Yes, I believe the PXC250 are the folding pair I use. There is no marking on them however. Price is the only way I know to differentiate them. It was $149.... sometimes available at $129. John the PKC > -----Original Message----- > From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of joe84 > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:01 PM > To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [icon-discuss] headphones > > Hello, > > John, > > Could you provide model numbers? I'm guessing you're referring to the > Sennheiser PXC250 and PXC300. > > Tim, you might consider sealed headphones. I think they sound much better > than noise canceling phones, they isolate you fairly well, and you don't > need to worry about batteries. > > The folks at Headroom are a great resource at www.headphone.com. They > have a lot of helpful information on the site, good telephone customer > service, and a good selection of headphones. Prices are not the absolute > lowest, but they're certainly competitive. > > Like John, I've bought and tried tons of headphones. I personally prefer > the open back phones (especially for music) because they sound so much > better and I can still hear things in the room. But, of course, that > doesn't work in some difficult applications. > > John and I are on the same page about the Bose--you can do much better for > the price. I haven't had much experience with noise canceling models, but > in general, it's hard to go wrong with either Sennheiser or AKG phones. > (Your mileage may vary.) > > Joe > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to LevelStar or APH then consider sending your message to icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Icon Discuss Mailing List icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject line to: icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To post to this list, send your message to: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +, Visit the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php Visit the APH FAQ page at http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html