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- Noise-cancelling headphones (Sony 1000X-M3) are totally saving the rest of my productivity in home office. (The bluetooth does not work with my current Linux

by kaybe 5y ago

- Noise-cancelling headphones (Sony 1000X-M3) are totally saving the rest of my productivity in home office. (The bluetooth does not work with my current Linux version, but I will not update that until my work is done just in case something else stops working. It does however work with my 10-year-old Nokia phone. But hey, there is an audio cable which also works fine. The next time I will probably buy Bose, but only since they are smaller and would work better for my head. Long live noise-cancelling technology, especially if you live close to a road or have neighbours you can hear.) - A nice shoji paravent to shield me from the room during work. - A vase and regular flower updates that do wonders for keeping the place fresh and me in a mood for tidying and cleaning it up. (Single flowers from the flower shop nearby are quite cheap.) - Some lamps to increase the cozy vibe for the evening (changing the light can change the room, and I need about 3 rooms right now where I have one).

jsonne 5y ago
Agreed. My Bose Noise Canceling 700 headphones have possibly been my favorite purchase ever in terms of day to day use and also quality of life increase. Absolutely essential while having a toddler and working on the road.
- enobrev 5y ago
  I also have these headphones. Along with an 18-month-old who loves to hear how high his voice can be, and a cat that can be heard cleaning itself from half a block away, and a bad case of misophonia. These headphones give me peace. Sometimes I'll even turn them on with just noise-cancellation and no music, just to concentrate. Once I got the mic working properly on ubuntu, they improved my meetings considerably as well.
  - tmm 5y ago
    Do you use them wired or wireless? I bought every Bluetooth dongle Microcenter offered and none of them worked with these headphones in Windows or Linux. I’d love a recommendation for a compatible USB Bluetooth dongle.
    - Groxx 5y ago
      Have you tried a bluetooth headset dongle? NOT a general bluetooth dongle, but something specifically designed for headsets, e.g. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089PYFLBN https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089PYFLBN I had dramatically better luck with that, which AFAICT just presents to the OS as a USB-C headset, and has an entirely-internal bluetooth stack. Or just try using your phone - I connect both phone and computer to zoom meetings for instance. For some reason, desktop OSes / bluetooth chip stacks are absolutely awful compared to the ones in iOS / Android devices. Nearly everything connects to my Pixel 4a just fine, while nearly everything stutters when connected to my MacBook, and often doesn't connect at all to my Dell.
    - enobrev 5y ago
      I've been using a dongle I found on Amazon in 2017 with the description "Plugable USB Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy Micro Adapter" [1] Unfortunately, I don't remember if I've installed or adjusted anything on the OS. One moderately annoying caveat is that I have to open the Settings / Sound panel every time I turn on the headphones, and while the Output Device is always automatically set to the headset, I have to explicitly set the Input Device to the headset as well. When I do I get an alert sound and a quickly cut-off moment (like the "Ca-" of "Call") in the bose-lady voice, as if something went wrong, but then it works correctly. I imagine this can all be automated somehow, but I haven't had the time to figure out how and it's not _that_ big of a deal to go through the motions. 1: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ZIILLI/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ZIILLI/
- dole 5y ago
  I bought Bose 700s a few months ago on the whim they might help my spouse deal with my terrible snoring without having tried any active noise cancellation headphones before. I've had maybe twice since where she said she could kinda hear me a little bit versus her being livid at me for keeping her up all night. Really life changing.
  - frakkingcylons 5y ago
    If anyone else is looking for something to help block noise or relax while sleeping, I recommend also taking a look at the 2nd gen Bose sleep buds. They’re great if you’re a side sleeper and wouldn’t be able to wear headphones to bed. They fit quite well in my ears. Now big caveat: they don’t stream audio and they aren’t noise canceling. They only play looping sounds that you download from the Bose sleep app. That said, I’ve found them to be helpful in staying asleep. Pricey also, but if it helps you sleep, it’s worth trying in my opinion.
  - dnate 5y ago
    is your spouse sleeping with over ear headphones on?
zigzaggy 5y ago
I also bought the Sony 1000X-M3 headphones, and they have indeed been a game changer. My work puts me in "war room" situations several times a year, and having noise-cancelling headphones allows me to continue deep work even when there's a crowd of people.
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fsloth 5y ago
Can agree the Sony 1000X-M3 is fantastic - the most comfortable earphones I've ever had and sound great. And yes, critical part of home office with kids and other noises.
nscalf 5y ago
These headphones have been an amazing bump to quality of life. My neighbors have a new baby, the other neighbors are constantly yelling, and I live across a school that recently reopened. Can't recommend these enough. I also used them while traveling back in the before times, they're exactly what you'd want while traveling on a plane/train.
ww520 5y ago
Second on the Sony 1000X-M3. Bought one on Black Friday couple years ago. It’s well worth the money.
thom 5y ago
Everyone once in a while I'll realise I've still not listened to some favourite song on my pair of WH-1000XM3s, and it brings me new joy every time.
Humdeee 5y ago
I actually bought the Sony 1000X-M4 about 2 weeks ago. I love them and the noise cancelling is top notch. I figure why not since WFH could be much more common in the workplace. Should have made this purchase awhile ago.
- burntoutfire 5y ago
  I have them as well. Noise-cancelling is amazing, compared to another n-c headphones I had (large Jabra ones). However, the audio quality on bluetooth when connecting to my 2013 MacBookPro running Windows 10 is too bad to use it (it's totally fine when connecting to my iPhone SE2). Thank god for the audio jack, which I use every time I want to listen to something from my laptop - but it doesn't carry the microphone line, so it's not a solution for calls. Another issue is microphone audio quality - it's worse than on headphones where microphone is on a boom. Also, the switching between connected devices is a travesty (fails a lot of the time), I eventually turned it off altogether.
ampersand3 5y ago
For everyone working from home without a dedicated office I can only recommend getting some lamps/LED stripes etc. A great method to effectively change the whole atmosphere of a room and distinguish between working place and living room.

by kaybe 5y ago

jsonne 5y ago

Agreed. My Bose Noise Canceling 700 headphones have possibly been my favorite purchase ever in terms of day to day use and also quality of life increase. Absolutely essential while having a toddler and working on the road.

enobrev 5y ago
I also have these headphones. Along with an 18-month-old who loves to hear how high his voice can be, and a cat that can be heard cleaning itself from half a block away, and a bad case of misophonia. These headphones give me peace. Sometimes I'll even turn them on with just noise-cancellation and no music, just to concentrate. Once I got the mic working properly on ubuntu, they improved my meetings considerably as well.
- tmm 5y ago
  Do you use them wired or wireless? I bought every Bluetooth dongle Microcenter offered and none of them worked with these headphones in Windows or Linux. I’d love a recommendation for a compatible USB Bluetooth dongle.
  - Groxx 5y ago
    Have you tried a bluetooth headset dongle? NOT a general bluetooth dongle, but something specifically designed for headsets, e.g. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089PYFLBN https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089PYFLBN I had dramatically better luck with that, which AFAICT just presents to the OS as a USB-C headset, and has an entirely-internal bluetooth stack. Or just try using your phone - I connect both phone and computer to zoom meetings for instance. For some reason, desktop OSes / bluetooth chip stacks are absolutely awful compared to the ones in iOS / Android devices. Nearly everything connects to my Pixel 4a just fine, while nearly everything stutters when connected to my MacBook, and often doesn't connect at all to my Dell.
  - enobrev 5y ago
    I've been using a dongle I found on Amazon in 2017 with the description "Plugable USB Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy Micro Adapter" [1] Unfortunately, I don't remember if I've installed or adjusted anything on the OS. One moderately annoying caveat is that I have to open the Settings / Sound panel every time I turn on the headphones, and while the Output Device is always automatically set to the headset, I have to explicitly set the Input Device to the headset as well. When I do I get an alert sound and a quickly cut-off moment (like the "Ca-" of "Call") in the bose-lady voice, as if something went wrong, but then it works correctly. I imagine this can all be automated somehow, but I haven't had the time to figure out how and it's not _that_ big of a deal to go through the motions. 1: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ZIILLI/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ZIILLI/
dole 5y ago
I bought Bose 700s a few months ago on the whim they might help my spouse deal with my terrible snoring without having tried any active noise cancellation headphones before. I've had maybe twice since where she said she could kinda hear me a little bit versus her being livid at me for keeping her up all night. Really life changing.
- frakkingcylons 5y ago
  If anyone else is looking for something to help block noise or relax while sleeping, I recommend also taking a look at the 2nd gen Bose sleep buds. They’re great if you’re a side sleeper and wouldn’t be able to wear headphones to bed. They fit quite well in my ears. Now big caveat: they don’t stream audio and they aren’t noise canceling. They only play looping sounds that you download from the Bose sleep app. That said, I’ve found them to be helpful in staying asleep. Pricey also, but if it helps you sleep, it’s worth trying in my opinion.
- dnate 5y ago
  is your spouse sleeping with over ear headphones on?

zigzaggy 5y ago

I also bought the Sony 1000X-M3 headphones, and they have indeed been a game changer. My work puts me in "war room" situations several times a year, and having noise-cancelling headphones allows me to continue deep work even when there's a crowd of people.

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fsloth 5y ago

Can agree the Sony 1000X-M3 is fantastic - the most comfortable earphones I've ever had and sound great. And yes, critical part of home office with kids and other noises.

nscalf 5y ago

These headphones have been an amazing bump to quality of life. My neighbors have a new baby, the other neighbors are constantly yelling, and I live across a school that recently reopened. Can't recommend these enough. I also used them while traveling back in the before times, they're exactly what you'd want while traveling on a plane/train.

ww520 5y ago

Second on the Sony 1000X-M3. Bought one on Black Friday couple years ago. It’s well worth the money.

thom 5y ago

Everyone once in a while I'll realise I've still not listened to some favourite song on my pair of WH-1000XM3s, and it brings me new joy every time.

Humdeee 5y ago

I actually bought the Sony 1000X-M4 about 2 weeks ago. I love them and the noise cancelling is top notch. I figure why not since WFH could be much more common in the workplace. Should have made this purchase awhile ago.

burntoutfire 5y ago
I have them as well. Noise-cancelling is amazing, compared to another n-c headphones I had (large Jabra ones). However, the audio quality on bluetooth when connecting to my 2013 MacBookPro running Windows 10 is too bad to use it (it's totally fine when connecting to my iPhone SE2). Thank god for the audio jack, which I use every time I want to listen to something from my laptop - but it doesn't carry the microphone line, so it's not a solution for calls. Another issue is microphone audio quality - it's worse than on headphones where microphone is on a boom. Also, the switching between connected devices is a travesty (fails a lot of the time), I eventually turned it off altogether.

ampersand3 5y ago

For everyone working from home without a dedicated office I can only recommend getting some lamps/LED stripes etc. A great method to effectively change the whole atmosphere of a room and distinguish between working place and living room.