Noise Cancelling Headphones Connect to Your Music Player and Mobile

You can block out the world around you, yet still stay connected via your Mobile.

Skullcandy Proletariat Noise Cancelling Headphones with LINK Technology

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Hands On Review by Judie Hughes
August 28, 2006

"I should start this review with the statement that anybody who travels needs a set of noise reducing headphones. But the fact is that NR headphones shouldn't just be used when sitting on a plane next to a frustrated parent who is holding a squalling baby. NR headphones are a great way to cut out any obnoxious background noise, they can make things quiet enough that the wearer can sleep, relax, or even work more productively in the noisiest environment. When used in conjunction with a set of NR headphones, digital music players can put the listener inside their own personal music studio - with no external noises to mar the quality of the audio."

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Altered States Revisted

New York Press
ALTERED STATES REVISITED
Inside the city’s last isolation tank

By Tony Dokoupil

There are obvious virtues to sensory deprivation in a city that kills you one unwanted input at a time, while bombarding your eyes, ears and nose in every direction at once.

Once mainstream enough to spawn a major Hollywood film, and life-changing enough to turn a Village Voice reporter into a guru dedicated to “Exploring the Private Sea” of the mind, sensory deprivation tanks—aka floatation tanks, aka isolation chambers—are very nearly extinct in New York City.

Sam Zeiger’s Blue Light Floatation Co., established in 1985, has ridden the whole waxing-and-then-waning wave, and today remains the last dedicated outlet in a formerly crowded local market. Chelsea’s Blue Light offers New Yorkers a chance to exchange their beeping, blaring, scowling everyday lives for an hour of utter oblivion. All is zilch, while bobbing weightlessly in a sea of therapeutic nothingness.

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BMW Helmet with Bluetooth and Noise Cancelling

Cut down on the enviromental noise around you.

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Build your Own Noise-Cancelling Headphones

In today's hectic and noisy world, we are all searching for a little peace and quiet. Well, you might not be able to slip off to a tranquil forest for an hour or two, but you can block out background noise with the Noise-Canceling Headphones. The theory behind this project is that by picking up ambient sound with a microphone...

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Sony Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Sony has launched new noise canceling headphones called the MDR-NC11.NC11 is available in black and white color and supplied with threedifferent sizes of earpiece, noise-canceling On/Off switch and volumecontrol on the battery box.

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Creative Zen Aurvana In-Ear Headphones

Creative takes a shot at high quality noise cancelling headphones. I wonder if they'll sound as good as they look?

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$150 Altec Lansing noise-cancelling headphones for $30

PC Mag's audio expert, Mike Kobrin, rated the headphones 4 stars out of five. Go get yourself one on the cheap. Now, if they only had the wife filter.

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First Look at Bose Quiet Comfort 3

"As the third release in Bose's famous QuietComfort series of noise-canceling headphones, the QuietComfort 3 (aka QC3) offers a handful of innovations over its less expensive predecessor QuietComfort 2."

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Review: Logitech Noise Cancelling Headphones

Susi looks at the Logitech noise-cancelling headphones in the second of these headphone reviews.

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iPods and Noise Cancelling Headphones

Why hasn't any digital music player started including noise cancelling technology in the player itself?

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Panasonic Releases 'Noise Killer' SD Audio Player

A noise cancelling, low power using SD baed audio player from Panasonic. This cool little player should allow you to listen at lower volume, reducing your chance for hearing damage. Sounds great, literally.

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Shure In-ear Earphones

So you have your massive music collection - and you listen to it with your provided earphones,or you have 'invested' in bulky headphones. I got these Shure E2's last week- and have never looked back - the isolation and sound quality are superb!

You wouldn't buy a huge DVD collection to watch it on a crappy TV; why do the same to your music?

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Review: Etymotic Research ER4-P MicroPro vs. Shure E4c Earphones

Comprehensive earphone review comparing two roughly comparable high-end earphones. Comparison points include sound quality, durability, comfort, quality of sound isolation, as well as numerous other minor differences.

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Headphones are Dead

Everyone is moving to earphones and for a number of great reasons, like sound quality, portability, and noise isolation. While headphones may stick around for a bit for audiophiles and gaming, earphones, especially higher quality ones, are exploding in popularity.

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Shure's E4c earbuds are simply the best in-ear headphones ever

$300 ear buds tops in noise cancellation and big sound from small devices.

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Cryptonome's MacBook whine cancellation utility available

This utility aims to solve the whine noise many MacBook pro users are currently suffering.

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Introducing the JBuds

Introducing the JBuds: There are a few advantages to ditching the stock headphones on your portable music player (especially the stock iPod ear buds) and upgrading to a nicer set, especially when you throw in enhancements like noise cancellation and higher sound quality. Good bass response, Excellent sound quality for the price.

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Annoying noise real hum-dinger

BY JOTHAM SEDERSTROM
DAILY NEWS WRITER

Ear-itated Bay Ridge residents are struggling to name that tone - a round-the-clock humming noise they say is depriving them of sleep.

The noise - compared to the roar of an engine and the honk of a fog horn - has been blowing in from near the Bay Ridge Channel for nearly a year, but nobody has been able to pinpoint its source.

"The problem is it's constant, 24 hours a day," said Dr. Concetta Butera, a chiropractor who lives on Colonial Road. "It's messed up my life really badly."

For Butera, who has lived in her sixth-floor apartment for 18 years, the sound is more than just a nuisance. Besides spending the night at her office, she has sunk more than $2,000 into muffling the noise.

Late last year, Butera installed soundproof windows, invested in a sound machine and even hired an acoustical consultant, who failed to determine where the sound was coming from but suggested a fan outside her building.

Rita Majurinen, a music teacher who lives several blocks away on Wakeman Place, said the sound reaches her home, too.

"It's such a low tone that I can feel it in my body," said Majurinen, adding the noise has kept her awake at night.

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An Easy Way To Fix Squeaky Floors From the Top

I dislike squeaky floors, especially since I live underneath one. You can fix them from the top and through carpet.

"Floors and stairs only squeak when you're doing something sneaky, like coming back to bed after an ice cream binge at 4:00 a.m. But you don't have to get caught. Let me share my espionage tactics.

If you've got plank floors, memorize which boards squeak and step deftly over them. I use the word 'deftly' with authority, since my stairs have four squeaky steps in succession, meaning I have to haul myself over this thigh-killing span using only the feeble banister for support.

If you have carpet laid over floorboards, you can't just count planks and avoid the noisy ones. No, you need landmarks that help you pilot safely around squeaks hidden under monochromatic broadloom. I personally navigate using a cluster of cat-barf stains that looks just like Orion's Belt, as well as an explosive-looking discolouration where I once dropped a whole pot of cheese fondue."

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Even Famous People Have Problems with Noise

Scarlet Johansson and Josh Hartnett are said to have bought a $6 million loft in New York City - and to have requested extra soundproofing around their bedroom:

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Mobile Phone Users & Soundproof Booths

I love it when people answer their phones during a movie.

It's time to watch rude cell-phone users sweat

By Beverly Kelley,
July 10, 2006

"Can you hear me now?" asked Jack Berry, host of the popular "Twenty One" quiz show, as an estimated 50 million Americans watched a Columbia University English instructor morph into a pop culture phenomenon, courtesy of Geritol. No contestant had beguiled the great unwashed with more telegenic magnetism than Charles, the good-looking scion of the Van Doren family.

In December 1956, after besting Herbert Stempel, Van Doren would walk off with $129,000 in prize money, a Time magazine cover story and a regular gig on NBC's "Today" show. His 15 minutes of frame would abruptly end, however, when a disgruntled Stemple ratted him out to various investigating bodies from the New York grand jury to the U.S. House of Representatives. In TV Land, it would appear; rigged results and coached contestants came standard. Congress would subsequently make quiz show-fixing a federal crime.

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Soundproofing Your Ceiling Part II: Reduce Footfall / Impact Noise & Airborne Noise

Part II of Soundproofing your ceiling. First, some information on structure noise from the Specifications Construction Institute, Noisy Neighbors, and the Institute for Research in Construction.

1. Use Resilient Channel and MLV (Mass Loaded Vinyl). This usually requires that you have open studs. So if you already have an existing ceiling in place this may not be your best choice. More information on this type of soundproofing can be found at the following websites: SuperSoundProofing Company, and Soundproofing America.

2. 2. Your going use Sound Clips/Isolation Mounts and in most cases they will connect to flurring channels. There are several of these types of clips on the market: Aero-Support, Super Sound Clip, and Springers and Hangers. More information on this subject can be found here: SoundProofing America, and SoundClips Vs. Resilient Channels.

3. Soundproofing an existing ceiling with mass loaded vinyl. You will want to attach
flurring strips to the existing ceiling and attach the MLV to the strips as outlined here: Mass Loaded Vinyl Installation.

4. Soundproofing an existing ceiling with mass loaded vinyl backed with foam. More info on this procedure can be found here: Decoupled Mass Loaded Vinyl for walls and ceilings.

6. You can also increase the effectiveness of any above methods by replacing the sheetrock with an engineered pre-dampened sheetrock prouduct. You could either use QuietRock or Supress.

7. The most interesting and promising method of soundproofing your ceiling is using The Green Glue Company's Green Glue. This product is a viscoelastic dampening material, basically it can convert noise and vibration to heat. See my other posts about Green Glue and download the Pratt School of Engineering's paper of QuietRock vs Mass Loaded Vinyl. QuietRock also incorporates an viscoleastic dampening material. You can use Green Glue for existing or new ceilings. This method also requires less labor and is less expensive. Check out these articles Upgrade Existing Floors and Dealing with Impact Noise.

For some additional thoughts and info on Green Glue go here: Green Glue SoundProofing, , The Green Glue Revolution, and check out the Green Glue thread at AVS Forum sign-up required.



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American Micro Selling Mass Loaded Vinyl with Frieght Included

American Micro Industries, Inc. Introduces Freight Included Pricing For QUIET BARRIER™ and ECONO BARRIER™ Premium SoundProofing Mass Loaded Vinyl Barriers

Download this press release as an Adobe PDF document.

Premium Sound Blocking Vinyl by American Micro helps Reduce Noise in Residential, Commercial, Marine and Industrial Applications. Free Shipping on our QUIET BARRIER™ and ECONO BARRIER™.

Chambersburg, PA (PRWEB) August 2, 2006 -- American Micro Industries has introduced freight included pricing on their QUIET BARRIER™ and ECONO BARRIER™ family of Mass Loaded Vinyl Barrier soundproofing products. Engineered to block noise transmission in residential, commercial, marine and industrial applications; QUIET BARRIER™ and ECONO BARRIER™ products are now available in a wide variety of sizes to minimize installation time and waste.

QUIET BARRIER™ and ECONO BARRIER™ premium mass loaded vinyl barriers are cost effective solutions for reducing noise transfer through walls, ceilings and floor assemblies. The low-profile design of QUIET BARRIER™ and ECONO BARRIER™ products enable homeowners, contractors and studio designers to construct high-performance sound blocking wall and ceiling packages without consuming excessive amounts of valuable floor space. Combining A.M.I.’s QUIET BARRIER™ or ECONO BARRIER™ products with other components such as QUIET BATT™ and SOUND ISOLATION CLIP and QUIET CHANNEL™ System can provide a comprehensive sound reduction package with high STC and NRC ratings.

American Micro Industries, Inc. is a leading provider of state-of-the art acoustical materials in North America. The Company provides design, product selection and installation expertise for any acoustical application. American Micro Industries, Inc. products are available Factory-Direct or through select dealers in North America. The Company maintains an extensive inventory and offers a Quick Ship program for prompt delivery.

American Micro Industries, Inc. was founded in 1995. The Company is headquartered in Chambersburg, PA. and is veteran owned. To learn more about the A.M.I. or to find a sound solution; contact an Applications Expert Toll-Free:1-800-558.2058 or through our web-site: www.soundprooffoam.com or via e-mail.

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"The sound of silence" Musician Writes Book on Soundproofing

"Local musician writes the book on how to keep the noise in
By Patrick S. Pemberton
ppemberton@thetribunenews.com
Mark Parsons, a musician from Pismo Beach has written a do-it-yourself soundprooding guide.

For the past three decades Mark Huntley Parsons has been seeking a musical balance: On the one hand, he wants to pound on his drums. At the same time, he doesn’t want to drive everyone else crazy.

"Being a musician is a noisy hobby," he said, "and most musicians don’t live by themselves."

Through trial and error and by asking the experts, Parsons has nearly perfected the balance, becoming an expert himself on building studio-quality music rooms.

Now the freelance writer and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. trainer is sharing his tips in "Keep the Peace! The Musician’s Guide to Soundproofing" ($13, Modern Drummer), a how-to book targeted toward drummers but also applicable to other loud musicians."


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A Struggle for Friendly Skies: Noise Complaints Continue

By RITA SAVARD, Sun Staff

NASHUA -- Pilot Rob Holland zig-zags his small biplane toward the airstrip. He's hardly an amateur, but moving the craft from side to side is normal, since the type of plane he's steering doesn't allow him to see what's directly in front of him.

The roaring engine rumbles through the floor and fills the cockpit. Holland smiles. Within minutes, he catapults into the air, a patchwork of earth shrinking below. He climbs to 3,000 feet.

"They say the sky is the limit," Holland quips through his headset. "But really, it's just the beginning."

What happens next can induce a rapid heart beat, sweaty palms, rubbery legs and the need for, well, a barf bag.

Nothing is visible through the Plexiglas canopy overhead except blue sky. Peering from left to right, the earth seems to pull back like a green and brown curtain. Spins. Loops. Rolls. Hammerheads. Screaming through the sky, Holland spirals vertically toward the earth. From the ground, it might appear like the plane's about to crash. But Holland is in total control. Before you can blink, he's rearing up and flying gracefully toward the clouds."


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Sounproof Your Home Theatre

A short guide from Kinetics Noise Control touting the "Audioasis Theater Room"

"So you have installed a home theatre and feel this is IT: a dream come true. But must you wait until it turns into a nightmare for neighbours and a huge irritant to other family members? No need to reach out for the remote and lower the volume each time you actually want to raise it! But it takes careful planning to create such a special environment."






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The Sound of Silence

"Our tests revealed that viscoelastic paneling is an equal if not better solution than. mass loading to soundproofing". Dowload this MS Word Document, it is a study by Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. It looks at different construction techniques for soundproofing. It compares the use of mass to block sound to the use of viscoelastic damping material (QuietRock Panel QuietSolution). Interesting read, viscoelastic material proves to be slightly better than mass. If your interested in learning more about viscoelastic damping surf on over to to Audio Alloy. They have a great product called Green Glue. I will be using this product in the future.
Download it here Index of /Acoustics Select "The Sound of Silence" from the index.

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The Colors of Noise

You've, no doubt, heard of White Noise and, maybe, Pink noise. But do you know what they sound like? How about brown or purple noise? No?

Then it's time to learn and experiment with short descriptions, audio snippits, and software/hardware noise generators.

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Build your Own Noise-Cancelling Headphones

In today's hectic and noisy world, we are all searching for a little peace and quiet. Well, you might not be able to slip off to a tranquil forest for an hour or two, but you can block out background noise with the Noise-Canceling Headphones. The theory behind this project is that by picking up ambient sound with a microphone...

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Headphones Block Jet Noise

Affordable Creative HN 700 Noise cancelling headphones block out jet engine noise!

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Noise 1.0.1: Pink Noise

Drown out annoying roommates and co-workers today! It's the hottest sensation to sweep the nation: Pink Noise! Also known as a signal with even power distribution on a logarithmic frequency scale, pink noise masks background noise to help you concentrate. Now with source code and white noise, for those less colorful.

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Tips on Soundproofing Your Condo Ceiling Part 1 UPDATED

The first thing you want to do is talk to your neigbors, here is an excellent article on the subject Noisy Nuisances: What are Your Rights? and another Nolo Law Noise FAQ. To sum this article up talk to your neighbor, write a letter to your neighbor, ask for mediation, call the police and finally sue your neighbor. You would probably like to avoid the last two solutions. However, if you would like some information on sueing your neighbor, you can read these articles Hardwood Floors Incite Real Estate Riot, and Westcon.

I found it helpful to keep a noise diary of all the noise my neighbor made. I also bought a sound meter of eBay so I could measure the amount of noise they were making, this may be a little extreme. However, I wanted to make sure I was not being overly sensitive.

If your past the love thy neighbor stage you can try a white noise generator or sound conditioner. In my bedroom, I use an air cleaner, it makes plenty of white noise. I learned this trick while attending college, where I bought myself a big window fan and it drowned out everthing including the fire alarm (bad).

If you can, try to tackle the noise from above. Offer your neigbor to help pay for new flooring. Of course you will want to lay down some type engineered prouduct(s)to absorb impact noise and block airborne noise. You could try Impact Acoustical Floor Treatments, Ekasonic, Subfloor Plus Foam, Impact Line, Kinetics Sound Rated Floor System, QuietWood, QuietFoam , or Green Glue. The above products are part of a system, so read the fine print, other materials may need to be used to achieve good results. But before you start laying down underlayment, be sure to read this information from SoundProofing America Soundproofing Wood and Tile Floors, flooring information from Super Soundproofing and Dealing With Impact Noise. Also, do not forget high quality thick carpet padding. Stay tuned for Part II.

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How Acoustical Foam Improves Soundproofing

Goat Foam! How Acoustical Foam Improves Soundproofing from the Home Edition Blog.

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Darth Vader Sirens are a Scream!

Emergency services are adopting a new ear-piercing siren in an attempt to counter soundproofing in modern cars and souped-up car stereos. Dorset Ambulance Service says it has conducted successful trials with the "Darth Vader Death Ray", which sounds like a shrieking banshee.

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Cell Phone 'Cone of Silence'

A soundproof cylinder that hangs from the ceiling enables you to duck under and inside to make private cell calls in public places.

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SilentPCReview :: Everyting About Silent/Quiet PCs

This site provides information on quiet PC parts.

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Download MagicNoiseKiller and Silence your Macbook Pro

Run it at startup and keep your Macbook silent! This app follows a similar 'hack' to the Mirror Dashboard Widget which seemingly magically quietens the noise. Even the developer doesn't understand why the noise is there and why this makes it go away.
Download link on the bottom of article.

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Bose Quiet Comfort 3 Headphones Announced!

Prepare yourselves for another Battle Royal between the Bose Haterz and the People Who Like Bose. The QC3 Noise-Cancelling headphones are an interesting mix of Bose fidelity and excellent noise-cancelling circuitry.

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How to Build a Quiet Power Supplies

The trend in power supplies is toward higher power densities and quieter power supply fans. Here's what you need to know to help you design power supplies that meet your customer's silent needs.

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Finally some peace and quiet!

Ever doing something and your siblings tv is way too loud...quiet the noise with this little gadget.

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Fix for the MacBook Pro Whine!

This solution is based on work by forum posters on the Apple Discussion boards. The code disables the C4 power saving mode on the CPU in order to stop the whine/noise that is apparent on many MacBook Pros. This fix will likely lower your battery time, but for some this may be a small price to pay for a quiet computer.

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Scythe Quiet Drive review

Building a quiet system is becoming a priority for more and more users these days, and while passively cooling CPUs and most video cards is a simple enough task, what about silencing your hard drive? Scythe offers a solution to this problem in the form of their Quiet Drive, and today Elite Bastards take a look at this device.

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Quiet Supersonic Plane by 2013

Sad that you never got to ride on one of the Concorde's? Well, you might get your chance at still being able to go faster than sound in a few years as Lockheed Martin has been commissioned to create the QSST, or Quiet Supersonic Transport. A twelve seat private jet that will be able to break the sound barrier without breaking all the windows.

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