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Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Got myself a pair of these and trying them out for the first time (just in my flat). No noise from the outside world, no rattling of radiators or boilers ticking over. Have a strangely calm sensation in my head which is hard to describe. 


Only uncovered what I strongly believe to be autism just over a week ago with my therapist, but I’m collecting more and more data every day that supports the discovery. Completely blindsided me if I’m honest but my response has been mostly positive so far.

There is definitely a little bit of grief behind it, but for the first time in my life the noise in my head and the tension in my body has been turned right down. I said to my therapist yesterday it’s like someone has handed me the instruction manual to my brain. Still lots of stuff to figure out but it’s a huge relief to finally have some answers after all these years.

Anyway, excuse my little tangent. The noise cancelling headphones are a good purchase it seems!

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  • I've been looking at getting a pair of the Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW Hybrid Noise-Cancelling earbuds (you can find them here: https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/headphones/type/noise-cancelling/ath-cks50tw2). 

    Does anyone have any experience of them?

    My favourite non-NC headphones are my Audio-Technica ones which I use in my home studio, so I thought it might make sense to try them. I'm trying not to buy US goods at the moment, mainly because I don't like what Trump is doing to the country and Audio-Technica are under a Japanese parent company.

  • in reply to Andy Neniu

    No experience of the audio technica but what I can say, after going down a bit of a hyperfocus rabbit-hole is that there are some truly stunning iem's coming out of China these days (chi-fi is a thing!) - well worth doing a bit of reading as iem's, whether active noise cancelling or not, with the right tips reduce background noise massively.  

    I'm a wired kind of guy when it comes to iems/headphones, so other than to say they make Bluetooth receivers that fit any iem these days, I cant really recommend any Bluetooth built in devices. 

    But yeah, getting a decent pair of iems doesn't need to cost 150 dollars these days (you can get _incredible_ sounding ones at that price), and really getting the right tips to provide a good inner ear seal is going to give you a solid level of passive noise cancelling. 

    If you want wired recommends let me know your budget - home studio here too btw; I wouldn't class myself as an audiophile but I appreciate good sound. 

  • in reply to Acquiesce

    Thanks for the reply! I'm usually a wired headphones type as well. I had thought about IEMs (that's In Ear Monitors for anyone else reading who's not familiar with sound engineering!), but I specifically want something with active noise cancellation. I can always put headphones on and listen to music to cover up unwanted sounds but sometimes I just want things to be quieter. If I'm in that sort of mood I probably wouldn't even bother bluetooth pairing them with anything, just let them work their magic. I'm not a great fan of bluetooth as a rule, I find the signal drop-outs distracting.

  • in reply to Acquiesce

    Oh, and last one - if you do go the iem route there are companies out there that make tips custom moulded to your ears which will block out even more and quite likely be more comfortable.  

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