Are these noise canceling? Can anyone explain the soundtrue technology compared to other Bose headsets? Thanks all!
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http://www.soundguys.com/bose-soundtrue-review-692/ This review does not give the technology, but gives a good overview of the soundtrues. I tried calling Bose for you and was on hold for over 1/2 hr, so am assuming tech support is closed for the day. For accurate info call Bose sales at 1-800-379-2073 or Bose support at 1-800-380-4831. I have found them very helpfulI own a pair of the noise cancellers and the sound trues. Most ambient sound is knocked at by the noise cancellers. To my ear this compares to about 25% of sound reduced by the sound trues. Hope this helps
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These are not noise canceling, but they will muffle outside noise because they wrap around your ears. Real noise canceling headphones add white noise to the sound to block all outside noise. As for 'SoundTrue', that's just a marketing name. It doesn't mean anything.
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I wouldn't say it's true noise cancelling. For example, I have the headphones on right now and I'm at my office. I have the volume fairly low, and I can still hear everyone around me talking. Then again, I have freakishly good hearing. If I turn the volume up though (a good amount), but not all the way up that it's deafening, then yes, the noise drowns out and I can see people's mouths moving but not hear anything. I have tried my friend's headphones that are Noise Cancelling (the expensive ones that start with the letter "B" and end in "E") and those are true noise cancelling. Meaning, even with the volume all the way down, I can't hear anything. But in my opinion, these headphones are perfect... I couldn't picture running with noise cancelling headphones and not hear an oncoming car for example. I like that when I don't want to hear anything, I simply turn the volume up 2 notches, and if I want to make things out enough that I'm aware of my surroundings, I simply turn it down a few notches. Overall, these headphones have been one of the best purchases I've made.
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No, they're not. You wouldn't find noise cancelling headphones for such a ridiculous price. Keep in mind one thing, though : noise cancelling headphones does not mean noise free because you will still hear a faint background noise due to the noise cancelling system. I bought these because you don't have this noise, which makes the sound pure and clear when listening in a quiet room. Hope this helped.
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I don't know, I tried them at home while trying to study for a major exam, and they weren't that good at noise cancellation at all. I'm getting ready for an international flight n I'm looking to get some Bose instead for my flight. Good luck!
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You can use them with noise cancelling turned off. Just like a normal headset.
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These are open end headphones and do not provide much noise cancellation. That's part of the reason their sound stage is so expansive. These headphones are best listened to in a quiet environment, but they sound oh, so fantastic!
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They are not advertised as noise cancelling head phones and do not have the noise cancelling feature. With that said it does seem that you are only able to hear negligible outside noise while wearing. As well there is minimal sound leak.
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The Bose head phones are for people with discerning tastes in music who don't want to blow their heads off with sound. The sound imaging is superb. Way better than Sennheiser. The Beats are for people like me who want to blow their heads off. They still have excellent sound clarity. Between the two it's like a bottle of fine wine compared to 4 bottles of Boone's Farm. The Bose have noise cancelling that will mask a locomotive. I know thru experience. The noise cancelling on beats is marginal but with the music that loud, does it matter?
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The phiaton seems to have answered everything you would want. Noise canceling - not as comfortable as Bose , it has BT and most importantly for when you cant use BT you can use a mini jack cable. The devices charges with USB, I have mixed feelings on if I would have preferred a battery I could change as needed. The Bose is just a bad design which I am very surprised at I bet we see V2 some day with a complete redesign I cant imagine they are happy with this. Keep in mind I am wanted to like this, I like Bose products but even the mini Bose speaker has blue tooth problems now. I dont know what is going on there. The phiaton seems to have answered everything you would want. Noise canceling - not as comfortable as Bose , it has BT and most importantly for when you cant use BT you can use a mini jack cable. The devices charges with USB, I have mixed feelings on if I would have preferred a battery I could change as needed. The Bose is just a bad design which I am very surprised at I bet we see V2 some day with a complete redesign I cant imagine they are happy with this. Keep in mind I am wanted to like this, I like Bose products but even the mini Bose speaker has blue tooth problems now. I dont know... » Read More The phiaton seems to have answered everything you would want. Noise canceling - not as comfortable as Bose , it has BT and most importantly for when you cant use BT you can use a mini jack cable. The devices charges with USB, I have mixed feelings on if I would have preferred a battery I could change as needed. The Bose is just a bad design which I am very surprised at I bet we see V2 some day with a complete redesign I cant imagine they are happy with this. Keep in mind I am wanted to like this, I like Bose products but even the mini Bose speaker has blue tooth problems now. I dont know what is going on there. « Show Less
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While these are a great choice for BT capabilities and $ compared to other brands, I would not rave about the ability for noise cancelling. I have heard the Bose is the best.
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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/
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They do not do much noise canceling. I would prefer an AKG headphone. They are very faithful to the music. They need a good amp or good headphone section, though.
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no, I don't consider them true "noise-canceling headphones." Having said that, I have never tried true noise - canceling headphones that can cancel out noise without music but my daughters have told me some headphones do that. These don't. These have great sound and I think the true noise-canceling headphones cost over $100 or $200. These are much less expensive. The sound is excellent. I recommend these but if you are looking for headphones that cancel noise without music running through them these are not for you.
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I got two bose headsets which are great, the grado is for sound even more better, but you can only use them when you are alone in the room. They are open and your bystanders will not enjoy your music as you do :-) Thats the only reason i bought bose a d for the noise reduction whilst traveling ..... sorry they are the only grado i have ....
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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.
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Noise cancelling? No. They are sound isolating which means they are IEM. If you mean noise cancelling as Bose, no, not at all. Think this one like putting some piece of cotton into ears. Do they have microphone for calls? Yes but I am using this for iPhone 5, I don't know Android side. Support input and output for laptop? Depends. If you use Mac, yes. If you have a laptop which has 1 input for both microphone and headphone, this will work. If your laptop has 2 input for one mic and one head, this won't work (you can use this only as headphone). Mac has 1 input for input and output.
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I'm in the same boat. I'm reviewing headphone sets primarily based on their noise cancellation abilities -- I don't even need audio. Recommendations would be welcome.