Do these do a good job a suppressing human speech? I also want something to suppress noises that my wife makes around the house so that I can read.
320950
I wouldn't say these suppress exterior noise by much. I bought these because we have 3 people in our house that work evenings, and my wife can listen to the TV without disturbing anyone. She says she can hear the dishwasher a very small amount while wearing them. Just testing them myself some has to really direct their voice to you to be disruptive. A side note.....We LOVE these! The serve a great purpose and work fantastically!
320951
Yes. I've used these when I'm monitoring dialogue on movie sets, mixing at live events, monitoring in studio and they do a pretty good job of isolating many things. I always have to take them off to hear what people are trying to say to me.
819823
Not necessarily. They reduce the number of decibels, but not down to zero. They should increase THE LIKELIHOOD that you will be able to sleep, especially if your wife also turns the volume down low.
195668
It should cancel out the noise, but they are a bit bulky. If you want to hear voices some others allow those sounds to be heard while filtering the white noise. If you don't care about voices, these are great and very affordable.
734257
I would get noise reducing headphones. These are good headphones for listening but don't really block noise necessarily. We have firearm rated ear protection headphones for our daughter and fireworks. Hope this helps!
1625555
I wouldn't say they are TOO quiet, but they are not the loudest either. But in their defense, I have been told to turn them down @home/library. They are comfortable. My only complaint is I wish they had an inline volume control. I have to resort to my device for that... Good Luck!
363683
Not sure about those noises. The seem to block white noise and reduce loud music best. At a rock concert I could hear my wife talking to me clearly.
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.
1969419
I've been using these for years. Seems to depend on what kinds of sounds you're trying to block. They're good for relatively quiet ambient or distant sounds. They do nothing to block my husband's snoring. Then again, I've not found anything to block that.
251176
I have used them on public transportation. They do a pretty good job of keeping room-level noise out (e.g. nearby conversations), but you'll hear louder noises like a train running through tunnels, etc. I think the noise suppression is fine but not remarkable.
1989259
Hey Climbing - they will definiteky reduce noise. I actually use them to listen to podcasts while mowing the lawn. They are a little bulky because they cover the whole ear. If you don't mind that then I would recommend them.
86410
No, but they do shut out at least a good two thirds of external noise, so it's wrong to use them when you need to be aware of outside sounds.
52687
These block out ambient noises extremely well. But, you can still hear people talking which to me, is a good thing. As far as annoying others... I don't think you'll have a problem with that. It, of course would depend on how loud you have them. When I am sitting next to my husband, I cannot hear them when he is listening to his music through them. I am fairly sensitive to that, especially when I'm listening to something else and I don't want to hear his music. Hope that helps.
2139662
Yes they will work just fine for that purpose. They wear these on flight lines also. They let you talk and then when a loud noise happens the suppression are automatic then back to normal just as fast. I sold these to industries that had a multitude of loud sounds and they worked fine. Buy with satisfaction.
1407605
Thset have been great for me. If it's any consolation to you, my wife tries to get my attention when I'm using these and I can't hear a word she says. Lol
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Even better, my girlfriend bought them to block out the noise of the kids and they do,these are the best for the money, I don't think anything will block out the noise of a gun completely,I bought them for tools saws, router ect.., work great-Jim
734254
I would get noise cancelling headphones for that. These do block out noise but I don't know that it's enough.
564989
They block out external sound well, but do not have active noise cancelation. They don't leak sound so if you turn up the volume you won't bother those near you.