[Shop-talk] Noise cancelling headphones

[Jimmie Mayfield]

If you're willing to do earphones instead of headphones, I really like 
Etymotic earphones for noise isolation.  They're not active 
noise-canceling but since they fit in the ear canal and make a good 
seal, they block a lot of noise. I have an older pair of their HF5 model 
and they'll drop the noise from my lawn mower and woodworking planer 
down to a distant hum. I think I read they'll drop some freqs by 35dB or 
more.  I connect them to a $8 bluetooth receiver dongle and stream music 
from my smartphone.

BTW, if you find the triple-flange tips to be off-putting, you can 
replace them with dual-flange tips that don't sit as deep in the ear.  
They work almost as well.  You can also buy foam tips that expand to the 
shape of your ear canal..these work really, really well but you have to 
replace them pretty frequently.

J



On 11/13/20 08:46, eric at megageek.com wrote:
> I was looking for recommendations for a good noise canceling set of 
> headphones with a built in radio (and mp3 player is a plus)
> I prefer normal batteries instead of built in rechargeable ones. 
> Bluetooth isn't a consideration as I will most likely never use that.
>
> Here is the leader I found so far...
>
> https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200356514_200356514 
> <https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200356514_200356514>
>
>
> Does anyone have an other recommendations?  This will mostly be used 
> when cutting grass/ chainsaw / using a wood chipper etc.
>
> I do want to make sure the cushion is soft enough to seal when I am 
> wearing eye protection (or is there a better way to wear eyepro when 
> using headphones?)
>
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