I'm considering purchasing these for a few long haul flights, can anyone tell me how the noise-isolating quality compares to active noise cancelling?
1140928
For me personally they are great I hear no sounds other than what I am listening to while using them.
1140929
Without music, they just kind of muffle the sound, but with music they work pretty good. I use them in class a lot to block out the chit-chat and mouse clicking and other nonsense. They also do well with not letting sound escape, so don't worry too much about turning them up a little extra.
1140930
I use them at work and they make me feel like Im alone in the office, they work really good avoiding the crazy russian girl that work with me :)
1140931
the v-moda crossfade lp will cut out almost all outside noise without active noise canceling . i do not like active noise cancelling because headphones sound better without any electronic interference .
225635
The material used to make these eartips are surprisingly noise isolating. On the plane, I find these to be far more comfortable than noise-cancelling headphones as it doesn't require white noise to block the sound. The intrinsic design and materials of these headphones do a great job isolating sound. I could not hear any of the PA announcements or the engine with these on (maybe a bit, but much more comfortable than the white noise created by noise-cancelling headphones).
694625
They'll block out a lot of noise, however if you're in an abnormally loud vehicle or other situation where there's a consistent droning noise you may want to look for active noise canceling headphones. If the sound you're trying to filter out is not loud and consistent active noise canceling will be useless. These headphones do _not_ feature active noise canceling but are closed back and will block out a lot of sound, such as people talking, TV in the room etc.
2083831
hi , those doesn't have a cancelation noise, but the cups on your ear are to encloseru than the outside noises is despicable. I use those ones on the bus, metro and walking outside , the outside noise is not mixed with the music, the sound is great and overall comfortable. (psd. I have not use those Bose on the airplane)
1913082
I wore them on airplane sitting next to jets, and let me tell you, it was PHENOMENAL. I barely heard the roar, and it was very comfortable listening to music on LOW volume....So i would say they're noise-canceling.
442660
No, they are not noise cancelling. In fact, I've used mine on flights before. While they block the engine noise better than my earbuds, they are far from completely eliminating the engine noise.
2004743
They're not the actual noise canceling-type headphones which are more expensive, but I can use them on a plane and block out the noise and it does dull any outside noises A LOT so they should work just fine. Case in point: I play music to go to sleep with these headphones, and I slept through a burglar alarm going off in the apartment I was staying in (the cat set it off). I blame the headphones. Whoops...
1161046
They are not noise canceling, but the isolation is fantastic. I have not had any problems with external noise while wearing these. The only disadvantage is they are a little large for carrying around.
1784754
Not particularly good on airplanes as they don't seal out ambient noise. Excellent in the house. I use sennheiser noise canceling units for plane travel.
2168687
I used them on my flight to Germany and they worked pretty good at noise reduction. After awhile your ears get a little warm because of the padding but other than that they worked great.
518114
I found noise isolation to be very good, but somewhat dependent on the volume you are listening at. I took these on an airplane shortly after purchasing them and found that they were just as effective as noise isolating ear-buds and cheaper noise cancelling headphones I had used before. The overall quality of sound however, was better. For me, the bottom line is that you can still maintain awareness of what's going on around you if you want...but you can also use these to enter your own little world and not be disturbed.
1381179
Sure, they are over-the-ear headphones. I've used them on a plane and found them fine. They won't beat a good pair of noise canceling headphones, but are decent.
2178958
Noise cancelling, which actively cancels out incoming sounds, is not found on this headset. Noise isolating, which passively blocks incoming sounds, is what this set of headphone does, and it does a descent job. You can still hear external sound, but it's muffled. I used these on a plane recently and they worked just fine. I would give these a 7 or 8 on a scale of 1 (hear all external noise) to 10 (hear no external noise).
1117822
I bought these in April and have flown from Houston to New York and back twice with them. They cancel the noise very well. Last night, I slept on the plane with them in my ears but no music on and even that cut down the noise. The cables don't get in the way of sunglasses. Zero problems with prolific use.
1363073
Hi there, I bought the earphone/head-set for travel purposes (plane and rail) - in noisy environements the music quality is good, the ANC is good as well. But I do not have any experience ie with the Bose stuff since I was looking for something at resonable price. The mechanical quality is fair - the head-set function seems to be broken already- maybe a loose contact. kind regards, Dieter
1761152
I've tried this on a 14 hour trans-oceanic flight. Your ears might start to ache after 4 hours of wearing them, and you can still hear the jet engines. Yeah, they're not noise-cancelling. But hey, I still love them -- besides, we don't go on a trans-atlantic flight every day, now, do we? lol
1131448
No. These headphones do not have noise cancelling features and will not make your flight any quieter. What these headphones bring to the table is superb quality in a very light package.