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"[Noise Cancelling Headphones] So while it may work to cancel the noise of your office air conditioner, it’s powerless against the voices of your co-workers
by tezza 11y ago
"[Noise Cancelling Headphones] So while it may work to cancel the noise
of your office air conditioner, it’s powerless against the voices of your co-workers
(the real noise you’d want to cancel in an office environment)."
Um, this doesn't match my experience at all. My Bose noise cancelling headphones[1] are really effective at cancelling conversations.
Not completely cancelling mind you, but All-But-Cancelling.
You are playing music then too which further removes the voices, and you can play at a much lower volume for similar block-out-effects.
This does lead to some hilarious Boss-at-Shoulder moments when they have come to get your attention.
[1] https://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/home-and-personal-audio/headphones-and-headsets/acoustic-noise-cancelling-headphones/quietcomfort-20-headphones-apple/ https://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/home-and-personal-audio/headpho...
- mondoshawan 11y agoStill not a replacement for silence. Do you find your ears becoming fatigued over the day?
- emerongi 11y agoI have the same model (QC20i). Ears do not get fatigued. Impressive technology to be honest, didn't think they were that effective before I used them. I do agree that it's not a solution, but probably the best way to adapt.
- dpark 11y agoThose are not headphones. Those are in-ear earbuds. They likely block (physically) conversations much more than they cancel them. I have over-ear noise-cancelling headphones and they don't do a lot for conversational tones. They're great for planes, and they're great for mowing. They don't do much for people talking nearby (beyond the passive blocking they do) unless I turn the volume way up.