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yet another? thread on noise cancelling headphones

raspberrypie

hi all

i'm trying out a pair of sony wh-1000xm4, my first noise cancelling headphones. my other headphones are non-noise cancelling sennheisers, of similar price. i use those to listen to music when i'm out on walks.

so, i was aware these wouldn't block out all sounds --- and find that they seem more effective at blocking out lower frequencies.  i probably would find that useful, because those frequencies really annoy me, and travel far. but, i'm not sure i'll find these headphones useful enough, frankly. 

so i'm wondering how others like their noise cancelling headphones? especially vs. standard headphones. for me --- i'm trying to decide if the noise cancelling feature is worth it. i've been walking around my house with the tv, stereo, etc on, wearing them.. they seem to make the unpleasantly loud sounds bearable,  they also quiet lamp buzz, etc. this is with noise cancelling on. but - just not sure it's worth the $ and effort.

thank you! happy holidaze.

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  • I bought the previous model WH-1000XM3 and I hate them. I never wear them. They are so uncomfortable and hurt my ears and head. And I hate the feeling of pressure they give in the ears. For me wearing the noise cancelling headphones is worse than whatever noise they are covering up. I also don't like how they make every sound in my own body magnified, things like eating, swallowing, my own joints moving against a backdrop of eerie tinnitus because of how unnatural the silence they create is.

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  • I bought the previous model WH-1000XM3 and I hate them. I never wear them. They are so uncomfortable and hurt my ears and head. And I hate the feeling of pressure they give in the ears. For me wearing the noise cancelling headphones is worse than whatever noise they are covering up. I also don't like how they make every sound in my own body magnified, things like eating, swallowing, my own joints moving against a backdrop of eerie tinnitus because of how unnatural the silence they create is.

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  • in reply to Untoward

    sorry to hear they were such a bad experience. i don't hate mine... i just don't see them as super useful. i think they can be useful... but only in specific circumstances. so - that to me makes them an iffy purchase. i don't experience every sound in my body and stuff like you describe.. i think i do experience that with the heavy duty total sound proof ear muff things... but not with the sony's.  i think those actually let in quite a bit of sound.

    i don't think i feel the pressure your describe either --- i just don't feel the sony's have that extra tight form fitting feeling in the heavy duty ear muffs that block everything. you must be more sensitive to that, than me.. 

    i'll have to see. i don't care for wearing head phones or ear plugs for long periods, but if i keep these, they might be an expensive extra noise mitigation thing for me... 

    best of luck with your noise isolation.... it's one of my biggest sensitivities.