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   inshadowz said, 2 months ago

   I think a pair of noise-reduction headphones needs to be actually connected to something in order to work, but other than that I salute the idea ;)
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   Leo Autodidact said, 2 months ago

   Actually Bose makes a pair that can JUST eliminate the background noise. Great for sleeping on the Plane or Train!
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   K.C. Fahel said, 2 months ago

   I have something better and cheaper than noise-reduction headphones: I have taught my daughters that, if they see me wearing headphones, unless it’s an actual emergency, I’m having “private time”. (We have a very small apartment, so it’s the only way I can do it.)
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   ewalnut said, 2 months ago

   I tested a couple of models of noise reduction headphones in a store that was selling them a few years ago. They reduced background sounds but did not eliminate them. I don’t know whether they’ve gotten better since then, but I kind of doubt it.
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   LadyRyln said, 2 months ago

   @ewalnut

   but she’s also reading – and I know that I can get involved enough with a good book to block a lot of noise without headphones. So, add the headphones (and the loud dryer), and much of what they are saying might be hard to understand. :)
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   daniel_bel said, 2 months ago

   @Leo Autodidact

   Right. So how is it better than earplugs? Cheaper, maybe?
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   Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

   @Leo Autodidact

   I want my husband to get a pair of those. Then I can still watch TV while he studies.
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   Sharon Hayes said, 2 months ago

   Earplugs don’t block out noises, they just reduce them. The Bose ones are the absolute best on the market. They block out everything. I’m a Bose person though and have their home theater systems in both rooms where the TV’s are, and their headphones and earbuds. I even have the computer system on my computer. 100% Bose. Jimbo must make good money though because those noise blocking headphones aren’t cheap.
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   no1scouse said, 2 months ago

   @Sharon Hayes

   Work for Bose do you?
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    Keith Russell said, 2 months ago

    V-Moda, though they don’t completey block out all noise, they reduce most of it. Plus the music and sound quality is so, so much better than Bose.
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    jennifer coulter said, 2 months ago

    @LadyRyln

    same here plus i am DEAF so i do have alot of advantages there LoL
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    Sharon Hayes said, 2 months ago

    No I do not work for Bose, but I feel that if you like something, use it and can recommend it to others, then do so. If others like another product better, that’s fine. I was just giving my opinion.
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    Donald Williams said, 2 months ago

    @daniel_bel

    I’m with you on this. My first thought, after I saw that the headphones weren’t connected to anything, was: Why not just simple earplugs?
    
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    Jeffrey Kaplan said, 2 months ago

    @Keith Russell

    I have a pair of V Moda earbuds. Not noise cancelling, but a snug enough fit and excelent sound quality that when lstening to music it does a good enough job of blocking noise.
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    gailatkinson said, 2 months ago

    @Leo Autodidact

    Yup!
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