can this be used for sound suppression without listening to music, i.e. just by noise cancellation or some other means
268107
No these are not active sound suppression ear buds. They simply fit into ear canal a little tighter to reduce outside notice when listening to music.
268108
To an extent, yes. You're probably better off getting real earplugs if you're looking for an enjoyable listening experience.
268109
These are passive noise blockers, no active noise cancellation. But, if you want noise blocking without listening to music, cheap foam earplugs are more practical.
268110
Sure. These are essentially earplugs with built-in headphones. If you don't listen to anything, they still block noise effectively.
268111
sure you can wear them as earplugs if you wanted , they do eliminate a substantial amount of outside sound , but cheap disposable earplugs do a better job
268112
Noise cancellation is a technology available only in headphones specialized for that purpose. Etymotics because of their foam earplug fittings are noise suppressing not noise cancelling.
1917718
No. You'd want over eat type, closed cup, headphones specified as noise isolation.
1199156
No. At least for me, it was not cancelling noise that well. I could still hear external sounds.
1279131
I've only used it to make one recording to test the sound and it seemed to work well enough for that, although I am not sure how much background noise it would pick up if you are in a noise environment, since I don't think it has any kind of noise cancellation-type anything.
1147764
Yes, you can set it so there are no sounds. There is a volume scroll on the side from loud to silent.
1146360
It does a pretty good job at noise canceling without any music or sound. I'm not sure how it compares to others though... I would say yes.
1342647
Yes, it cuts out about 33% of the ambient noise. To fully execute that, I'd suggest running a white or brown noise track along with it to fully cancel sounds if that's what your using it for.
2264308
If you mean noise around the room, not what you're listening to, then yes. It blocks out quite a bit of sound from around you.
1816098
It doesn't cancel out the background noises, but it does reduces them. I've used these on an airplane and I was still able to hear the sound of the jets quite loud...
1742021
No, according to everything I've read, you can select either noise cancellation OR amplification; not both at the same time.
2250958
Yeah, that's the mic used for noise cancellation, I believe; it picks up the ambient noise around you without picking up your voice so it knows what's "not you talking".
1931709
Patricia,Noise cancellation works its magic by sampling an overall background noise level by using built in microphones in each earpiece then uses circuitry to electronically invert the signal to the exact opposite of what it hears, thus cancelling out the noise. Unfortunately abrupt short term loud noises aren't effectively cancelled out. Background fan noises, crowd noise, etc get cancelled out very well. Snoring, since it is an abrupt and short term noise, is less likely to be cancelled out.
325136
Probably not. The noise cancellation works best for higher frequency continuous sounds like an airplane engine.
572482
The Noise cancellation function works without music playing. However, in normal office type situations, or in crowded rooms with a fair amount of noise, you will still be able to hear people talking. That is because, at least in my understanding, the noise cancellation works by blocking out the low frequency sounds, but the higher frequencies will still be partially audible. (Side note: the mute button will mute the music as well as turn off the noise cancelling function so that you can hear your surroundings better)
1311358
No. It boosts the sound and as a result it can actually pick up noises like a buzzing sometimes. I wear a noise canceling headset to cut out background noise.
2201195
Not actively. There is no noise cancellation. However, as the padding fits around the ear, most things are muffled. At a reasonable volume, you will not hear someone talking to you until about the third time they shout your name.
737506
It can work for that, well sorta. It's purpose is to extract a line out signal to connect to an amplifier (like a fiio e5, e6, ect.) or a stereo system. It outputs a line level signal without any volume control, so your headphones will play quietly because the signal isn't amplified.