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by jseutter
1270 days ago
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I tried to use Bose QC's at home for a few years but eventually gave up. The problem with Bose is they noise cancel everything but voice, which is precisely the opposite of what I want cancelled. I like hearing footsteps, pets and all the normal noises of the house but I don't want to hear my wife gossiping on the phone about so-and-so's parents at the school and their messy divorce. Bose QC are specifically targeted at air travel where you can noise cancel the airplane noise but still talk to the stewardess or your neighbor. I found a no-name brand of noise canceling headphones off Amazon a much better solution because they had better ear pads that isolated sound while their worse noise canceling didn't give you the same "pressure" feeling that the Bose headphones give you. And they dulled the voice chatter more effectively. It seems like if voice chatter doesn't have the high frequency component it is easier for me to ignore it. I think it's also why I find it next to impossible to pay attention to someone dialed into an online meeting. Eventually circumstances allowed me to buy nicer homes with dedicated office space and I find I don't use noise canceling devices any longer. My current home is an executive-style-home-on-the-cheap and has noise isolating insulation in interior walls which really helps. What is strange is that the emotion present in the voice chatter around me is a huge factor. My son can be gaming in the office with me and talking with his friends and I have no problem with focus. If he gets frustrated or too hyped up, I have no hope of concentrating and I have to kick him out of the room. We have since worked out an agreement and he doesn't play LoL or Destiny while I am working, the two games that cause anger management issues for him. :) |
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Use both together to remove all noise, or one or the other as a high/low pass filter.