Will these block the sound from a TV in the same room? Sometimes when I'm watching football, my wife would like to put on noise cancelling headphones and listen to music, watch Netflix, etc. I mostly hear about noise cancellation in conjunction with...
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These headphones can significantly reduce the TV sound from the same room. It will depend on how loud the television is and the proximity of the television speakers to the headphone wearer. I use these headphones at my computer desk that is a couple yards away from my television. My partner watches a lot of television, so I wear these headphones a lot and they definitely help reduce the television noise as well as soften the attack of the noise waves. Your point/question about airplane noise is relevant. These headphones can greatly reduce the outside airplane noise. While sound canceling headphones may not eliminate all sound, they definitely make it a lot easier to operate inside of noisy environments. If you are looking to block the television noise from a television in the same room, I would say, yes, the headphones will greatly help. After you have used the headphones a while and compare noise levels without headphones, I think you will really appreciate how the headphones help.
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These headsets do not cut the sound from the TV, so both can hear the sound. If you mute the TV sound however, then only the earphones pickup the sound.
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Hello Belle,These headphones block the sound to a certain level on low volume, but I can assure you that you won't hear anything if you turn them up all the way to the end. So basically they should do the trick I suppose.
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I would get noise cancelling headphones for that. These do block out noise but I don't know that it's enough.
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What do you mean by background music? These headphones pick up all intended sounds in the program you are watching which is pretty cool. The sounds around you, including your wife's voice are minimized. Try these, you'll wonder how you got along without them. I was ready to give up watching movies until I got these.
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Can you still hear the sound through the TV as well as the wireless speakers. I would like to hear the sound from both, and it is unclear whether using the speakers stops the sound coming out of the TV too? I see that when you use the headphone jack, the sound does stop coming out of the TV. But when you use the RCA plug, does that change anything and allow the sound to come from both?
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No they don't block out noise. They work for me because I want to be aware of sound around me but I can still enjoy my music at the same time. I hope this helps you.
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These earphones can be used both ways for both sound through TV and headphones or just headphones. It is all in the way you connect them. My dad was very hard of hearing and it had gotten to where we couldn't watch TV with him because the TV was so loud. These headphones were lifesavers.
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I do know that if the tv is loud, I can put these earbuds on and not hear the tv. I guess it depends on how loud the machinery is next door. Give them a try as you can always return them if they don't work.
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They might help. You would still have to plug the headphones into the tv. The cord might not reach. Also, once you plug into the audio jack, no one else will be able to hear anything. If you have a newer model tv, I have to believe there are other products that would work.
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Since these are in ear headphones they do block external sounds but if you are looking for active noise cancellation, then the answer is no. Hope this helps.
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These block out ambient noises extremely well. But, you can still hear people talking which to me, is a good thing. As far as annoying others... I don't think you'll have a problem with that. It, of course would depend on how loud you have them. When I am sitting next to my husband, I cannot hear them when he is listening to his music through them. I am fairly sensitive to that, especially when I'm listening to something else and I don't want to hear his music. Hope that helps.
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Happy to answer but not sure about exact question. If TV is on mute, you will hear nothing in the headphones. When the headphones are plugged into your amp/tv, there will be no sound in the room, as all sound is not sent to your headphones, as in any headphone situation. Hope this helps. Also, these are the most comfortable headphones ever. Occasionally you might hear some scratching sounds, but this rare and minor.
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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 don't believe they would completely block the sound or create COMPLETE silence. I live right on a major road (4 lanes of traffic) with my bedroom facing the road, and they block out most of that noise...to the point where I can sleep soundly. I hope this helps.
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That's a function of the TV and how you connect to it. If the TV mutes the audio out in lockstep with the speakers, then the headphones will mute with the TV.
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Hi Jennifer, You can hear music with these in 2 ways: with the noise cancelling on (which will reduce the surrounding sounds but will consume the baterry) and with the noise cancelling off (which will work just like a regular headphones) Keep in mind that the pads are not very soft so is uncomfortable to wear them for several hrs.