Do you feel the NoiseGard 2.0 noise-canceling technology reduces 90% of ambient noise, or does it mostly simply increase the volume?
1125205
It reduces the ambient noise, the Sony pair I had it increased the volume and it was evident. There is no volume difference with these when I switch back and forth.
1125206
It reduces the ambient noise without increasing the volume. They work great!
107555
I notice a reduction in noise, but no discernable difference in sound quality. I use it as a DAC from my Windows pc with great results for music listening. And I use it with my Note 3 via a OTG adapter and usb and get dramatically reduced noise to headphones and external speakers.
1491601
Unfortunately these do not remove any of the background noise/music. It's irritating for those of us that have hearing deficiencies when the background noise/music is louder than the dialog...not sure why it's so popular to obscure the dialog. Remember when you could go to a movie and the dialog was louder than the background audio...wonder how we suffered through that?
1429477
When music is playing at reasonable volume, they're pretty good at blocking background noise, but not perfect. If you're just wearing them over your ears without input, the noise cancellation is more of a soft noise muffling than anything else. I wouldn't call them "noise-cancelling" so much as "reduces extraneous background noise so you can focus on what's playing".
1429814
No, they are not noise canceling, hence you do hear the outside noise, but less so if you get a good sealing. I've never had to increase the volume to the max so far, so the volume is not low for me.
569284
Hi Tony. My first pair were pretty good. Most constant background noise was filtered out (traffic noise, engine noise in aircraft etc.). I could still hear people speaking although at a lower volume. When friends tried them, they were all quite impressed by the noise cancelling.My second pair weren't as good as the first pair. That said, if you open the ear pieces (they are held together with small screws) you will see a small potentiometer (one in each ear piece) with an adjusting slot.I fiddled with this and noticed it increased/decreased the noise cancelling. If you turn it too far to increase noise cancelling, movement of the headphones causes a clicking sound. Hi Tony. My first pair were pretty good. Most constant background noise was filtered out (traffic noise, engine noise in aircraft etc.). I could still hear people speaking although at a lower volume. When friends tried them, they were all quite impressed by the noise cancelling.My second pair weren't as good as the first pair. That said, if you open the ear pieces (they are held together with small screws) you will see a small potentiometer (one in each ear piece) with an adjusting slot.I fiddled with this and noticed it increased/decreased the noise cancelling. If you turn it... » Read More Hi Tony. My first pair were pretty good. Most constant background noise was filtered out (traffic noise, engine noise in aircraft etc.). I could still hear people speaking although at a lower volume. When friends tried them, they were all quite impressed by the noise cancelling.My second pair weren't as good as the first pair. That said, if you open the ear pieces (they are held together with small screws) you will see a small potentiometer (one in each ear piece) with an adjusting slot.I fiddled with this and noticed it increased/decreased the noise cancelling. If you turn it too far to increase noise cancelling, movement of the headphones causes a clicking sound. « Show Less
1987142
The headphones have both passive and active noise cancellation. There is a switch on the headphones that allows you to turn the active noise cancellation on. However, the size, shape, and insulation of the earcups also provide a bit of passive, unpowered noise cancellation. The passive noise cancellation is passable at best; it'll cover up any low-to-medium volume background noise, but you can still hear some louder things. Hope that helps.
1335246
You would be correct that there is no noise cancellation. Basically noise reduction allows you to listen loudly without disturbing others around you.
225209
Noise cancelling does work --- not as good as high end headphones, but does very acceptably.
7197
Yes. The noise reduction is very good. You can drown out the outside without having to shatter your eardrums.
1991829
No. The "active" noise canceling is very minimal. Good pair of earphones, though.
2201779
Active noise cancelation without no sound to work with will add an artificial humming noise, but at very low tone. Is it noticable yes? Is it normal yes? Should it be noticable with music, no. This is common with all active noise reducing headphones. However, I would not describe this as a whine. But a very low toned air flowing hum almost like wind blowing through a very light hum.
1168062
It blocks a fair amount, yes...more than my earbuds did. But I have never had a "noise-cancelling" headset, so I don't know how it would compare.
328011
I don't know about noise cancellation, but my friend has the exact same headset and the sound quality coming from him sounds as good or better then everyone else.
1997074
Not really. The frequency of the human voice does not get affected by the noise canceling.
1457164
Glad to help...People often see to be able to tell when I am using the headphones....when in low to med noise environments the output is great. Seemingly the headphones do not defeat exterior noise so the result is often a mixture of everything that is going on my side of the call. Functionality is awesome...as long as you're in an enviro that is not noisy you will love 'em.
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.