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noise cancelling

  1. Andy_2341

    Noise cancelling safety

    Hey everyone. With the hearing health feature being added to APP2, I’ve been inspired to use them when mowing the grass. However, I don’t want to damage my hearing by playing music and that combining with what sound from the mower makes it past ANC. Is this a valid concern? For example, I...
  2. V

    Returned your AirPods Max?

    I’m curious for those that returned the AirPods Max, what did you purchase instead? I returned my AirPods Max mainly because of the weight of the earcups. Over time, it was bothersome. But I really miss the sound quality. Picked up the Bose 700 headphones which are lighter and way more...
  3. Axonn

    Big Sur killed my Airpods Pro?

    Like many of you, I was extremely excited about the release of Big Sur. And like all of you, I didn’t manage to get it installed till many hours after release. Here’s what got me worried though. After upgrading, I wanted to try out the auto-switching of AirPods feature. Didn’t work. Then I...
  4. M

    Voice/Noice Cancellation in Beats Studio 2 vs AirPods Pro

    Hi All. For over a decade, I have worked from home and had it all to myself, minus a few months when kids were home during the summer. I usually just play music using my Sonos speaker and occasionally, if there is some outside disturbance, I will put on headphones. However, with the quarantine...
  5. jagooch

    Bose QC35 or Airpod Pros in noisy office?

    Does anyone have experience in a "cube farm" office? That's where I would be using the Airpod Pros. The cubicle walls are not much higher than waist height , so they are useless at blocking noise. In my office, people are always joining Web meetings( Webex) , cube meetings with 3-4 people...
  6. D

    Other Noise cancellation for microphones

    The latest iPhones have 4 microphones, 1 for your voice and 3 to measure ambient noise and then using the input to cancel background noise. If one uses the official Apple earphones with microphone, does it turn off the noise cancellation performed with the 3 microphones that measure ambient...
  7. drvend

    Bose QC35 v. Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Wireless

    Anyone have any thoughts? Bose are $350 vs. Sennheiser at $500, $400 from amazon. I'm looking for noise cancelling and bluetooth. Wondering if the Sennheiser speakers are that much better than bose for with the same features? I know audiophiles will decry bose, but honestly they a more familiar...