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> noise cancelling headphones They are very ineffective against voices! Passive insulating headphones are much better.
by eeZah7Ux 9y ago
> noise cancelling headphones
They are very ineffective against voices! Passive insulating headphones are much better.
- noway421 9y agoafaik qc35 does both
- pdkl95 9y agoAssuming "qc35" == "Bose QuietComfort 35", it also eavesdrops on the metadata of everything you listen to and sends it to Bose (and segment.io). https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bose-headphones-have-been-spying-on-customers-11086904.php https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bose-headphones-have-bee...
- gvurrdon 9y agoThanks for the link. This sort of thing is becoming a total pain; it seems that there's almost no gadget I might use that's not reporting my habits to someone.
- davepage 9y agoAfter the scandal, they added an opt-out setting (but on the privacy policy page, where the nominal user will not think to look for it).
- loco5niner 9y agoTried those. Actually made the voices stand out more since everything else was more quiet :-(
- andrewaylett 9y agoMy Plantronics Backbeat Pro are pretty good at both. I can block all external noise with the volume turned down so low some people can't even hear the music when they put them on.