How are they for talking on the phone on a car? I drive a fairly noisy vehicle, so I need good noise cancellation at the microphone.
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Hi, You would probably need to have them set to maximum volume, they do not by their nature aim at noise cancellation, I did manage to hold a conversation on my bike in traffic but noisy vehicles do cause problems. A noisy vehicle does not sound like an ideal use of these headphones, as the idea is to allow you notice other noise.
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I have been told by people I have spoken with that they have very good noise reduction filters when using the phone.
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Microphone is very clear for call recipients and can be used with the noise cancellation active. Best earbuds for clear sound and full range sound.
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I would imagine they would work well for Nascar as the active noise reduction kicks in at a certain decibel level. You would still be able to hear talking and the auxiliary input would allow you to connect a radio for race updates.
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There is a mic and it doesn't work really well with hearing though I can say that after using it for chat on Skype, Yahoo, Gmail, and on my mobile phone... That the quality of my voice is not very good. No matter how I hold the mic up to my mouth in any angle that I can, it doesn't change the quality besides being louder when my mouth is closer. The mic is attached to the wire, it isn't attached to the headpiece itself. As for listening quality though, it is worth it and has an amazing noise-reduction.
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Music should be fine. The earplugs seal in your ear. That combined with the noise cancelling effect should allow you to be oblivious to all outside noise. My 700 set did the trick and they didn't have the noise cancellation feature. I drive an altima which can be pretty loud on the highway. I use one earplug and can easily hear whoever I'm talking to. If you are on public transit you may be better using both earplugs (1 will work but I personally would be distracted by the noise). The only downside to using both earplugs is that it can be difficult to control the volume and tone of your voice. But i love these. Makes hands free calling very easy! Music should be fine. The earplugs seal in your ear. That combined with the noise cancelling effect should allow you to be oblivious to all outside noise. My 700 set did the trick and they didn't have the noise cancellation feature. I drive an altima which can be pretty loud on the highway. I use one earplug and can easily hear whoever I'm talking to. If you are on public transit you may be better using both earplugs (1 will work but I personally would be distracted by the noise). The only downside to using both earplugs is that it can be difficult to control the volume and tone... » Read More Music should be fine. The earplugs seal in your ear. That combined with the noise cancelling effect should allow you to be oblivious to all outside noise. My 700 set did the trick and they didn't have the noise cancellation feature. I drive an altima which can be pretty loud on the highway. I use one earplug and can easily hear whoever I'm talking to. If you are on public transit you may be better using both earplugs (1 will work but I personally would be distracted by the noise). The only downside to using both earplugs is that it can be difficult to control the volume and tone of your voice. But i love these. Makes hands free calling very easy! « Show Less
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I use these headphones for the exact same reason. They don't completely cancel out the noise but they reduce it enough that the noise isn't bothersome any more. Keep in mind that these are not technically noise-canceling headphones, but they are instead noise-reducing headphones which do a great job. These headphones are, in fact, better than the -canceling ones for this kind of situation.
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Well, I would say if you want complete noise cancellation go with BOSE, but these do a pretty good job if you already have something playing, it's really hard to hear anything outside of your headset.
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They arent noise canceling but the ear cups do a good job of blocking out background noise. I've only used these in an office environment and they did well blocking out some ambient and background noise but again they do not have NC technology.
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They're great and would work anywhere. You get what you pay for and with these you get your money's worth. I use them when I drive and my vehicle is noisey. I plug them into my phone and they work great and it's hands free talking. Buy them.
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Yes. I've used these on a overseas flight, and listening to media easily drowned out the engine noise. Haven't tried on a phone call, but I'm confident that they would hold their own.
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IMO they cancel noise decently. I use them at home, on my desktop pc, while the tv is on. My TV is about 5 feet away from my pc. I bought them more because they were for my son and halfway durable and has a decent range of size adjustments.
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I echo the comments of the others...except I find the Phiatons to be pretty much just as comfortable. BUT...and this is a big BUT, only the Phiatons apparently have noise cancellation for the mic ALSO. With the BOSE, the party I'm calling on the phone still can't hear me in my noisy car. This was a deal breaker and I returned the BOSE. When I called BOSE to inquire about why the mic didn't have noise canceling when the earbuds clearly had awesome noise cancellation, they tried to convince me that it would me then that the BOSE wouldn't be considered "hands-free" from a legal standpoint. Obviously, the CSR couldn't explain why that made a difference. I echo the comments of the others...except I find the Phiatons to be pretty much just as comfortable. BUT...and this is a big BUT, only the Phiatons apparently have noise cancellation for the mic ALSO. With the BOSE, the party I'm calling on the phone still can't hear me in my noisy car. This was a deal breaker and I returned the BOSE. When I called BOSE to inquire about why the mic didn't have noise canceling when the earbuds clearly had awesome noise cancellation, they tried to convince me that it would me then that the BOSE wouldn't be considered "hands-free" from a legal... » Read More I echo the comments of the others...except I find the Phiatons to be pretty much just as comfortable. BUT...and this is a big BUT, only the Phiatons apparently have noise cancellation for the mic ALSO. With the BOSE, the party I'm calling on the phone still can't hear me in my noisy car. This was a deal breaker and I returned the BOSE. When I called BOSE to inquire about why the mic didn't have noise canceling when the earbuds clearly had awesome noise cancellation, they tried to convince me that it would me then that the BOSE wouldn't be considered "hands-free" from a legal standpoint. Obviously, the CSR couldn't explain why that made a difference. « Show Less
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They do block out outside noise very well and the volume level seems to be good. I had them on while I was riding on my lawn mower and I did not hear the engine and I was able to listen to radio stations without having the volume turned up the whole way. My personal opinion about using them at a NASCAR race, they would block out the car noise and you would be able to hear the race.
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Noise cancellation is great, they plug into your ears. The sound quality is awesome!
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They'll block out a lot of noise, however if you're in an abnormally loud vehicle or other situation where there's a consistent droning noise you may want to look for active noise canceling headphones. If the sound you're trying to filter out is not loud and consistent active noise canceling will be useless. These headphones do _not_ feature active noise canceling but are closed back and will block out a lot of sound, such as people talking, TV in the room etc.
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The sound quality is pretty decent for a headset mic and is better than most mics people use online. It does not have built in noise cancellation as far as I know, but most apps and games you would use it with have some form of noisegate to account for it. It is a dynamic microphone, so it doesn't pick up a crazy amount of noise by default.
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Very good overall quality for mic sound, not 100% sure about noise cancellation...I do not believe so.