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 airplane noise - how does it work with blocking TV sound? 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... » Read More 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 airplane noise - how does it work with blocking TV sound? « Show Less
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I've actually used them while playing computer games while my roommate watched football on TV just a few feet away (4-5'). They do an okay job at that. I could really only hear the TV when my game was quiet. They'll probably work pretty well as long as you sit a little farther away than I did.
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I have never used them in this scenario so it is hard to say. I imagine they could be effective. They block out the sound of conversation from coworkers in close proximity. I suppose it depends on how loud you have the volume on the game. I really have been satisfied with these headphones and despite them cracking I am still able to use them.
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They reduce some of the background noise but not all of it. They are best at reducing regular noises like the hum from air conditioning or air-plane noise. I got them to try and reduce noise from people talking in my office but it didn't really help with that.
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Just the noise cancelling alone almost drowns the TV out, not completely, but once she starts listening to anything besides the quiet of noise cancellation she won't hear much of anything else... I love these for the noise cancellation and great sound quality. The drawback from your standpoint is, if she cranks the volume, you may hear her as these "bleed noise" to outside listeners quite a bit. Again, that's only if she's over there rockin' out... :-)
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That's a function of the TV and how you connect. Some TV's will auto mute when you plug in to a 3.5mm audio output. You should be OK if you have RCA audio out on your TV. There also might be a latency which causes a slight echo effect for the person using the headphones, but it's bearable, at least for me.
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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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The headphones have noise cancellation, but all that does is block out outside/ambient sound. So while they prevent outside noise from getting in, they don't stop noise from getting out. From my experience though, even when turned up loudly, it was not able to be heard by others.
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No headphones truly cancel out people talking, if you have a good sense of hearing. But, when I have my mp3 player going, I can't hear what my wife is trying to say to me - at all!
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It should cancel out the noise, but they are a bit bulky. If you want to hear voices some others allow those sounds to be heard while filtering the white noise. If you don't care about voices, these are great and very affordable.
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Hi Dan... I just had the opportunity to use my headphones and found that they do NOT block the sound as much as I would like. I also noticed there's been a price INCREASE of $9 since I purchased my set! Hope this helps....
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They do more than most headphones but they are not noise cancelling so not completely. For example without music you CAN hear people talking that are a few feet away, but with music you CAN NOT. Hope this helped. I would recommended these headphones, they're great.
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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
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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 use the head set to listen to the tv and music at home when my Wife is reading the same room and she can not hear them. I also took the on the plane to Europe for 10 hr. and the noise canceling work great.
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I disagree with other comments here. I don't have my music quiet, per se, but yes, others next to me can hear sound from my headphones. They do completely surround the ear, but that is not the same as sound-cancelling.
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I think you would have to have music playing in order to not hear the TV at all. I agree with the other answer in that you don't hear things like the airplane noise but hear people talking to you.
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I really like my headphones, but honestly believe that a good set of earplugs would work better. They will work without music playing. I sometimes do this on a plane. They do an excellent job of blanking out the engine drone but I can still hear people talking (albeit at a much reduced volume)
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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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I have these. I can move a little but if I turn away from the TV I lose the sound. As long as you mostly face the TV you can still hear.
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For yourself, if you are on a train, they block out almost all of the external noise. For a plane, they greatly reduce but do not entirely eliminate background noise. But even noise cancelling headphones have limitations on airplanes, in my experience. For either a train or plane, they do block out all noise from your music for anyone sitting close by. So the person sitting next to you will probably not hear anything you are listening to, unless you really cranked it up.