I want to be able to hear background sound, such as cars, which is possible with Bose SIE2. Is this similar, or does it block outside sound?
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It is possible to hear background sounds, don't know if as clear as the Bose SIE2. Also u can adjust your volume with the control and the volume of your app or music player, I use Endomondo, Runtastic, Adidas and Songza and I can hear pretty good what's going around me
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These should work for you. I use them while I run and I'm able to hear, as long as I don't crank up the volume too loud.
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They block out sound. I don't run with headphones outside; only on the treadmill. If you run with headphones outside, run against the traffic. That way you see the car in case the driver is not paying attention. If you bike, I wouldn't use headphones.
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It doesn't completely block sound, like at the gym I can still hear people's feet pounding on the treadmill. That said, I don't think anyone should be using headphones if they're cycling on the road.
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You need to define background noise. If you mean the music played in the background on some movies and TV shoes that drowns out the speakers voice this device helps but you need to turn the units base down. The procedure to do this is in the user manual. If you are talking about the noise level within and without your home the answer is possibly. You may want to see it working and the Bose website will tell you where you can do this based on your zip.
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I recently bought a pair of Sennheiser RS120s and doubt that they'll block out the piano on their own...perhaps at maximum volume, but over time, that would not be good for your hearing. What you can try is putting in earplugs (the hearos that Amazon.com sells are good) and then use the headphones at the same time. I've tested that (but not with a piano) and that has worked well to block out loud, distracting noise while still being able to hear my music. Music is usually continuous audio while tv audio has lots of periods of silence, so you may still hear some of the piano practice during more quiet tv moments.
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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 :)
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Yes you can hear anything around you as if ypu didnt have them in when there is no sound coming through them. It does not block the ear canal. You can still hear thing like cars and people talking when the volumn isn't to high. They are not like traditional headphones that block the ear canal.
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Def clears out the outside noise. But everyone would hear what you're listening to at the same time. They're more for studio headphones. Try SOL republic.
635127
Yes the noise cancellation does work even if you are not listening to anything. You do need to wear the heradphones and have the Bose device switched on.
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no i use the aux adaption in the car but you still hear the speaker. i dont know if that can be fixed.
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My experience has been with a pair of headphones when using shortwave. Its not bad doing FM for ambient background either. .rest assured it will never sound like a BOSE! Hope this helps
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I am not a race fan, but seems to me that Nascar is already REALLY loud. These will help with hearing quiet background noise. Such as subtile wildlife noises on a quiet night. You may be looking for noise canceling headphones - that is NOT what these do. However the earphones with the electronic in the off position may help muffle the noise to some degree.
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THe background noise is muffled but not completely drowned out. Hope this helps you :)
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Unfortunately no. There is an auxiliary jack in the back, but it is for incoming audio.... I tried it out.
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Yea, if you are playing music it will cut off and play your ringtone. You just press the main button on the bluetooth and it'll do the rest, just speak loud and clear and you will hear them through your car speakers
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The sound is somewhat muted through the sheild but you can still hear it. You can use external speakers
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The only thing I have is a boses system make for an an apple 30 pin. This product with allow the piece to charge but I wasn't able to hear the music I have seen some that have and extra plugin (microphone ) that May be a better solution for your car stero system. I also believe that if you have a insert for head phone, you maybe able to get the disered effect. Good luck!
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The SIE2i has a hands free feature that allows to control volume and skip tracks. The SIE2 doesn't come with it.
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If you can power the box it would work, but in a car environment the improvement in noise level would be impossible to hear. (The usual background noise level in cars relative to "normal" listening levels is on the order of 30-40dB. The background level of most cars is around 55-65 db relative to the auditory threshold.) You would be better off listening to the Nuforce in a home environment with good headphones and just feeding the 3.5mm output of your iPod or iPhone into the AUX jack.