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mhip
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Aug 10, 2018
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When I was shopping between the big 3 on these, the Sony's had good reviews. The poison pill though, was that say you're on a plane, and just want the ANC on without listening to music or watching a movie, to just kill outside noise so you can sleep. The Sony's would turn off after like 10 minutes by default without an audio source.
Dumb engineering decision. Don't know if it's been fixed.
I went with the Senn's. Really happy with them.
SaintKiri
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Aug 10, 2018
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mhipWell, they are headphones. Their main job is to provide your ear with music without distracting your surroundings. Sure Noice-cancelling is a good feature, especially on a headphones. But it is a feature, not the purpose of its original use. Sony could make the headphones like that but to fulfill the purpose of a headphone, it is better to be smart and turn off after not playing music.
mezastel
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Aug 13, 2018
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SaintKiriDisagree. I use my Bose headphones without music precisely to drown out noise.
mikin
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Aug 14, 2018
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mhipI love my sony headphones - and this is a major design flow. when connected to an audio cable, they don't turn off. It is an ugly workaround. However, I like the feel and noise canceling of the 900N more than the Senn or the Sony XM1000. Or the bose... Tried them all.
SaintKiri
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Aug 14, 2018
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mikinWell, let's hope Sony will see these complainant and use them to improve their next generation headphones
flyin2flyout
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Sep 29, 2018
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mhipIf you just want to block out noise, can you not just use $3 disposable ear plugs? They're way more comfortable, way more effective, infinitely more portable, don't run out of power, can stay in during take off and landing, and you can lean against a pillow.
I have the wh1000xm2's (which are great), and I much much prefer earplugs when I don't need any audio, such as when I'm sleeping.
Seriously, for blocking out sounds, try simple disposable high db earplugs instead of bulky noise cancellation headphones. I guarantee it'll win you over.
I have the wh1000xm2's (which are great), and I much much prefer earplugs when I don't need any audio, such as when I'm sleeping.
Seriously, for blocking out sounds, try simple disposable high db earplugs instead of bulky noise cancellation headphones. I guarantee it'll win you over.
flyin2flyout
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Sep 29, 2018
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mikinBut WHY would you use NC headphones just to block sounds? This is not a design flaw - I'd much prefer to have this auto-shutdown to prevent battery drainage. It seems like overkill to use NC headphones to just block noise. It's not even overkill - it's actually 'underkill' but with much greater effort, because earplugs do a much better job at far less expense and effort. I really hope the Sony designers don't listen to this 'noise' and remove auto-shutdown, because to me that would be a real design flaw.
Heck, I don't even like that white-noise 'hiss' which all NC headphones noticeably produce when not playing music.
Heck, I don't even like that white-noise 'hiss' which all NC headphones noticeably produce when not playing music.
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