While in my apartment, will these cancel traffic noise and bass from the music at a bar across the street?
1974403
Low frequencies; yes. Mid - high frequencies and varying pitches NO, eg. voices, even soft ones~ Some noise cancellation is better than no noise cancellation. Audible hiss when cable is plugged into headphone, even with input jack unplugged. Compared to Bose Quiet Comfort 15's - which were what these were trying to replicate I assume - they're candid representations for it's price point; don't expect a miracle.
1974404
It probably will cancel the traffic noise but the beat from the bass from the bar definitely will still vibrate through your apartment. There's little you can do about unwanted vibration except move!
1974405
They are really not noise-canceling. That is what I wanted and these do not provide that even though it says so somewhere. If you find one that is, please let me know. I wanted to read in same room as someone with tv, or on airplanes, bUT these barley even make a diffrence.
1897726
Yes, they absorb sound. It won't be completely sound proof but it surely will dampen noise.
390819
No, They make too much noise with the total surrounds that when you bump them and they move against your ears, the external noise will drown out the music.
367495
They don't CANCEL noise. That constitutes destructive interference, and requires a circuit to 'hear' the sound and duplicate it in reverse to 'cancel out' the sound. These ISOLATE. Quite well.
537031
It will certainly help. With music playing through them I would surmise that you will not be able to hear them at all. I should say though that the are a bit heavy and bulky for an office environment.
268110
Sure. These are essentially earplugs with built-in headphones. If you don't listen to anything, they still block noise effectively.
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.
1013874
Not really thats why i bought these to dull the sound of neighbours playing loud music...they won't work alone but if you buy some of the cheap orange ear plugs and use it along with this it will work
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.
134565
No. They provide a substantial reduction in the level of the noise, but you can still hear things muffled.
817197
Yes, they will work in either situation. However, they do not have noise cancelling properties. They're not ideal in loud/crowded situations, but they get the job done.
2004747
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...
7196
Absolutely. These headphones will block almost everything. For my ears, the *only* thing they don't block are thundering bass notes from stadium concerts. But thunder itself, as well as planes, trains, highway traffic, sirens, TVs, loud voices, air-conditioners---gone. Stay away from stadium concerts and you're good. And, yes, as someone else here says, the Etymotic Research ER-4PT/S will block noise without you needing to destroy your eardrums. ... Superb sound quality, too.
842607
Not really. It's on the large side, and it's not noise canceling. They're open headphones, so people around you will hear what you're listening to if it's loud enough.
626170
No they're not. They block out a lot of sound though but definitely not sound cancelling.
951954
No. These are noise dampening only, check out the PXC 460 model for true noise cancellation.
88594
Absolutely. Best background noise blocker I've ever had. Blocks out work noise, my four year old and my new puppy. I can even use them when i vacume and hear the music over the vacume. I actually have to turn them down when i ride my bike because i can't hear cars comming up on me. Hope that helped :)