Noise cancelling Does anyone have a suggestion for the best headphones to use for noise-cancelling (even without playing music) in a quiet home with the TV on? The TV gets annoying sometimes when I'm trying to work. However, if the headphones hiss when there is no music playing, that probably won't work for me. Sometimes I listen to music, sometimes I don't.Anyone use these headphones in that kind of environment?Thanks! Noise cancelling Does anyone have a suggestion for the best headphones to use for noise-cancelling (even without playing music) in a quiet home with the TV on? The TV gets annoying sometimes when... » Read More Noise cancelling Does anyone have a suggestion for the best headphones to use for noise-cancelling (even without playing music) in a quiet home with the TV on? The TV gets annoying sometimes when I'm trying to work. However, if the headphones hiss when there is no music playing, that probably won't work for me. Sometimes I listen to music, sometimes I don't.Anyone use these headphones in that kind of environment?Thanks! « Show Less
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Two words....Shure Earbuds, I have the low end ear buds and even they are pricey ($100) but they are WELL worth the price!
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Probably depends on how loud you turn up your volume. Headphones don't really eliminate sound very well, but they can cover it up. Unless you buy some really expensive active sound canceling headphones. At my gym, I keep my volume relatively low and can only occasionally make out the piped-in music.
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Actually, just buying a decent pair of headphones would be a better solution. TV ears are meant for helping the hard-of-hearing when others are also watching the TV. Just plug in headphones, and this should turn the speakers off, and you'll get a much better quality of sound out of the headphones than the TV ears. Also, headphones are much cheaper than TV ears.
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Yes they can. In fact I had the headphones on last night and forgot to mute the TV for my husband and he could still hear the TV. So my answer would be yes. You have to mute the TV if you do not want the sound coming out of the TV when you use the headphones.
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Very good noise canceling. You can still hear really loud sounds here and there if your music is soft enough. But a person would certainly need to raise their voice from their normal "indoor" voice in order to get your attention. If your music is loud enough, there's no chance you'll hear any outside noises really. Would not advise for office use...
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If you get ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLING INSPIRATION THEY OFFER/GET THE MONSTER INSPIRATION (NOT THE PASSIVE NOISE CANCELLING.). So get ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLING. I have 3 pairs of Beats Studio and then I got the ACTIVE/INSPIRATION. I haven't listened to my beats since
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As most (all?) headphones with active noise cancellation, they mainly filter out low frequency noise (like traffic sound, fan sound and airplane). That means that they are not so good with filtering out speech and tv. People who want to filter out those sounds usually buy headphone with passive "mechanical" soundproof. (For example Direc Sound EX-29)
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They don't completely cancel out all the noise. If you want a cheap option, it's good. But if you want better noise cancellation, I'd go with a higher end headphone. I have to turn noise cancelling on plus play music for it to drown out any sounds around me.
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The noise isolation of the Sony XBA-1 is as good as any ear plugs you get from the drug store. If there is music on the XBA, I can't hear the TV. It was adequate on a noisy train. So in a noisy office environment, I'd say you don't hear anything around you unless they yell. But if you have to be alert, then you might choose something else.
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As others said, Active Noise Cancelling headsets work best to cancel out constant, low frequency noise (such as airplane humming). Office chattering is not something these headsets are designed for. Ear plugs work better in this scenario.
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I think they're pretty good at noise isolation. If I'm playing music at normal volume through my phone speaker and put the headphones on without plugging them in, I can't really hear the music at all. I do this every morning when I'm leaving for work, and I'm always surprised that it works so well.
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It can block out the majority of noise in loud environments, however noise canceling headphones can end up being louder than some quiet environments. An audible hiss is apparent when it is super quiet. These can be used without a device attached, but the hiss will become noticeable. They will work with any audio device that has a headphone jack. I found the full review of these at "The Wirecutter" very helpful.
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TV plug into Audio but then you are the only one that hear it through the head phones and if you plug to the back of your receiver where you can hear and another person sitting there can hear on tv plug into audio using the red and black or red and yellow cords that came with the head phones. if your getting static you need to push the button on the headphones and it should give you a good signal. If you have another headphone system too close to your tv then both headphones will only work off the main tv. My daughter has two pairs so she can listen to tv in her room with out us having to hear hers but she gets our signal because the receivers are too close together. They are great headphones you just need to move the transmitter and use the tuner.
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I have these. I can move a little but if I turn away from the TV I lose the sound. As long as you mostly face the TV you can still hear.
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No one else here to complain except the cats. I don't use headphones, so I just bring down the volume on the music and play along. With a TV on in the next room it shouldn't be a problem! Unless your pretty bad! Ha! Enjoy.....
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The wireless headphones come with a transmitter with two cables attached . You simply plug these cables in to the back of the TV--One is usually white and the other is red. The transmitter is then capable of sending the sound to the headphones. You can then MUTE the sound on the TV and you hear the sound loud and clear and no one else can hear anything . It would be as if the TV was NOT on. My house is wired forwireless and some TV are not adaptable so check for this before committing.
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That sound is the active noise canceling. All active noise canceling headphones have that sound. You probably won't hear it when you are playing music. If you still do and that is bothering you, you can use it with the noise canceling turned off.