Will these headphones cancel out the noise of people talking on the phone and to each other in the office?
1110995
If you're playing music then people talking will turn into distant background chatter.
1110996
I assume so as they canceled out the voice of the flight attendant standing 3' from me.
1110997
No. I use them at the office because of the number of computers running near me, with noisy fans etc. I can hear other people perfectly well when they talk. The headphones analyse the noise around them then generate anti-noise to cancel it out, but it's not perfect ( which is deliberate ), there's a delay in the analysis. Therefore something constant like a fan whirrin will be cancelled out almost perfectly, but a continually changing source like a human voice speaking will sound slightly different to normal, but be perfectly intelligible / clear because the headphones are only cancelling out what they heard a fraction of a second before that, so it never catches up. If they change their conversation from speech to a consistant hum then that'd be cancelled. Hope I'm making myself clear.
1110998
If you hear them, it will be muffled. I usually can't tell what the pilot on a plane is saying, but I know he's talking. Of course it will depend on how loud you're playing your music.
1110999
Maybe a little but not completely. For instance, when I wore mine on the airplane yesterday...a lot of the jet noise was muted, but I could still here the captain announcements just fine.
2192900
They do more than most headphones but they are not noise cancelling so not completely. For example without music you CAN hear people talking that are a few feet away, but with music you CAN NOT. Hope this helped. I would recommended these headphones, they're great.
807721
They have noise isolation there is some difference between isolation and cancellation-see link-http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/44328/htg-explains-how-do-noise-reducing-headphones-work/
1782434
The ones I have are in my opinion not noise-cancelling. They are just simple high quality headphones.
1917718
No. You'd want over eat type, closed cup, headphones specified as noise isolation.
71166
It doesn't totally block out all sounds, but it does mute it greatly enough that you can get work done. I use these for work also, in a very noisy office.
86406
No they are not designed to be noise canceling, however they do reduce outside noise a little because they cover your ears completely.
1335062
pcuz, Pretty much no. I've just tested them with an iPhone 6 at about three-quarters volume, so if someone is sitting close enough to hear then they're probably inches away. At about half volume, sitting about a yard away, I can't hear anything. Considering all the office noise you get, they should be fine. As I say in my review, they can get a little warm if worn for too long, and I don't like that there's a degree of incidental noise from headphone cords rubbing on a zip or being touched with a hand or something: I tried them out on a hike and they were pretty rubbish, what with all the jostling they get - as a runner they're just not a very good idea. That said, in an office environment they'd be fine. You'd hear the phone ring (on your desk), but not the lads talking about the weekend's football results about 5 yards away. Have fun.
1897920
Hello Belle,These headphones block the sound to a certain level on low volume, but I can assure you that you won't hear anything if you turn them up all the way to the end. So basically they should do the trick I suppose.
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.
2001898
Yes the do. I also wear noise cancelling headphones with these with no problem
1206827
Not sure if it does. It's an ok pair of headphones as i use it while walking to the office as it does the job. They are so so if you use them in the tube or metro. Don't expect any noise canceling though.
2177919
I use the headset in an airplane, where it reduces the surrounding noise (engine and wind noises) to an amazing degree.I doubt it would suppress intermittent noise (office conversations) as I don't believe that is what it is designed to do.
817197
Yes, they will work in either situation. However, they do not have noise cancelling properties. They're not ideal in loud/crowded situations, but they get the job done.
626171
No, not sound cancelling. Still, they do pretty good job in isolation from ambient sound.
1131448
No. These headphones do not have noise cancelling features and will not make your flight any quieter. What these headphones bring to the table is superb quality in a very light package.
2228762
Yes, but they don't work like a pair of earplugs to cancel all noise. They are intended to cancel a continuous background noise like the drone of a jet engine or car engine and wind noise while riding in a car. They reduce ambient noise by several decibels. They will muffle the sound of nearby conversations down to a level where you can't understand the words.