Yeah, ANC quality can vary a lot and generally it’s even worse for earbuds.
I have a pair of Bose QC Ultra headphones which have amazing ANC.
A few month back there was a constuction site across the street. At one point I felt my desk vibrating, so I took of my headphones … only then did I realised they were using a jackhammer.
Similar story here, Bose QC whilst the house next door was (basically) being demolished… I just found the headphones ate batteries faster.
I sometimes find I’m just working with the headphones on and whatever I was listening to had stopped ages ago.
by blocking everyday sounds such as cars beeping, there is a possibility the brain can “forget” to filter out the noise.
Also growing up in the quiet countryside, I can say that you do not “forget” to hear sounds like cars… it’s definitely the everyday background noise that’s the problem.
Yeah, ANC quality can vary a lot and generally it’s even worse for earbuds.
I have a pair of Bose QC Ultra headphones which have amazing ANC.
A few month back there was a constuction site across the street. At one point I felt my desk vibrating, so I took of my headphones … only then did I realised they were using a jackhammer.
Similar story here, Bose QC whilst the house next door was (basically) being demolished… I just found the headphones ate batteries faster.
I sometimes find I’m just working with the headphones on and whatever I was listening to had stopped ages ago.
Also growing up in the quiet countryside, I can say that you do not “forget” to hear sounds like cars… it’s definitely the everyday background noise that’s the problem.