Do these cancel out plane engine noise?
1539350
No, they're not noise canceling headphones, they're isolation headphones. Noise-canceling headphones have built-in battery-powered circuitry that cancels noise through phase inversion. These headphones are designed to keep sound from bleeding out into a microphone while recording and to keep loud sounds, like drums, from bleeding in and interfering with what you are trying to listen to while recording. The closed back and over ear design give you a good seal. They will block a lot of noise, but not quite like the active circuitry in noise-canceling headphones.
1539351
They don't have active noise cancellation. They can passively block out noise simply because they cover your ears, but any similar headphones can do that. Active noise cancellation is what you're probably looking for. Active noise cancelling headphones will do more against plane engine noise and other low noises (not so much high noises like talking), but they also cost more and generally have poorer audio quality.
1539352
I have not used them on a plane. As others have noted, they do cover the ear but any noise reduction is passive rather than active.
1539353
I haven't tried it on a plane. But they are effective here in the office in blocking out the noise from people discussing their food choices of the day.
1117822
I bought these in April and have flown from Houston to New York and back twice with them. They cancel the noise very well. Last night, I slept on the plane with them in my ears but no music on and even that cut down the noise. The cables don't get in the way of sunglasses. Zero problems with prolific use.
2051323
Yes, you can turn those off as desired. On a plane I find it easier to understand someone with the noise cancel on.
1728292
They block out ambient noise well but are not noise cancelling. At best, you might consider these "noise isolating".
2253140
I have not used them that way, so I won't venture a guess. I certainly notice the sound cancellation effects around the house and in the office, but have not tested them against a jet engine!
1089400
You can hear fine. They are NOT noise canceling - you can definitely hear airplane noise. When off the plane they sound much better than the noise canceling ones. Hope that helps.
1946611
They do not. They are noise isolating, but not active noise canceling, if that's what you're wondering about.
694622
For yourself, if you are on a train, they block out almost all of the external noise. For a plane, they greatly reduce but do not entirely eliminate background noise. But even noise cancelling headphones have limitations on airplanes, in my experience. For either a train or plane, they do block out all noise from your music for anyone sitting close by. So the person sitting next to you will probably not hear anything you are listening to, unless you really cranked it up.
1520984
Have not used them on a plane, but I think they would be very effective for filtering out environmental noise.
1131449
These earphones block actually NONE of the noise. DON'T use them on an airplane.
325135
These are great at cancelling out noise - on planes. I would also worry about wrapping the cord around my neck in my sleep. Check your local noise ordinances, the police should be able to help quiet things down by 9 or 10 pm.
259954
You will hear muffled talk and other noises. What these are more known for are cutting out that decibel sound that a plane engine makes. I wore these in the house to cut the noise of a noisy air conditioner and I still heard it, which depressed me.
1397285
These don't have the active noise cancelling but they fit snug and block out the sound. I used them on the plane they worked great. At the gym I don't hear anything but my music.
951954
No. These are noise dampening only, check out the PXC 460 model for true noise cancellation.
1921037
I have only used them when flying and they are very effective suppressing the noise and protecting my inner ears. They have dual type of usage for noise control...
759714
No, these are not noise cancelling at all. The only noise that is cancelled out is if you crank the volume way up which leads to distortion. If you keep the volume at a decent level you can still hear the outside world fairly well.
162011
Never used them on a plane, but even though they are 'closed-back', they are not designed for noise cancellation. Nor will they completely prevent audio from being leaked to others around you at higher volumes. Although....one could humorously argue that the clarity of the high frequency range response may very well drown out high pitched engine noise. Honestly, for noise cancellation, you probably want any decent set of isolation headphones. These ones are solely designed for clarity and reference.Good Luck!