1. The sound will go down significantly.
2. You're boss will notice and ask. Then you can specifically state that the work environment sucks.
The book Peopleware [^] has data proving that these environments are not good for productivity. If enough of your co-workers start wearing them, maybe things will change!
Good luck, switch jobs!
Hogan
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If the QC15s don't work for you (mine are at my home office at the moment - grumble grumble), then you must be extremely sensitive. Might be time to update resume 
When I am working at home, I'll put on the QC15s. Pisses the wife off to no end - can't hear her calling me, talking to me (I'm just off the kitchen). She has to tap me on the shoulder. Now when the children were smaller, I could not hear them, but I knew something was up when the house started shaking. 
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I use a pair of these[^] while drumming. They keep the sound out pretty well. If your work environment is louder than a drum set at close proximity, you should probably just resort to your first solution. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I see nothing about noise cancelling for The Dash. Also, I refuse to buy anything with accessories like The Leash and The Clip. They somehow out-pretentious Apple...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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modified 13-Apr-16 11:14am.
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N_tro_P wrote: I believe they branded it "Audio Transparency" (sort of the reverse concept, but it does cancellation as well).
Renaming something that is an accepted industry term doesn't exactly help their pretentiousness (and is sometimes done to hide a sub-par feature), but I accept that they do seem to have some form of noise cancellation.
N_tro_P wrote: FYI, the marketer of Bragi was the marketer of Beats
Hopefully this relationship doesn't extend to the quality of their products.
My aversion to the branding is more to the use of "The" in front of everything, which may be related to my natural aversion to using "The" due to my close proximity to "The" Ohio State University. 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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N_tro_P wrote: They had to since it is not just noise cancellation. In fact it is far superior IMO. Can your noise cancelation headphones enhance the voice of the person talking in front of you or just cancel it?
The "Audio Transparency" does both.
After re-reading the whole page on (The?) Audio Transparency, it seems they don't actually do active noise cancellation (or at least there is no mention of it). They rely on the nature of it being an in-ear headphone to block out ambient noise, but they can, as you say, amplify that ambient noise so that you can hear it.
EDIT: Another, unrelated problem I have with this thing is the battery life. Three hours is not very long, and for the application that OP (and many others responding to this thread) is looking for, probably a deal breaker.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Yes, I know quite a bit of technology goes in to active noise cancellation, but I also know that a decent pair of in-ear headphones (I own these[^]) can do a pretty good job of muting the outside world with only good sleeve design and no audio processing.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Yeah, but how much do they cost in real money? 
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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And this, my friend, is how even a basic understanding of international economics can prove that Amazon's pricing algorithm is evil.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I use a pair of THESE[^] for music. Check out just how evil Amazon's pricing is! 
I do use a cheaper pair of Sennheiser for TV/video etc., when I can't be arsed to set up the electrostatic amp.
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I use these[^] for music in my office, but they aren't really a good suggestion for OP, because they are open ear.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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Look for headphones by professional filmmakers while shooting. Well, the sound guys...not necessarily the cameraman.
The SONY MDR-7506 is popular (and $99), but anything in the MDR series would probably do.
Not noise cancelling so much as very attenuating, and if you play anything through them (music, etc), they are even more so.
Oh, and they're comfortable. At least I've found them so.
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Hi,
I have purchased a pair of these[^] few years ago for the same reason and they proved excellent. The only drawback is that they are tight so it takes time to get used to them and in warm ambient you will probably sweat under cans. You may check user reviews at Amazon before the purchase.
Actually, any better closed-type headphones should help.
Hope this helps,
Julijan
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