Does the noise canceling work without music playing?
1987142
The headphones have both passive and active noise cancellation. There is a switch on the headphones that allows you to turn the active noise cancellation on. However, the size, shape, and insulation of the earcups also provide a bit of passive, unpowered noise cancellation. The passive noise cancellation is passable at best; it'll cover up any low-to-medium volume background noise, but you can still hear some louder things. Hope that helps.
1987143
Yes. But whether with or without music, the noise canceling is only a partial reduction in outside noise.
626171
No, not sound cancelling. Still, they do pretty good job in isolation from ambient sound.
162521
Nope, it is not noise cancelling. For noise cancelling, you can look at bose. http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/quietcomfort_15/index.jsp
264699
Yes You Can Listen Without Noise Canceling. No, The Headphones Will Not Quit Once The Battery Goes Dead. The Battery Is What Powers The Noise Canceling Feature.
2231060
It will work without music as well. You just have the play with the buttons.
635127
Yes the noise cancellation does work even if you are not listening to anything. You do need to wear the heradphones and have the Bose device switched on.
480299
No they don't isolate noise even when the noise canceling switch is on. I returned them for something else.
1919825
I dont really know if it has noise cancellation but when you wear it you can only hear the music that comes out of the device... i hope this helps your questions....
914828
its not noise canceling, its volume control. it limits how loud the headphone volume can get to avoid eardrum damage in kids
163563
I can confirm Jeffrey's response. Also there is no need to use the noise-canceling feature when listening to audio.
2123721
Yes, however it works only to cancel steady, repeating noise, like background airplane noise, not intermittent sudden noises, like baby crying.
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".
900913
noise cancelling is not = to mute. You still hear but the external sound is greatly reduced & is MUCH lower.
1963208
I disagree with other comments here. I don't have my music quiet, per se, but yes, others next to me can hear sound from my headphones. They do completely surround the ear, but that is not the same as sound-cancelling.
673818
No. They don't have dedicated noise cancelling mode. But they fit so snugly in my ears that the noise is dramatically reduced.
1691644
No noise canceling. Just simple, clear sound. The foam ear pads do provide some sound screening.
572483
I use mine while traveling often without any music on. Turn on noise canceling and select a mode to eliminate aircraft noise or motel air conditioning noise without having to listen to music.