Do you think that these would be useful for drowning out noisy coworkers if I play a "white noise" sound through them? Regular headphones arent
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I work on the ramp around airplanes and I play my music still get my ear protection. I have a two way radio and when I have my earmuffs on with the music playing I can't hear my two way radio. Regular conversation I have to take them out to hear what they saying. I only have these earmuffs for 2 weeks now and I'm happy with it.
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Sure , because they are from hearing protection department not just regular headphones.
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For that purpose, I don't think these headphones would work very well. A ton of sound leaks out at any volume. I'd do with a "Closed" headphone, which don't leak nearly as much sound.
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I think they would. I use these for work, and they definitely help with having to stand next to an industrial grade garbage disposal that's left running all day. They cut down the decibel level while still allowing me to clearly listen to my coworkers. If you're looking for earplugs that'll deaden the sound completely though, you may want to go for another brand.
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They are not for listening. They are for protecting your ears from loud sounds.
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I think these are more of your normal sit and listen headphones. They are not particularly sporty for that use I think? I think if you want that, you might need ones that go stick inside your ears as opposed to cup over them.
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It should cancel out the noise, but they are a bit bulky. If you want to hear voices some others allow those sounds to be heard while filtering the white noise. If you don't care about voices, these are great and very affordable.
686387
Possibly, but I've only worn them while enjoying live (loud) music, and it doesn't muffle out the music, it just brings the sound level down a few decibles - enough to enjoy the music without damaging your hearing. I usually use Flents Quiet Please Foam Ear Plugs when I want drown out loud noises.
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No. I use them at the office because of the number of computers running near me, with noisy fans etc. I can hear other people perfectly well when they talk. The headphones analyse the noise around them then generate anti-noise to cancel it out, but it's not perfect ( which is deliberate ), there's a delay in the analysis. Therefore something constant like a fan whirrin will be cancelled out almost perfectly, but a continually changing source like a human voice speaking will sound slightly different to normal, but be perfectly intelligible / clear because the headphones are only cancelling out what they heard a fraction of a second before that, so it never catches up. If they change their conversation from speech to a consistant hum then that'd be cancelled. Hope I'm making myself clear.
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Sure. These are essentially earplugs with built-in headphones. If you don't listen to anything, they still block noise effectively.
258607
That's exactly what I use them for. At reasonable audio levels, nobody around you can hear your music..
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Hi Thomyi, I wouldn't use it if I were you. It is an open back headphone so there will be a lot of sound leak and your colleagues might not be too comfortable with that. Try getting some iem or closed back headphones.
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Possibly will. The beats work best for noise cancelling, but for the price of these, they work out well too, plus some soothing music will surely help.
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no they are for monatering in noisy environments..... look at AKG K 240 Semi-Open Studio Headphones they are more sound mixing type
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I recently bought the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 headphones to block thumping and loud footsteps from my neighbor upstairs. Unfortunately, these muffle rather than block such sounds when no music is going through them. When I put on classical or ambient music, the loud parts block the thumping but I can still hear it when the music is quiet. So, these aren't a perfect solution. I suspect most noise-canceling headphones are intended to block constant low-frequency sounds rather than in-and-out random noises. Good luck to all of you dealing with noisy neighbors.
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I have used them for gaming when my regular headphones broke, but not for regular use. If u had nothing else, I guess they would be fine, but not as a first choice. You can still hear too much background noise. Hope that helps! : )
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Hello, I am about to purchase these for use in my cell phone (palm pre). I listen to music (streaming radio and mp3's) all day while at work. I work in a 10x10 cubicle with high walls. Is the sound leaking high enough that it may bother my co-workers? I do not listen to music very loud because I have tennitus which loud noises aggrivates. Also do you have any experience using these with 128kbps sound files? I know that is low, but it is what most streaming music is sent in. Thanks,
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These are not noise canceling headphones. You need noise canceling headphones to mitigate external sounds.