Noise Cancelling Earbuds
Posted in Top Rated on Mar 11th, 2010 | 0 comments
A good pair of noise cancelling earbuds is important for anyone who wants to enjoy the music from their portable device without interference from the external environment. These earbuds can deliver crystal clear music to your ears simply by tapping on the Active Noise Control technology. This technology is highly effective for certain set of frequencies and would cancel out around 70% of our ambient noise under common surroundings.
People who needs noise cancelling earbuds are those who on the move very frequently going from places to places. Normal earphones or earbuds cannot effectively block out unwanted signals and surrounding noise and hence, most of the time, we have to increase the volume from our device. By doing this, we are actually damaging our ear drums unknowingly. With this reason, using noise cancelling earbuds is one of the better solutions.
Popular brands for noise canceling earbuds are top companies like Sennheiser, JBuds, Shure. Many professionals use Sennheiser series of noise cancellation ear set for optimal enjoyment. I personally find that Jbuds and Shure both deliver high quality with reasonable pricing. Shure has a few design that suits our ear very comfortably.
There are three things you should look out for whenever you are buying noise cancelling earbuds from the market. There are Comfortability, Sound Quality and Design. (assuming budget is not an issue). I will discuss them separately below:
To me, comfortability is the most important criteria when comes to selecting a pair of earbuds (be it noise cancellation or not). If you also listen to music for jogging then you must really consider this before you buy any earbuds. A good pair of earbud should fit nicely into your ears shape and comes in various fittings for you to try. If you have to keep adjusting your earbuds for more than 10 seconds after they are put on, then most probably, that pair is not for you.
Next, sound quality should be great. I would not sacrifice anything for sound quality as this is what we are mainly buying for. Some noise cancelling earbuds deliver a lower volume of sound overall due to their make but most earbuds should be able to come close in terms of volume. You do not need to adjust the volume too high in order for it to work. Top brands like Sennheiser and JBuds did a good job in their noise cancellation products.
The third criteria is the design. I know of some friends who treat design more important than the actual sound quality delivered. This is the reason why more companies are coming out with new designs to capture the high expectation market. Do keep in mind that the design can be deceiving, especially when you only sees it outside the packaging. If possible, lookout for people or real models that are wearing these earbuds for better visuals expectation.
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