does it improve hearing voices over background noise?
1242364
The problem is 5.1 vs 2.1. Anything in dolby 5.1 needs a center channel speaker to hear the voice track clearly. Change the channel to 2.1 and you will hear the voices. Netflix is one service that offers this easily and hopefully others will get onboard.
1242365
Well either I didn't have that much of an issue listening or didn't notice that much of a difference. I wouldn't purchase this particular Bose item again
1242366
You need to define background noise. If you mean the music played in the background on some movies and TV shoes that drowns out the speakers voice this device helps but you need to turn the units base down. The procedure to do this is in the user manual. If you are talking about the noise level within and without your home the answer is possibly. You may want to see it working and the Bose website will tell you where you can do this based on your zip.
105675
no but during you're recording sessions it will cancel out background noise to the point where only your voice is heard
339797
AFAIK there is not significant background noise. People listen to me loud and clear
804283
It depends on how loud it is. Most normal background noises are eliminated but very loud noises will still be heard. To compensate you raise the level of sound in the head set.
2218632
It does seem to do this. My husband was complaining about the loud background music in shows. He uses his TV ears earphones to hear what is being said. He has been very pleased with them. He uses the earphones to hear when we get a phone call and mute the TV. When not using the earphones, the box acts like a surround sound.
1491605
These headphones don't eliminate background noise unless you really increase the volume. I like them because I hear the TV voice very well and at the same time if my wife needs me, she doen't need to yell. GOOD GRIEF! The TV background noise doesn't eliminate what you hear from people talking unless you are running in surround sound. Paul in Tulsa
2049766
For the most part, at a low volume, you can block out most other ambient sounds, i.e. tv, talking in a room nearby, traffic sounds etc.
1503509
It helped me with speech understanding, especially with the speech enhancement feature. I have moderate hearing loss at high frequencies, improved with hearing aids; the Playbar has been a significant help.
1311358
No. It boosts the sound and as a result it can actually pick up noises like a buzzing sometimes. I wear a noise canceling headset to cut out background noise.
635126
You bet. The noise cancelling feature works all by itself, without plugging it into anything. It certainly does not drown everything out but it makes a difference!
1414068
Yes.....it does help with clarity particularly with some stations that appear to have a lot of background noise to the point where it's difficult to distinguish the words being said.
1353006
No, it did not effect how people on the other end of the line heard our voice (from my experience). It wasn't louder than usual when I tested it and nobody complained about us being louder than usual.
763371
They reduce some of the background noise but not all of it. They are best at reducing regular noises like the hum from air conditioning or air-plane noise. I got them to try and reduce noise from people talking in my office but it didn't really help with that.
1829229
Great question. When I use it background noise is virtually gone. Unless you have the radio or tv turned all the up they are good. Also if there are people in the background taking you don't hear them either. I hope this is helpful.
1839754
Not quite sure what you are doing but..... I use this to boost the audio on my travel notebook as it does not have a very goodaudio system. I use this on aircrafts to overcome the background noise and it works great.
879552
No voice enhancement mode but the "night" mode makes dialogue much clearer. I find myself using it all the time for that reason.
953068
It depends on what your software is designed to do. I use speech recognition also and I don't hear myself speak through my headset while I'm talking.