So they do plug your ears to passively reduce outside volume? So I can listen while mowing the lawn etc?
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Well, the noise cancelling is not on the order of a pair of Bose earbuds but they are pretty effective and they adequately plug your ears. I would say that you would be able to listen quite nicely while mowing.
1408319
They do block out outside noise very well and the volume level seems to be good. I had them on while I was riding on my lawn mower and I did not hear the engine and I was able to listen to radio stations without having the volume turned up the whole way. My personal opinion about using them at a NASCAR race, they would block out the car noise and you would be able to hear the race.
2165836
Yes, they could be used while mowing, but they do not muffle outside noise.The headphones are absoutely great though...music never sounded so great.
686387
Possibly, but I've only worn them while enjoying live (loud) music, and it doesn't muffle out the music, it just brings the sound level down a few decibles - enough to enjoy the music without damaging your hearing. I usually use Flents Quiet Please Foam Ear Plugs when I want drown out loud noises.
564285
They have decent sound (honestly, I think they sound very good), but they do not cancel ALL outside noise. With no music they block less noise than a set of soft foam earplugs. With music though, outside noise shouldn't be a problem at all.
1136665
Yes. Yes. They don't "lower" noise too much, but they do mute the brightness of sound somewhat--I don't know that any type of ear plug would not do so. Yes.
1708230
Yes, you can use these anywhere. Remember these are ONLY AM/FM headphones. You can't use this item to listen to your music, or hook up an i-pod or anything like that. I use mine while gardening, cutting lawn, etc. I often listen to a ballgame, news, weather, FM music. Good clarity. They quiet the surrounding noises, but not completely.
2031497
These do not have active noise cancelling (which would need power). Instead they have passive sound insulation. They are quite effective. I use mine for mowing the lawn and can listen to music or audio books without turning up the volume much at all.
1260383
No they don't work like that. There is no audio input, thats not what they are meant for, they are for blocking out sounds on the range that would harm your ears.
75410
They do work well to deaden the sound from our mower. We do however have an electric, so it does produce less decibels than a gas mower. Hope that helps!
97601
Yes. Also, they block out background noise well, so you may be able to hear well even at a low volume.
674910
They will block noise to an extent though but not as much as ear plugs or active noise canceling headphones. I use these while mowing the lawn and working the the shop to block noise while listening to music.
734255
They would only reduce outside noise minimally. Considering how loud fireworks are I would recommend noise reducing headphones.
2279512
Not by definition. They're noise isolating headphones (it isolates only a certain amount of ambient noise via the design of the headphones allowing you to hear the music from the headphones more so than ambient noise. Keep in mind that you will still hear about 50%-90% of outside noise depending on the volume of the music).
1898830
They do if I use foam rubber in-ear noise protectors. The noise protectors cut out the ambient noise while allowing for the device to transmit the sound through your ear bones.
568149
They do not cancel out any noise in a technical sense, as they are not noise cancelling headphones. They are for hearing protection and greatly diminish all ambient noise. I don't recall by how many dB, but it is significant. They are great for listening to music while mowing the lawn. In order to hear someone talking, you will likely need to look at them, listen carefully, and not have any music playing. Of course, everyone's ears are different, so your mileage may vary.
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Nope - They are designed to cut out noise at higher levels. Solid earplugs are best to cut out noise from birds, footsteps, keyboards (even loud breathing). With these earmuffs you will likely still hear these "quiet sounds". Now if you are around leaf blowers, lawn tractors, heavy machinery, .50 caliber guns, or the like you will be happy with the comfort level that these muffs provide!