do these work well at canceling out noise, say from a loud dorm mate.
1505797
Very much so. I live in NYC and my commute to work via mass transit is pretty loud and and somewhat annoying. With these I just enjoy music, no loud city noise or annoying people's personal conversations.
2004743
They're not the actual noise canceling-type headphones which are more expensive, but I can use them on a plane and block out the noise and it does dull any outside noises A LOT so they should work just fine. Case in point: I play music to go to sleep with these headphones, and I slept through a burglar alarm going off in the apartment I was staying in (the cat set it off). I blame the headphones. Whoops...
104354
They don't actively cancel noise but they a pretty good job of isolating. And if somebody can here the sound coming from them, you are probably going deaf from the volume.
1021191
These are good at cancelling ambient noise such as you may experience in a train, bus or plane. People talking loudly close-by? Not so sure. The audio quality is up to scratch, I would definitely recommend them for music.
627536
Possibly will. The beats work best for noise cancelling, but for the price of these, they work out well too, plus some soothing music will surely help.
1897726
Yes, they absorb sound. It won't be completely sound proof but it surely will dampen noise.
654180
I did it quite a bit. They work well but they are only ok at noise isolation so you will get some background noise.
626171
No, not sound cancelling. Still, they do pretty good job in isolation from ambient sound.
694625
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.
646251
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.
2168688
I don't know, I tried them at home while trying to study for a major exam, and they weren't that good at noise cancellation at all. I'm getting ready for an international flight n I'm looking to get some Bose instead for my flight. Good luck!
2108385
They do cancel sound due to the fact that they are over your ear. But through my experience with dr. Dres, these aren't that great for noise canceling.
453496
They don't cancel out noise but they can get loud enough to overpower the outside noise
1904662
Noise Cancelation headphones work best on white noise, not random noise...ie: your room mate. If you listen to music through them, that should deaden any noise spikes created by your room mate. Good luck.
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.
348549
No but they will help soften the sound tremendously. I have every inch of my walls covered but you can still hear the sound on the other side of the wall. You can definitely hear the difference with them on the walls though.
1460149
Yes, they would suppress voices and office noise. If people speak to you when you have them on, you have to remove them to hear what they are saying.