I bought some noise cancelling Sennheisers in Changi Airport a couple of years ago, they were not as expensive as the Bose, but not far off. They did a fantastic job of cancelling the sorts of frequencies which are troublesome in a jet; I found that I could turn my iPod right down and still hear it.
However, in a domestic situation I find that although they do reduce extraneous noise, they don't do a wonderful job of it and the background hiss caused by the amplifier I find unsettling. Such hiss would not have been audible in a noisy environment such as a jet. Now it might be that the Bose are very very much better, but it might be worth trying to find out before lashing out $$$'s! Hope that helps 73 Stephen G4SJP On 19/03/2009 19:49, "dw" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah! > I've always wondered how well Bose noise cancelling phones worked. > Do they really cancel noise external to the head-set? > I understand the concept...mic the external noise and mix it back into > the earphones 180 out of phase. > Just never got a chance to see how effective. > > There are times when I have trouble with noises in the house, and I > would love it if the head-phones could totally cancel all that out. > But.... not sure how far advertised is from reality :) > >> I have a pair of Delta Airlines earbuds that >> basically don't work at all, but my Bose Quietcomfort noise cancelling >> phones SCREAM when connected to the rig. It's a pretty low signal coming out >> of the jack, but with the right phones, it sounds wonderful. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
