My V-moda is not satisfactory when it come to blocking out background noise (TV , traffic WITH ME NOT DRIVING) will this headphone do better?
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Dear Rick, this will be far worse than V-moda. Fidelio is an open-back headphone. It gives all the sound in your ear and out while letting almost all outer noise in. Which means you'll hear the noise more than normal headphones and the ones in the room will easily hear what you're playing, even in the middle volume. If you didn't like v-moda, you should look for first, closed-back (v-moda is closed back but not well enough) then you should look for noise cancelling. There's a technology called active noice cancelling, some headphones like Bose qc15 has, it produces an audiowave countering the background noise and blocking all, even when you're not playing any music inside the headphone, just open the noice cancelling and it almost cuts off everything, perfect for planes, trains etc. Bose is considered as the best in active noice cancelling but there are others too.
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Absolutely not, because it's an open back headphone - NO isolation from ambient sound.
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Noise cancelling headphones are much better at reducing steady noises than intermittent sounds like crashes. They will reduce crashes some but not dramatically.
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It'll block a good amount of street noise, like cars, people talking, stuff like that. They aren't sealing up your ears as well as a proper earmuff, but you'll have to take them out if you have music on and someone asks you a question. I hope that helps a bit.
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V Moda Vamp has considerably improved sound quality on my VModa and Sennheiser Momentum headphones. I haven't tried a lower priced amp so can't offer a comparison.
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In a quiet environment I find the noise canceling adds some extraneous sounds. In my case I think the cable or connection is picking up noise internal to my tablet (Nexus 7) that corresponds to tablet activities, which is partially due to bad interference on the part of the tablet design but also could be helped by a less sensitive input on the headphones and a cable with better shielding. I put up with it because the sound quality is so good and they are very comfortable to wear.
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In my humble opinion the noise isolation feature of my V_Moda crossfade's are far superior than the Bose QC series headphones. One of my co-workers has the Bose QC-25's I tried them and he tried mine he agreed with me as well!
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It depends on how loud you listen to the music in your ears, if it's loud, it should drown out exterior noise pretty well
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It can block out the majority of noise in loud environments, however noise canceling headphones can end up being louder than some quiet environments. An audible hiss is apparent when it is super quiet. These can be used without a device attached, but the hiss will become noticeable. They will work with any audio device that has a headphone jack. I found the full review of these at "The Wirecutter" very helpful.
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I got two bose headsets which are great, the grado is for sound even more better, but you can only use them when you are alone in the room. They are open and your bystanders will not enjoy your music as you do :-) Thats the only reason i bought bose a d for the noise reduction whilst traveling ..... sorry they are the only grado i have ....
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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!
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I never tried that but using them when listening to music keeps most noise out. Someone really has to get my attention for me to answer them. For music, this headphone sounds great.
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I use mine to watch TV late at night when others are asleep. I have a 30 foot long extension cable that goes from the TV to the bed (concealed along the baseboard). There is absolutely no issue with the V-Modas used in this manner. I think you'll be satisfied.
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Hi Mo, since this headset is a dual ear wearing style it will help cancel out most of the background noise. But the headset doesn't cancel out 100% of background noise, so you will still be able to hear some noise around you.
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Plenty on you tube. And I have verified the Beats do have a hiss because of the batteries for the bass response. Plus v modas fit way better
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I have some audio technica noise cancelling headphones that are better at blocking out noise, even without the active noise canceling turned on. My head isn't XL size, so I cant answer the size question, but I will say that they are pretty heavy, and I find them sliding off my head sometimes. You probably don't want that while driving a tractor.
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You won't get great sound at high speed or in loud traffic, but it will be as good or better than using earbud headphones in similar conditions--and safer because you'll hear the traffic around you more clearly.
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No they will not, these headphones really are great in that aspect. The noise isolation is incredible. I have had multiple occasions where people have been trying to talk to me while I was using them, and I had no idea anyone was trying to talk to me. They told me they couldn't hear the music at all, but it was loud enough for me to not be able to tell anyone was talking to me.