Do the headphones noise cancel? The person I plan on gifting this to lives in a house with a (loud) piano player.
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as long as something is playing yes , but if nothing is playing in the headset u can still hear your surroundings but very dim voice
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Hi Tina! No, they'll still be able to hear the loud piano player, but not AS loud. I find I'm still able to concentrate even with the TV blarring in the background.
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Absolutely not... That was my only complaint with them though. I just purchased a set of Turtle Beach X12s that have decent noise cancelling. I had a set of Sound Blaster 3d Alphas that also did a fairly good job of noise cancelling. In this price range those other two choices are probably your best bet.Edit: None of the aforementioned sets have active noise cancelling. I am speaking strictly of their ability to block out background noise with minimal volume. For instance right now I am softly listening to music on the Turtle Beach x12s and I can't hear my roomate's rather loud and annoying girlfriend sitting right behind me. Absolutely not... That was my only complaint with them though. I just purchased a set of Turtle Beach X12s that have decent noise cancelling. I had a set of Sound Blaster 3d Alphas that also did a fairly good job of noise cancelling. In this price range those other two choices are probably your best bet.Edit: None of the aforementioned sets have active noise cancelling. I am speaking strictly of their ability to block out background noise with minimal volume. For instance right now I am softly listening to music on the Turtle Beach x12s and I can't hear my roomate's... » Read More Absolutely not... That was my only complaint with them though. I just purchased a set of Turtle Beach X12s that have decent noise cancelling. I had a set of Sound Blaster 3d Alphas that also did a fairly good job of noise cancelling. In this price range those other two choices are probably your best bet.Edit: None of the aforementioned sets have active noise cancelling. I am speaking strictly of their ability to block out background noise with minimal volume. For instance right now I am softly listening to music on the Turtle Beach x12s and I can't hear my roomate's rather loud and annoying girlfriend sitting right behind me. « Show Less
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The dont have noise cancelation but the ear cup's seal the noise pretty great, but if you want noise cancelation a recomend you to go for the wirless one it got some nice fetures for a couple more money.
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Hi Jennifer, You can hear music with these in 2 ways: with the noise cancelling on (which will reduce the surrounding sounds but will consume the baterry) and with the noise cancelling off (which will work just like a regular headphones) Keep in mind that the pads are not very soft so is uncomfortable to wear them for several hrs.
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I find that about 50% of the noise intensity is reduced. I do hear the keyboard noises when I am typing at work and not playing any music on the headphones. But I believe it differs from person to person and how well the headphones will fit on their ears.
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The headphones which originally came with the unit are not very good, and not noise cancelling. OTOH, the input jack is standard, so you can plug in almost any kind of headphones or in-ear units. I'd add that the sound quality of the unit is not so special that it merits expensive headphones.
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For yourself, if you are on a train, they block out almost all of the external noise. For a plane, they greatly reduce but do not entirely eliminate background noise. But even noise cancelling headphones have limitations on airplanes, in my experience. For either a train or plane, they do block out all noise from your music for anyone sitting close by. So the person sitting next to you will probably not hear anything you are listening to, unless you really cranked it up.
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I do not think the headphones are equipped with active noise cancellation (i.e. Bose). Whatever benefit realized will be based on the fit. I still have mine with minimal use, if you're interested in minimizing the risk. Unfortunately, they were not compatible with Rosetta Stone.
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Not really. It's on the large side, and it's not noise canceling. They're open headphones, so people around you will hear what you're listening to if it's loud enough.
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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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Hi Jaye, These aren't noise cancelling headphones. However, it has a tightly sealed acoustic design allows for a high level of sound isolation which aides in the reproduction of powerful and extended bass sound. _Anthony
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Music Off: Not really. You can hear some things through them but it certainly does a good job muffling. Music On (Song playing- ZHU Faded) n: 10% can still hear my keyboard a little. 25% Sounds are gone. Can still almost kinda hear the echo of the keys, but could be my imagination and I'm purposely listening for it. 50% There goes the sound of the neighbors yappy dog walking by the door. 75% Aaaaand there goes boyfriend talking. 100% Good luck hearing yourself speak.
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This model doesn't have noise cancelling. Using the jack cord in the bundle will not use the batteries though, so I guess the answer for your question is yes.
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The ones I have are in my opinion not noise-cancelling. They are just simple high quality headphones.
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Depends how noise the call center you work in, in my setting it did cancel most of the background noise, but enough to were I can here what's going on. Unfortunately there no notice cancelation for these headphones. On the system I used I had the options to cancel some background noise.
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Just block out, there are not noise cancelling, but they are great Headphones!!!!
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The thing about the noise canceling is that it doesn't work 100% well. It acts more like a bass boost imo. It cancels controlled steady noises, like fans and microwaves, but not unpredictable noises that change tones like people speaking and construction. So to answer your question, if you have your music loud enough then yes people will be able to hear it.
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You can listen to music with active noise cancellation turned on - you can also listen to music without the noise cancellation switch on. I have used mine a lot since I bought them and they sound great with or without noise cancellation.
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Yes You Can Listen Without Noise Canceling. No, The Headphones Will Not Quit Once The Battery Goes Dead. The Battery Is What Powers The Noise Canceling Feature.