Noise cancelling earphones

[sAsLEX]

Do these work on wives or is that a noise that can never be muffled?

Motorcycling and in particular wind noise kills your ability to hear higher registers ........ so long as your wife is not a tenor or a baritone just stop wearing ear plugs all together....

[Pussy]

I meant to refer to the Skullcandy models.

I see! It would work in a m/c helmet if there was enough room for the cups... and a 9v power supply.
A large percentage of the noise in a Fletcher cockpit is wind noise... same as an m/c

[mossy1200]

Mine effectively drowned out the noise of a large family of Tongans that were in the curtained cubicle next to mine when I was in hosital, so a wife will be easy.

One .My wife is easy and often so thats an existing problem unrelated.
Two .Im going for muffled as I still need to hear her coming or I run in to problems with issue one.I can outrun her but im stuffed if she can sneak up on me.
I just want a whine volume adjustment.

[Trudes]

One .My wife is easy and often so thats an existing problem unrelated.
Two .Im going for muffled as I still need to hear her coming or I run in to problems with issue one.I can outrun her but im stuffed if she can sneak up on me.
I just want a whine volume adjustment.

I can't bling you, but that's so funny, whine volume, you should hope she doesn't read that!!!

[mossy1200]

I can't bling you, but that's so funny, whine volume, you should hope she doesn't read that!!!

I used to get spanked when I was naughty and it took her 7years to work out thats why I was so naughty.Im safe as long as Skippy doesnt tell her.

[Gizzit]

SO ....... That's a NO then .... ?????? Nobody has got experience with these Skull Candy plugs ... ????!!!!

Point taken about FMJ sticking out a bit far though. I thought they might too, just looking at pictures of them .... Cheers.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Try Sennheiser ear plugs. Pretty expensive (but the skullcandy ones aren't cheap either).
I got the CX300-II silver precision ones for $88 from JB HI-FI. The also do a gold and bronze standard. Mine came with three types of rubber ear canal sleeves - to suit all ear types.

The sennheiser ones fit fully into your ear. Pretty much act as earplugs but have a tiny speaker within the rubber sleeve (which goes into your ear canal). Best set I have found yet and definately block a lot of exterior noise.

The point someone made about sore ears is very true. With my old phillips ones they used to dig into my ears when removing or putting on my helmet which hurt like a b1tch sometimes. The seinhauser ones are very flat to your ear as the speaker is in the rubber ear canal sleeve so this is not a problem.

[Hiflyer]

I use a pair of smokin buds, the rubber sleves that plug your ear take out quite a bit of noise, maybe 80-90% for me, can still hear my engine and its not too loud, it can be a bit uncumfy and a wee bit difficult to get on with the helmet (Maybe 2 or 3 times to get it right at the MOST) but that's all, I find them excellent.

[Gizzit]

Try Sennheiser ear plugs. Pretty expensive (but the skullcandy ones aren't cheap either).
I got the CX300-II silver precision ones for $88 from JB HI-FI. The also do a gold and bronze standard. Mine came with three types of rubber ear canal sleeves - to suit all ear types.

The sennheiser ones fit fully into your ear. Pretty much act as earplugs but have a tiny speaker within the rubber sleeve (which goes into your ear canal). Best set I have found yet and definately block a lot of exterior noise.

The point someone made about sore ears is very true. With my old phillips ones they used to dig into my ears when removing or putting on my helmet which hurt like a b1tch sometimes. The seinhauser ones are very flat to your ear as the speaker is in the rubber ear canal sleeve so this is not a problem.

Thanks for that. I'll keep an eye out for them. Not too sure who has Sennheiser here in Whangarei, but am sure someone will. Cheers

[Gizzit]

I use a pair of smokin buds, the rubber sleves that plug your ear take out quite a bit of noise, maybe 80-90% for me, can still hear my engine and its not too loud, it can be a bit uncumfy and a wee bit difficult to get on with the helmet (Maybe 2 or 3 times to get it right at the MOST) but that's all, I find them excellent.

Thanks for that. Probably most of the stereo in-ear buds will cause a bit of discomfort with getting a helmet on and off, and will be pretty tricky to manage. But I guess it's how they feel during a ride, and if they are uncomfortable then. That would put me off using any of them.
Thanks for your comments.

[ZephyrMark2]

Thanks for that. Probably most of the stereo in-ear buds will cause a bit of discomfort with getting a helmet on and off, and will be pretty tricky to manage. But I guess it's how they feel during a ride, and if they are uncomfortable then. That would put me off using any of them.
Thanks for your comments.

Hi there..

thought I'd jump in. The difference between the earphones is noise cancelling has the high frequency sound part that someone mentioned, 'noise isolating' earphones are like the smoking bud design.

I currently use sony noise isolating earphones and agree with the getting them just right in the helmet part, but once they're in, they're fantastic. You can lower the volume of your sounds, and you don't have to worry about the high pitch wind noise.

Definately recommend a pair!

Mark

[325rocket]

Someone has mentioned Skull Candy "Smokin Buds" as being good.

they work pretty good but are bloody hard to get on under a helmet du to the shape.

[Dcati]

I have a pair of Shure plugs and they are the ultimate in terms of sound quality and they do a great job of cutting out noise due to the excellent in ear fit.

Got mine on Trade Me and saved a bit off the retail price. If you can afford them, they are great and totally transform an Ipod.

[Gizzit]

Hi there..

thought I'd jump in. The difference between the earphones is noise cancelling has the high frequency sound part that someone mentioned, 'noise isolating' earphones are like the smoking bud design.

I currently use sony noise isolating earphones and agree with the getting them just right in the helmet part, but once they're in, they're fantastic. You can lower the volume of your sounds, and you don't have to worry about the high pitch wind noise.

Definately recommend a pair!

Mark

Yeah ..... I meant noise isolating/reducing .... rather than any kind of active cancelling. Just the type that seal in the ear canal, to act like ear plugs, but as you said .... you can listen to your music ... or whatever
Sony are good quality too. Cheers Mark

[Gizzit]

I have a pair of Shure plugs and they are the ultimate in terms of sound quality and they do a great job of cutting out noise due to the excellent in ear fit.

Got mine on Trade Me and saved a bit off the retail price. If you can afford them, they are great and totally transform an Ipod.

Thanks. I'll check them out. Others have mentioned Shure, and I know they make good quality sound gear. Cheers.