Decent for on-stage sound and noise isolation? (Female vocalist, stage wear one ear only (happens to be side with mild childhood hearing loss). Thx!
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These will block out other stage sounds. They are made to be use with ear buds. I use mine with an Aviom sound system to choose which player I want to hear.
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Quite frankly, they work really well for me, but as my ex who was a nurse told me, you are asian, and you have really large ear channels... there fore they fit, people with smaller ear channels have a more difficult time getting them to fit comfortably... I would chop the larger flange off, to get them deeper into my ear... They do really well as noise blocking ear plugs.
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It might help somewhat, but you really need to get a real hearing aid from a real ear doctor or maybe one of these places that sell hearing aids without seeing a doctor. It will amplify sound, but it picks up all sounds in the background. I wish you the best of luck. I have one ear that is nothing but distortion and the other is maybe 75 percent. To much music and working in a loud factory for 35 years.
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I feel that the padding works pretty well as noise cancelling. If you have music playing at a moderate volume, the padding and the music is enough for you to not hear pretty much anything.
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I have what I consider average ears and sometimes I think they are two small. I do like them. Never tried on the phone. At home I use them to protect my sensitive ears from the blower and lawn mower. I must wear them when i go out to the Clubs with very loud music. I can adjust the volume I hear by moving the angle in my ear. You can talk with someone next to you in a loud music situation. They seem to block out the loud noise but you can still undestand someone talking. However, friends advised I do not talk loud enough since I cannot hear the volume of my own voice.
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I rarely ever use these at more than half volume and that seems to work out fine when I'm near other people in a quiet environment. However, you need to turn off (off not down) the sound when you take them off of your head. Otherwise, it can lead to an embarrassing situation :PAlso, I've had people tell me they can hear my music at 70% volume and higher, but that's probably more than you'll need for an office setting.
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I've used them in coffee shops and at work. They're not great in either environment, so I usually use my cheap pair of in-ears instead and save these for home use. But they sound phenomenal if you don't have any competing noise. They're not completely bad for a semi-loud environment, but you definitely hear outside noise.
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No, they aren't exactly comfortable. I would recommend the etymotics over these all day. As a stage musician I tried both and these ones muffled things worse than the old school spongy ones.
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I use these for gaming and don't have a problem communicating, as far as hearing myself, depends on how loud the game is really. At around medium volume Id say yea, you can hear yourself decently well. I haven't really paid much attention to this in the past so Im kinda guessing, Ill try it out tonight with special attention to this and give you an update. And just to add, these are amazing for gaming!
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You might hear yourself doing it more. These did not cancel all of the outside of my own noise out, but it did lessen it quite well. Not to be hurtful, but therapy can help more than these for those kind of things. It helped me anyways. I bought them more for a costume than for their actual thing. Also even on the biggest setting they kind of hurt my head and ears, and I don't have a very big head, I often have to buy children's sized hats. I think they may carry a stronger and bigger size which might help more.
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I'm really satisfied with the noise isolation, even though these don't have any switch to enable it. I think they isolate about 70% - 80% of external noise by themselves. Hope this helps!
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Thanks for the reply,Does it only mask other people's music if you have music on? Like Bradley I want mostly noise cancelation, not too much worried about music. Thanks again
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Depends on your pickiness....I don't think so, when music is so loud its distorted it makes it tolerable. But it its normal you don't need anything. Its not that expensive a purchase and cheaper and less impaired than hearing aids when your hearing is impaired from music damage. My husband has hearing problems in certain ranges, and needs hearing aids to hear higher softer pitches
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Hi JF, I apologise that these earplugs might not be able to achieve that for you as it is not meant to block all all noise but reduce loud noises at live concerts, clubs and noisy work environments. You might have to turn to foam earplugs or active noise cancelling ones. Hope that helps.
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Yes, At full volume people around you will definitely be able to hear if it is quiet. They are not as bad as other over ear headphones but being over ear they tend to start leaking audio at around full volume. Walking around outside it is usually fine even on full volume but if you are in a quiet room I wouldn't plan on putting them on full volume if you don't want other people to hear.
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1x12 is not the best option for live gigging in any size room. It just doesnt push enough air. Now if you're going to mic it into a PA then you're ok, you'll just have a hard time hearing yourself on stage.
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I can't compare the QC20 with the passive earmuffs you mentioned. I can say though that the QC20 does reduce the amplitude of voices but maybe not as much as you may want. I do use them in my office while listening to soft music. People have to shake me to get my attention. You can try them risk free for 30 (90?) days.
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Maybe. My daughter uses these to reduce sound as she plays the drums. She can still hear the song she is accompanying but at about 1/2 the sound.