Noise Cancellation Quality for Noisy Job: Are these headphones the kind that would allow him to cancel out a good amount of outside noise so he can comfortably listen?
951954
No. These are noise dampening only, check out the PXC 460 model for true noise cancellation.
195670
I wear them when riding my mower and when using the leaf blower. Some noise comes through, but I can still hear my music fine. They are bulkier than noise canceling but comfortable. For the price they are worth trying for flight travel. Hope this helps.
1335246
You would be correct that there is no noise cancellation. Basically noise reduction allows you to listen loudly without disturbing others around you.
734254
I would get noise cancelling headphones for that. These do block out noise but I don't know that it's enough.
1782435
I have never used them in an environment to judge noise cancelling, but I would say, if you listen to your music at max volume, yes :)
323519
They are terrible for airplane use. I suggest the cheapest noise cancelling headphones you can find for this purpose. My kids could barely hear using an iphone playing a movie on a plane.
2093998
Since they don't cover the entire ear to cancel outside sounds, the bass may seem less intense than those that engulf the whole ear. But, the wide range and clarity of sounds is very good and worth the modest price tag from Amazon.The main issue is what your outside noise level is like. That will determine whether they're right for you. I use them only at home where I can control ambient noise. For a gym environment, I would use a noise cancellation type of headset. Good question. Would appreciate other comments on what I think.
1086036
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.
1429477
When music is playing at reasonable volume, they're pretty good at blocking background noise, but not perfect. If you're just wearing them over your ears without input, the noise cancellation is more of a soft noise muffling than anything else. I wouldn't call them "noise-cancelling" so much as "reduces extraneous background noise so you can focus on what's playing".
1334839
I am not hard at hearing, but I do not use the headphones much because to me they cancel out a lot of the background noise, most of the time I like to hear what's going on around me. I do use them in extremely loud areas, and they work great, canceling out most of the loud background noises and plenty loud enough to not miss any of the detector's sounds. They have a volume control for both ears, and I have made the mistake of turning up the volume to high, which hurts my ears. So I would think they would work very well for someone with hearing issues.
1468300
These headphones do not have active noise-cancellation, so in that regard their the same as every other over-the-ear headphone. However, when I'm listening to music on them or playing along with my guitar, I really don't hear any outside noise that is at the ambient level. I am impressed with the sound quality and the workmanship of these headphones, however, and really like the swivel ear cups for quick one-ear listening. Overall, for the price I paid, I'm very happy with the product. Hope this helps.
1169183
These are not active noise cancellation headphones, they work very good for the average user. I was very happy with them. You may want to try in ear headphones such as ultimate ears vm350. In ear buds work the best for passive noise cancellation and reproducing sound.
2183699
These headphones do a pretty good job of canceling out everyday sounds (ie traffic, conversation). Overall, it depends on what you're listening to and what noises you need to eliminate.
1887984
I'm not sure. I purchased these for their noise cancellation feature, which blocks outside noise from disturbing you. Needless to say, they didn't work at all so I returned them and purchased Bose headphones which work much better. These are ordinary headphones. they will probably work for you as long as you don't have the volume too loud. Good luck.
1400443
these headphones allow you to hear ambient noise as well as the music. they are safer in traffic areas because they keep the user connected to the sound around them. so they are not intended to drown out surrounding noise.
1397282
Not really noise cancelling. They are good and my son loves the pair I bought him....and they do cancel out a fair amount of noise but I am not sure they would be sold on that aspect.
2199043
I would recommend purchasing headphones which use noise cancelling technology for that purpose. I use Bose and have been very happy. Koss doesn't cancel noise, at best blocks some of it. They are quite sturdy so I guess they block slightly more than an average.