Noise cancelling headphones

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by haganah

I can't imagine how an over the ear head phone could cut any more noise.
They don't cut more, they cancel it by creating some inverse sound (or something like that). You have to try it to see the difference. Especially when there are silences in the music, the over-the-ear noise canceling headphones produce a quite natural silence. I think they're very good when you want to just take a nap on a flight or relax (without music)

EDIT: pocketsquareguy posted similar thoughts above

 

[Dakota rube]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

One of the other uses I have found is to block out hotel noise. Again, I don't have music playing, I just turn them on and let the noise canceling feature work it's magic.
So you sit around the hotel, wearing your headphones, with nothing playing through them?

With all due respect, that seems odd. Are you alone while doing this?

 

[Gus]

Originally Posted by Dakota rube

So you sit around the hotel, wearing your headphones, with nothing playing through them?

With all due respect, that seems odd. Are you alone while doing this?


I wear them, in bed, as in, "I'm trying to get to sleep and the f**K**g air conditioner is is making some strange noise, or traffic noise outside, etc.

I live on the edge of 89,000 acres of a state park. I like things quiet when I sleep.

 

[Dakota rube]

^K
Thanks. That makes sense.
Your avatar kind of makes my world seem real quiet. Must be all the blood rushing to my head...

 

[Toiletduck]

Last time (quite a few years ago) I tried one of these noise-cancelling headphones on. The "silence" was very unnatural. Hated them.

Must try the newer ones to see whether there has been much improvement!

 

[NaTionS]

I have a pair of Shure se420s and they are very good. Great sound isolation, but I almost got hit by a car twice while wearing them so make sure to look around before crossing the street.

 

[oneblood]

Anything but Bose. Shures are affordable, but if you can afford them UEs or Jays are better.

 

[slipperywhenwet]

I have Sony DJ700s for my big ones, and they cancel noise simply by being closed headphone. They cover my whole ear and hug them well. They're not the best for sound though, as the name implies, they're "DJ" gear, and they are pretty bass heavy. Unfortunately, they get pretty hot, and I sweat easily, so they're not used that often. I'm looking at going with Grado soon, but we'll see if I want to get more over-the-ear cans or not.

I use my Etymotic ER-6i in-ear buds on a daily basis. I love them, they have great sound for their price and they cancel about 90% of the noise around me just by having a good fit (had to try out a few different silicon sleeves before I found a good fit though). I will be moving to UE Super-fi 5pros, or Triple-fi 10pros soon. The sound on the UE's is more neutral than the Etymotics.

I've never been a fan of the ones that cancel noise electronically simply because it didn't feel natural. My Etymotic's cut out a lot of noise, but they still let just a tiny bit in. I would say, if you want noise canceling, then go with in-ear, or closed headphones.

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

My buddy just got mugged for his wallet and iPod in Ft. Greene this morning while wearing noise cancelling headphones. Perhaps he would have heard the 4 black kids coming up behind him otherwise?

Why do people wear headphones when walking on the streets anyways?

 

[qwing]

Originally Posted by slipperywhenwet

I have Sony DJ700s for my big ones, and they cancel noise simply by being closed headphone. They cover my whole ear and hug them well. They're not the best for sound though, as the name implies, they're "DJ" gear, and they are pretty bass heavy. Unfortunately, they get pretty hot, and I sweat easily, so they're not used that often. I'm looking at going with Grado soon, but we'll see if I want to get more over-the-ear cans or not. I use my Etymotic ER-6i in-ear buds on a daily basis. I love them, they have great sound for their price and they cancel about 90% of the noise around me just by having a good fit (had to try out a few different silicon sleeves before I found a good fit though). I will be moving to UE Super-fi 5pros, or Triple-fi 10pros soon. The sound on the UE's is more neutral than the Etymotics. I've never been a fan of the ones that cancel noise electronically simply because it didn't feel natural. My Etymotic's cut out a lot of noise, but they still let just a tiny bit in. I would say, if you want noise canceling, then go with in-ear, or closed headphones.
Agreed. Noise-canceling headphones are widely acknowledged to be inferior to noise-isolating ones in terms of audio quality; the shure se210 in particular is a value-for-money buy. http://www.headphone.com/ -- v informative site If comfort is important though go with headphones.