Dan Waters
dwaters at usinternet.com
Fri Dec 18 11:38:31 CST 2009
Those are definitely more expensive. They have the ability to detect what the outside sound is, and play the opposite sound, thus making things actually quiet. I think these are less than they used to be, but still a little costly. I do use Amazon comments extensively to learn about products and to gauge how good a particular one is. Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:03 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Noise canceling headphones Thanks. I'll check them out. But they're for Max who needs to study in the frat house where he's living and it's noisy. So over the ear might be better. He really needs quiet versus music and he mentioned noise cancelers. R -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:43 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Noise canceling headphones Hi Rocky, I bought a pair of JBuds J2 Premium Noise Isolating earplugs. Notice 'noise isolating' instead of 'noise cancelling'. They don't actively cancel any noise, but the soft insert does a good job of quieting the outside noise. The sound quality on these is really impressive. The ear plug is about 1/2" long, which provides room for a sound 'chamber', which produces really good bass for such a small device. These are the best ear plugs I've ever listened to! They cost about $14 on Amazon, and come in a variety of colors. Good Luck! Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:40 AM To: 'Off Topic'; List Subject: [dba-Tech] Noise canceling headphones Anybody have experience with noise canceling headphones and can tell me what's a good product? The Bose brand is like 2-3x the cost of anything else. Could they really be that much better? TIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com