Tardisk
New Head-Fier
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I have several pairs of more than decent over ear headphones, along with an ATH-M30 and an HFI-580. I love my 580s, and I am always very satisfied with the amount of noise they block out and their very balanced natural sound quality (More than my other headphones, anyway.) Recently, I took my 580s on my flight to Paris, expecting the same isolation that I get in everyday situations. Unfortunately, cans are terrible at blocking out the extremely loud and low frequencies generated by a plane's reactors. In fact, while wearing them, the sound of those two huge reactors becomes almost unbearable, so much so that I preferred not listening to anything. Those darned low frequencies completely ruined my listening experience, drowning out most anything I played. To counteract this, I had to turn up the volume, which made my ears hurt after about 15 minutes.
Anyway, I figured noise canceling headphones might be the way to go. My question is: can noise canceling headphones generate low enough frequencies to counteract the sound of an airplanes jets? If so, which ones? I doubt that there are any normal cans that can block out that much sound, but if so, feel free to mention them. Cans would be preferable, but if there is no other way, in ears would be acceptable. What are some recommendations? I'm looking for something around $100, but I could probably spend more if need be.
Thanks!
Anyway, I figured noise canceling headphones might be the way to go. My question is: can noise canceling headphones generate low enough frequencies to counteract the sound of an airplanes jets? If so, which ones? I doubt that there are any normal cans that can block out that much sound, but if so, feel free to mention them. Cans would be preferable, but if there is no other way, in ears would be acceptable. What are some recommendations? I'm looking for something around $100, but I could probably spend more if need be.
Thanks!