The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 42

pshrynk · 08-07-2008, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

well my current headphones are even more gigantic (i look just like the napster cat when i'm wearing them) but i really don't care about that (i think they give me that stylie dj look). but. 300$ for a pair of headphones ???? three HUNDRED dollars ?????? holy expensive headphones batman, those things better double as a raygun, a transponder, and some kind of matter transporter device (what's that word i'm looking for ? you know, they have them on doctor who and such).

also, are they wireless ? because if they're not wireless they're really not going to work for me. they look like they have wires, in the user photos on amazon.

If you are having SHUMs problems, then they are for you. Here in the US, they advert them in airports pictures of people talking loudly by showing them to have bullhorns instead of head. One such picture shows a doting mother with a baby with a bullhorn head. The person with the noise reduction headphones is blissfully reading her magazine right next to them.

Don't know about the wireless option.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

If you are having SHUMs problems, then they are for you. Here in the US, they advert them in airports pictures of people talking loudly by showing them to have bullhorns instead of head. One such picture shows a doting mother with a baby with a bullhorn head. The person with the noise reduction headphones is blissfully reading her magazine right next to them.

Don't know about the wireless option.

sounds like my kind of noise-reducing headphones. i will look into them (and start a new savings fund with "noise reducing headphones" written on it or possibly take out a special noise-reducing loan at the bank. actually i should make those damned SHUMS subsidize them for me, after all they're the reason i need some. they can take it out of their penny-candy / firecracker allowance).

Greg Anos · 08-07-2008, 03:16 PM

Queen Z, you might try SONY noise canceling headphones. MY over the ear ones cost $150, 5 years ago. They are not wireless, but they don't have to have a signal to cancel noise. You just get the sound of silence (pun not intended). Well, mostly silence. Nothing's perfect. (They take a AAA battery.)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 03:21 PM

does anybody have a recommendation for noise cancelling headphones that ARE wireless ? i am afraid that is really indispensable for me.

pshrynk · 08-07-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

does anybody have a recommendation for noise cancelling headphones that ARE wireless ? i am afraid that is really indispensable for me.

Get a full house home theatre system. one that the airport rings you up complaining about the noise. Turn it up to 11. Wear some Ordinance Headsets. Wireless. Drowns out the SHUMs. Makes poeple want to move to a different neighborhood.

A bit extreme, but highly effective.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Get a full house home theatre system. one that the airport rings you up complaining about the noise. Turn it up to 11. Wear some Ordinance Headsets. Wireless. Drowns out the SHUMs. Makes poeple want to move to a different neighborhood.

A bit extreme, but highly effective.

now THAT sounds like a plan. :evil grin:

Sparrow · 08-07-2008, 03:52 PM

Just don't go too beserk

.
After reading your comment in the tinnitus thread:
"sometimes at night i hear a very high-pitched tone"
- this struck a chord:

http://www.headphone.com/headroom/po...-your-hearing/
"Now, don’t fool yourself into thinking that you either have full-blown tinnitus or you don’t have it at all—you can get a slight case. For example, you might only notice your ears ringing in bed at night. Once you have a slight case of tinnitus, your ears are much more susceptible to further damage. So, if you get tinnitus, it’s important to be much more careful about exposure to loud sounds."

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Just don't go too beserk

.
After reading your comment in the tinnitus thread:
"sometimes at night i hear a very high-pitched tone"
- this struck a chord:

http://www.headphone.com/headroom/po...-your-hearing/
"Now, don’t fool yourself into thinking that you either have full-blown tinnitus or you don’t have it at all—you can get a slight case. For example, you might only notice your ears ringing in bed at night. Once you have a slight case of tinnitus, your ears are much more susceptible to further damage. So, if you get tinnitus, it’s important to be much more careful about exposure to loud sounds."

see, *that* is exactly why i don't like wearing headphones all the time (well, and they make my ears hurt after a while).

i bet you if i DO have tinnitus i got it from those damned shums (directly or indirectly).

i don't hear that high-pitched tone all the time ; just occasionally (it's a lucky thing, because it's REALLY annoying). so i don't know whether it is a case of minor tinnitis or just some kind of electrical whine that is not actually inside my head.

i still am looking for noise cancelling wireless headphones though, if anyone has a recommendation. i'll be careful not to turn them up too loud (i already am).

slayda · 08-07-2008, 04:12 PM

Something else you should be aware of concerning "noise cancellation", true noise cancellation is done only for pure sine wave noise (or combinations of pure sine wave noises), The way it does this is by generating an exact duplicate of the sine wave but 180 degrees out of phase. It works very well for things like airplane engine noise but not so well for things like normal conversation.

I actually used mine on an airplane when the engines were running to help me hear the stewardess with her safety speech (at least until she made me take them off so I would hear her). She never understood that I could understand her better with them on because the engine noise was mostly canceled.

The ones I have are the Bose noise cancellation ones for $300 (the ones just before they came out with the ones that can be fold 90 degrees for easier packing. They are completely over the ear type.

All that being said, they do help "muffle" the lunch crowd noise, and my music helps drown out most of the chatter that gets through.

Sparrow · 08-07-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i still am looking for noise cancelling wireless headphones though, if anyone has a recommendation. i'll be careful not to turn them up too loud (i already am).

Not personally, but Sennheiser RS 140 got a good review at:
http://www.headphone.com/products/he...ser-rs-140.php

"although the RS140 would not be a headphone for demanding audiophile types, it could be a good candidate for folks looking for external/ ambient noise suppression and quite acceptable wireless sound"

(I've used wired Sennheisers and liked them a lot.)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Not personally, but Sennheiser RS 140 got a good review at:
http://www.headphone.com/products/he...ser-rs-140.php

"although the RS140 would not be a headphone for demanding audiophile types, it could be a good candidate for folks looking for external/ ambient noise suppression and quite acceptable wireless sound"

(I've used wired Sennheisers and liked them a lot.)

thanks sparrow ! also a bit cheaper than the other ones. i will check them out.

Patricia · 08-07-2008, 04:25 PM

I would be tempted to make the courtyard an unpleasant place for children. Sneak out at night and paint it with that anti-burglar paint that doesn't dry. Or scatter it with broken bottles. Or get Taylor in to scare them. Perhaps he could make them do remedial lessons or something.

Taylor514ce · 08-07-2008, 04:27 PM

I'm actually quite good with children. I'd have them all playing one game (rather than a million different ones) in no time, or inventing stories, or organized sidewalk chalk painting. Though for my Queen, I'd play the pied piper and lead them all off lock-step double-time to the absolute elsewhere.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

I would be tempted to make the courtyard an unpleasant place for children. Sneak out at night and paint it with that anti-burglar paint that doesn't dry. Or scatter it with broken bottles. Or get Taylor in to scare them. Perhaps he could make them do remedial lessons or something.

hmmm... (zelda begins to fantasize about these solutions with a dreamy look on her face... must look in to that anti-burglar paint, which i have never heard of. and this could be the perfect way to dispose of empty wine bottles and jam jars. also i have been breaking a lot of glasses lately.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I'm actually quite good with children. I'd have them all playing one game (rather than a million different ones) in no time, or inventing stories, or organized sidewalk chalk painting. Though for my Queen, I'd play the pied piper and lead them all off lock-step double-time to the absolute elsewhere.

yes, well, any of those propositions are fine with me, as long as it's the last one. and in silence, please.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-07-2008, 04:35 PM

especially because as i mentioned, they are already playing only one game : the screaming game.

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08-07-2008, 03:16 PM	#618
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Queen Z, you might try SONY noise canceling headphones. MY over the ear ones cost $150, 5 years ago. They are not wireless, but they don't have to have a signal to cancel noise. You just get the sound of silence (pun not intended). Well, mostly silence. Nothing's perfect. (They take a AAA battery.)

08-07-2008, 03:21 PM	#619
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	does anybody have a recommendation for noise cancelling headphones that ARE wireless ? i am afraid that is really indispensable for me.

08-07-2008, 03:52 PM	#622
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Just don't go too beserk . After reading your comment in the tinnitus thread: "sometimes at night i hear a very high-pitched tone" - this struck a chord: http://www.headphone.com/headroom/po...-your-hearing/ "Now, don’t fool yourself into thinking that you either have full-blown tinnitus or you don’t have it at all—you can get a slight case. For example, you might only notice your ears ringing in bed at night. Once you have a slight case of tinnitus, your ears are much more susceptible to further damage. So, if you get tinnitus, it’s important to be much more careful about exposure to loud sounds."

08-07-2008, 04:12 PM	#624
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Something else you should be aware of concerning "noise cancellation", true noise cancellation is done only for pure sine wave noise (or combinations of pure sine wave noises), The way it does this is by generating an exact duplicate of the sine wave but 180 degrees out of phase. It works very well for things like airplane engine noise but not so well for things like normal conversation. I actually used mine on an airplane when the engines were running to help me hear the stewardess with her safety speech (at least until she made me take them off so I would hear her). She never understood that I could understand her better with them on because the engine noise was mostly canceled. The ones I have are the Bose noise cancellation ones for $300 (the ones just before they came out with the ones that can be fold 90 degrees for easier packing. They are completely over the ear type. All that being said, they do help "muffle" the lunch crowd noise, and my music helps drown out most of the chatter that gets through.

08-07-2008, 04:25 PM	#627
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I would be tempted to make the courtyard an unpleasant place for children. Sneak out at night and paint it with that anti-burglar paint that doesn't dry. Or scatter it with broken bottles. Or get Taylor in to scare them. Perhaps he could make them do remedial lessons or something.

08-07-2008, 04:27 PM	#628
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	I'm actually quite good with children. I'd have them all playing one game (rather than a million different ones) in no time, or inventing stories, or organized sidewalk chalk painting. Though for my Queen, I'd play the pied piper and lead them all off lock-step double-time to the absolute elsewhere.

08-07-2008, 04:35 PM	#630
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	especially because as i mentioned, they are already playing only one game : the screaming game.