Does this have the noise canceling properties of the Quiet Comfort models? I'd love to have a pair for the shop.
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While it has no noise cancelling, I use them when driving daily around the Gobi Desert and find it greatly reduces my stress level after a few hours of bouncing around. Also permits easy pickup of phone calls, which would be impossible to take without a dead stop otherwise. No doubt about it, noise cancelling would be a great upgrade, but I do get a lot of benefit from the unit, as is. Not regretting the purchase.
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No, not sound cancelling. Still, they do pretty good job in isolation from ambient sound.
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The ones I have are in my opinion not noise-cancelling. They are just simple high quality headphones.
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Hi Joe, In terms of sound quality there are pretty much the same. If you using the Etymotic in plane/train or outdoors then the quality suffers alittle. These are not noise canceling or noise softening. But as far as comfort. I prefer the Etymotic.
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It does have a faint sound depending how loud you are listening to them, being in an office setting they would be more ideal than say a noise canceling headphone.
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You would be correct that there is no noise cancellation. Basically noise reduction allows you to listen loudly without disturbing others around you.
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Yes. I have had two pairs. They do a great job with sound isolation and block out surrounding noise. Honestly, they are the best sounding headphones for the price!
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These headphones do not have active noise-cancellation, so in that regard their the same as every other over-the-ear headphone. However, when I'm listening to music on them or playing along with my guitar, I really don't hear any outside noise that is at the ambient level. I am impressed with the sound quality and the workmanship of these headphones, however, and really like the swivel ear cups for quick one-ear listening. Overall, for the price I paid, I'm very happy with the product. Hope this helps.
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there is not active noise cancellation while listening that i have noticed. i do not use the microphone function, so i cannot speak to that.
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Nope, it is not noise cancelling. For noise cancelling, you can look at bose. http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/quietcomfort_15/index.jsp
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They don't have active noise cancellation. They can passively block out noise simply because they cover your ears, but any similar headphones can do that. Active noise cancellation is what you're probably looking for. Active noise cancelling headphones will do more against plane engine noise and other low noises (not so much high noises like talking), but they also cost more and generally have poorer audio quality.
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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.
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No. Not noise canceling, but they are a great value for entry level aviation headset.
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While they were comfortable, the noise cancelation did not actually block out noise. I heard my wife calling me from two rooms away. Also, if you listen to music to loudly, people can hear it clearly nearby.
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No Noise cancellation and they are insufficient to keep out the noise while watching a movie on the plane. The headphones were great except for that, so I returned them. I tried the Sennheisers But they were very poor noise cancelling and the V-Moda which were excellent except they were "noise-lowering" or some such thing and kept no noise out. After buying and returning all of these, I went back to my Bose Quiet Comfort 15's which were still the best of the bunch. I will wait for the next gen which will be noise cancelling AND bluetooth.
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Noise cancelling does work --- not as good as high end headphones, but does very acceptably.
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You can use them with noise cancelling turned off. Just like a normal headset.