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Question: How effective would these headphones be for canceling out people talking, loud tv, and a live band playing about a block away?
Document: My office is in my home. I am extraordinarily distracted by sound of all types (children playing, sirens, phones, music, trucks passing by, you name it). I also have someone on the other side of my wall who runs their TV loud all day long.I've used other noise-cancelling headphones with some success, and sometimes just wear the type of earmuffs you would use to park a jet or run a chainsaw. These Audio-Technicas beat everything.
Excellent noice cancelling for steady mechanical noise like an AC unit. Not great for sudden noise like talking or phones ringing. 5 stars because the quality and function of these while playing music is incredible. Just didn't work for me at the office so I returned them. I would repurchase in a second if I had to fly or travel by bus/train a lot.
However, I read an interview with someone high-up at Head-fi (perhaps the founder? ), as well as with other reputable reviewers, and they ALL chose the Bose QC15 over everything else.The argument? NC headphones are generally used when you're away from home, in environments that are NOT conducive to analytical music appreciation. Not when you're sitting on an noisy airplane or bus. Not when you're sitting at a desk, trying to block out external noise while you're trying to get work done.
This is a definite negative for frequent travelers.Another negative I have found it a humming feedback when I use on the highest level with my notebook computer. When I touch the notebook case the hum goes away so there is a grounding issue with the headphones or my notebook and I am not sure this is happen to everyone.I have been using the Audio Technica noise canceling headphones for about 10 years and this is my third pair.
If the switching between modes was instantaneous and without turning off it would make the headphones much better.Another down side for travelers is that for some reason the case has become noticeably fatter. Where the old case slimmed down a bit where the headband portion of the headphones was stored, the new case does not and instead has about a 3/4 inch shelf for the band to rest on and a commensurate increase in case size.
If you don't need noise canceling, these headphones are sonically very well balanced.4. Bose - great noise canceling, good sound, but there is a bit of disorganization in the midrange. I don't think I would have been disappointed with the Bose, however you have to turn on noise canceling to use them&#8230;I didn't like that.5.
I listen with moderate volume and people sitting near me can not tell unless they listen very carefully.Cons:-sound cancellation effectiveness depends a little on the location of the noise source relative to your head.-costs almost double the ATH-ANC7B. I'd pay a little more for this model, but in retrospect I would have been perfectly happy with the lower end model.
Ive tried many noise cancelling headphones, but these are the most comfortable and have the best sound quality. Noise cancelling is a bit better in the bose, but the sound from these blows bose away.
First of all, I tried on a lot of different NC headphones at the testing station at Best Buy. The Bose QuiteComfort 15s were able to block out the noise from an airplane engine; a feature I was looking for since I travel a lot. But it also had a feature I wasn't looking for; a $300+ price tag!!!
I was able to hear the intricacy of the beats, and feel the base like never before. I was really blown away. The noise cancelling capabilities are also impressive and seem to be an improvement over the other 2 headphones. I particularly like the three settings, and find myself using the second one most (in the office and at home).
Answer: As most (all?) headphones with active noise cancellation, they mainly filter out low frequency noise (like traffic sound, fan sound and airplane). That means that they are not so good with filtering out speech and tv.People who want to filter out those sounds usually buy headphone with passive "mechanical" soundproof. (For example Direc Sound EX-29)