| Noise canceling headsets are not the same as ANR | | | | environments as they will target the user's voice and |
| headsets. Noise-canceling headphones reduce | | | | dampen the background noise picked up by the |
| unwanted ambient sounds making it possible for you to | | | | microphone. You will save time in not repeating |
| enjoy music without raising the volume excessively. | | | | information and the accuracy will be higher with the |
| They afford the user an opportunity to lower their | | | | use of these headsets. At noise levels of 115dBA SPL, |
| exposure to loud sounds while listening to music, but | | | | Bose noise canceling headsets improves speech |
| only if the operator is choosing to lower the level of | | | | intelligibility scores to 95%, compared to 80% for |
| music that these headsets afford. Everyone | | | | conventional headsets. |
| considering noise canceling headsets should be aware | | | | Noise-canceling headphones have several limitations |
| that none of the models using active noise canceling | | | | (that vary from vendor to vendor). They consume |
| do much to eliminate noise in the higher frequencies. | | | | power, usually supplied by a battery that must |
| Noise-canceling headphones employ a technology | | | | occasionally be replaced or recharged. Some types of |
| referred to as active noise control, which essentially | | | | headsets give off a buzzing sound but you will find |
| erases or destroys unwanted sounds before they can | | | | that with the Senneheiser PXC 250 this is not a |
| reach your ear. These types of headsets contain a | | | | problem as they are among the best headsets of this |
| microphone that is placed near the ear which makes | | | | kind that you will find. |
| them beneficial in call centres or noisy office | | | | |