Need noise cancelling headphones recommendations
I'm really needing new headphones to drown out the noise when I'm out on Public transit or just at home during panic attacks.
Very small requirements for anybody that has some they enjoy.
Bluetooth and works with android devices (preferably without a app aka natively). Has good noise cancelling and can block out most sounds but doesn't have horrible ringing in them (I'm using from the super cheap kinda noise cancelling?) doesn't have to be good with music but preferred though.
In ear or over idc about that
Has to be under 100.
If anybody has recommendations it would be awesome.
Fyi new to Lemmy so forgive me if I don't do some proper "etiquette". Also autism :p
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73ʞk13
in reply to thezeesystem • • •Though they are double the price you mentioned as a limit, I want to recommend the ones I'm using for other people in need of really good NC headphones coming to this thread.
I got myself refurbished Bose Quiet Comfort 45 and in my opinion they are perfect. I use them to blend out noise in public transport, museums, shopping malls, the office and so on. I can wear them for hours without my ears hurting or the battery running out. They really improved my quality of life.
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hsdkfr734r
in reply to 73ʞk13 • • •Also the Bose NC700 are recommendable.
(Hint: Half the noise cancelling happens passively within the cushion foam, so - it turned out that third party cushions sometimes are not be as good as the original replacement kit.)
AspieEgg
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in reply to 73ʞk13 • • •ABCDE
in reply to thezeesystem • • •So, just to ignore your budget, I have the Sony XM4 headphones (over ear), and... they are okay. In the heat, they get very sweaty, and there are annoying sounds you can't turn off (on/off beep, and a voice which tells you when it has connected). The noise cancellation is good for constant noises but not sudden ones. Overall, I wouldn't recommend/buy them again, as they are just fine.
I have tried some in ear ones from Xiaomi (not sure which exactly) which I bought for my partner, and they are, in my limited experience, just fine too, especially for the price (<$50). I don't know about any long-term idiosyncrasies though, so take that with a pinch of salt. These ones look a bit better: Redmi Buds 5 Pro. amazon.co.uk/Xiaomi-Redmi-Buds…
Blóðbók
in reply to ABCDE • • •Have a pair of MX4s too. I haven't experienced any other kind of NC headphones so nothing to compare to, but the voice is seriously annoying. What I often do is interrupt it by tapping the side to play/pause media twice.
While they work OotB without the app, there is a bunch of functionality and tweaks locked behind the official app, such as EQ, wind-reduction, and voice-passthru.
ABCDE
in reply to Blóðbók • • •I told them as much, and they just said tough shit, essentially. The quality of the voice is also piss poor; why have 'premium' headphones yet you have such low quality (and pointless) sounds? The beeping is also harsh on my ears.
I turned off the touch features as I kept pressing them unintentionally. I won't get the XM5s (or 6, whatever comes next), least of all as they stopped them from being folded up, strangely.
I also turned off the talk-to-speak thing as I just don't need it. If I want to talk, I'll pause my music or take them off. The 'smart' features are really not that clever nor useful. I don't want my music to pause just because I'm wiping sweating off one of the ears.
sushibowl
in reply to ABCDE • • •This is kinda the nature of active noise cancellation, unfortunately. Blocking out sudden noise is just technically very challenging. Works great for airplane noise, not so much for crying babies.
Sony's XM line is in my opinion just about the best ANC headphones money can buy, in terms of noise cancelling and sound quality combo. I can understand your point about them getting sweaty. Part one of blocking noise is good sound insulation, which tends to hold in heat as well. I live in a colder climate so that works out well for me. You could get in-ear ones, although obviously they don't block out noise as well.
ABCDE
in reply to sushibowl • • •Have you tried the Bose ones mentioned in this thread, or Apple's crazy expensive ones?
Yeah, if I lived somewhere where it went under 20 degrees celsius I can see the appeal. It has been 40+ lately which has made using them pretty horrid, so I've stuck to earplugs when cycling instead.
sushibowl
in reply to ABCDE • • •Bose also makes really nice ones. It's been a while since I tried a Bose but the QuietComfort 35 II were really solid headphones. Little bit less bassy than the Sony (which is a question of taste), very comfortable, and the noise cancelling is quite good.
I haven't tried the apple ones. Knowing apple products, it's probably really good but way overpriced.
Linssiili
in reply to sushibowl • • •Edit: See sushibowl's explanation below why this is incorrect
What do you mean that blocking sudden noise in technically very challenging? I might be wrong, but from what I have gathered is that ANC is based on playing a "negative" of a pressure wave picked by the microphones in phase with the original wave. Thus it has to react to all sounds in the time that the pressure wave travels from the microphone to the ear, so it shouldn't matter whether the noise is constant (airplane) or sudden (gunshot).
Of course if the headphones have some kind of pass-through active, then it might take a while until software decides to activate ANC, but that is not a limitation of ANC itself
sushibowl
in reply to Linssiili • • •That's the theory, but it's almost impossible to do in practice. Your microphone and speaker are imperfect at capturing and reproducing sounds. The phase timing is incredibly sensitive. You only have milliseconds to do the processing and generation.
That's why practical noise cancelling relies on feedback loops. A second microphone inside captures the result of the cancellation, and based on that adjustments can be made to the negative signal. This allows you to correct for lots of sources of error and achieve quite a good result. Of course, for a sudden noise like a gunshot, by the time the feedback loop can really kick in, the noise is already over.
Linssiili
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in reply to ABCDE • • •Jarix
in reply to ABCDE • • •Check out wicked cushions to replace your ear cups. Super easy and only like 30 bucks instead of double that sony will charge.
Ive found them to be better for long listens (not perfect but more comfortable for longer ive found.. and its fun to customize.)
Green bit is 3d printed replacement hinge. Ive slept with these on many nights in my hammock
tobogganablaze
in reply to thezeesystem • • •Damn, I just got my new ones today, Bose QuietComfort Ultra. They are amazing. And that is compared to the Jabra Evolve2 85 I already have at work. Overear is definitely the way to go, I tried in-ear and on-ears before, but they just don't compare once you tasted the high end.
Sorry mate :(
can
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in reply to thezeesystem • • •thesohoriots
in reply to thezeesystem • • •Good noise canceling + no ringing for under 100 is a really tough category, but I think Anker makes some ok ones with hybrid active noise cancellation (generally less ringing) right at $100: Soundcore Life Q20.
One thing I can’t recommend is a used pair of Sony XM3s, because they caused incredible pressure in my ears when the noise cancellation came on. They worked phenomenally well at blocking noise, but they effing hurt.
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in reply to thezeesystem • • •partiallycyber
in reply to Superb • • •To add on to this, noise reducing earplugs are also a thing - search for "concert earplugs" or something like that.
Using them I was able to watch Godzilla in a movie theater without constantly wincing as well as go to a concert at a bar and actually have a decent time. Highly recommend for general use, I carry them everywhere now.
Superb
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in reply to thezeesystem • • •where_am_i
in reply to thezeesystem • • •buy in-ear ones. Entry-level shure model isolates so well, you'll get hit by a bus in no time.
dis: shure.com/en-EU/products/earph…
SE215 Pro - Professional Sound Isolating™ Earphones - Shure Europe
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in reply to thezeesystem • • •Nothing Ear A $99 - Nothing Ear (a) Wireless Earbuds with ChatGPT Integration, 45dB Hybrid Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Hi-Res Audio, Advanced Equaliser, Dual Connect, 6 Mics, 42.5H Playtime Earbuds Wireless Bluetooth Black https://a.co/d/ddd3elu
CMF Buds $29 - CMF Buds Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds, 42dB Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Dirac HD Audio, 35.5H Playtime, BT5.3, IP54 Waterproof, 4HD Mics Wireless Headphones for iPhone & Android (Dark Grey) https://a.co/d/6oTiP5q
Both work with any device on any platform that can use Bluetooth audio ( I've used them on Mac, PC, Linux, and multiple game consoles) and they don't explicitly need an app to function (just for firmware updates and customization but that's like any Bluetooth headphones) but they do both have Android and iOS apps if you so choose (and I do recommend at the very least for firmware updates)
Get the Ear A if you can afford them, they are the better of the two both in noise cancelling and audio quality (and transparency mode) but the CMF Buds are still fantastic and punch way above their price class.
Spyvr
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ScarbirAVincentInSpace
in reply to thezeesystem • • •My Sony WH-1000XM4 (catchy name there, Sony) are treating me pretty well. They're not perfect, not by any stretch, but they do help a lot esp when you put music on em.
Absolutely indispensable at conventions. Too many people talking at once, no escape, autistic shutdown hits, I become unresponsive and start to lash out at anyone trying to talk to me, 10 minutes walking around wearing those and listening to lofi and suddenly I feel like a human again
radicalautonomy
in reply to AVincentInSpace • • •I can also recommend the XM4s. The XM5s are $50 more, but everything I've read tells me that whatever they did to upgrade from the XM4s doesn't make much of a difference and that the extra cost is not justified.
The only problem I have with the XM4s is that it is sometimes eerily quiet with noise canceling on. So quiet, in fact, that it is disconcerting and I get dizzy because of it.
Jarix
in reply to radicalautonomy • • •Wicked cushions has good replacement ear cups as well for like 30$.
Also the swivel hinges are prone to breaking but i managed to find a 3d print file with not much difficulty and was able to fix mine surprisingly easy, though i didnt have to replace any orings thankfully.
But god damn do i love my xm4s
Shiri Bailem
in reply to thezeesystem • •@thezeesystem I feel you, these are the best I've gotten. They also have in-ear which I've used and are equally good.
App isn't required, but very recommended (firmware updates, calibrating the audio and noise cancelling to your hearing, managing multipoint ie. switching connections between devices)
Also has incredible pass through mode (allowing you to optionally hear people without taking them off, almost as good as without wearing them at all imo).
Plus insane battery life, advertised as 40 hours... enough that by the time I get the low battery warning I've completely forgetten when I charged them last.
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in reply to Linssiili • • •TonyOstrich
in reply to thezeesystem • • •I don't know if this is an option, I didn't see you explicitly mention that it wasn't so I thought I would mention something a little different that I have personally done when I wanted what you are talking about on the cheap.
Have you considered combining over the ear hearing protection ear muffs with a pair of standard (non-ANC) ear buds? A pair of earmuffs with a noise reduction of 30dB (which I believe is better than ANC can achieve can generally be had for $25-$35 leaving you with $70 to spend on a pair of ear buds where the only consideration is audio quality and fit at that price point.
Having sensory issues myself I think it's worth noting that these types of ear muffs are designed to apply more pressure around your ears than standard head phones. It's usually not an issue for me, but there are those who do not like it for long periods of time.
3M Pro-Grade Earmuff 90565-4DC-PS - The Home Depot
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