I know they have PC headsets that come w/ noise cancelling mics. I want that too. However, I don’t want it unless it comes w/ a noise cancelling set of headphones.

There are head phones (headsets) with outside noise cancelling ability, I think their made by Sony, You can buy them at Radio Shack,, there are no mics with outside noise cancelation, ,that is done with a graphics equalizer "( inline) mono". from your mic to your PC. ( mic input ) ( mono.)

Noise-isolating headphones simply passively block outside noises from reaching your ears by their mechanical construction. Sticking your fingers in your ears is a noise-isolating technique. Ear buds with a nice tight fit work similarly.
In contrast, noise-cancelling headphones use active electronics to "listen" to the noise around you and play and inverted signal through the headphones to cancel out the unwanted noise.
Most commercial "noise cancelling" headphones use a combination of both isolating and cancelling techniques. It turns out that noise cancellation works better at low frequencies and noise isolation works better at high frequencies. Using both together gives you good isolation across the whole frequency range.

Now I want this for Christmas, but my parents only want to pay $100 for it, and my grandma would pay another $100 for it…is it worth it for me to spend $100 from my pocket to get it? I would use it to listen to music on my ipod and stuff, but is it worth it?

There is no way I would pay $300 for headphones regardless how nice they sound.

I am currently taking a class where a lot of work is done online listening to audio lectures though headphones while other people are talking or making noise around me. I am looking for a good, cheap pair of Noise cancelling headphones under $100. Does anyone have a good recommendation?
Im looking for specific brands and styles

ebay has a lot of them

Would they be able to block out someone snoring?

It depends what kind of noise cancelling headphones you get. If you get the passive ones, they won’t help you at all. You have to get active Noise cancelling headphones to block low frequency noises. The more expensive they are the better they work usually. Bose are the best but they are very expensive.

Always talking on a cell phone can increase the chance of having brain cancer. A noise cancelling headphone uses a battery to operate. It emits frequency to interfere the noise in the background and it is 85% noise cancellation. I am wondering whether it will have the same effect as a cell phone which can increase the chance of having brain cancer if we talk on it too often. I have ear pain and that’s why I don’t want to use ear plugs.

No.

Active noise cancellation headphones emit in the audio range (and phase inverted version of the surrounding noise). Telephones emits in the hundreds of millions of hertz (cycles/sec) range. Which heats up and vibrates your braincells possibly eventually leading to their mutation and a tumor in some people.

Basic rule of thumb, if its a natural range, natural food, or a naturally occuring chemical it probably won’t give you cancer.

If its man-made, a frankenfood, or is made by a guy in a lab coat it may give you cancer.

If you get ear pain it could be a result of the pressure from the firm fit of the ear plug or the volume. Use it at a reasonable volume (snug headphones can cause headphone cause they direct sound pressure right onto the drum with no ventilation of pressure). Rest your ears. Keep them dry. Don’t use cotton wool buds (Q-tips) inside your ear. Clean them with a MILD 3% hydrogen peroxide solution if they get waxy using an eyedropper) MAKE SURE ITS A DILUTE 3% NO STRONGER.

To wear on the train, I don’t need the $300 Bose ones, just one that will reduce the noise enough to listen to an audiobook. Im thinking under $50. Again dont need the fancy ones, I may fall asleep and miss my stop.

bose buddy. helloooooo. get with the prog

If it matters I am looking at the Sennheiser PXC 350, Bose QC2 and Audio Technica ATH-ANC7.

If they are ACTIVE, they should not.

Which do you prefer, the sony mdr nc7 or the mdr nc6 Noise cancelling headphones. just need good sound with decent noise cancelling (70% at least). not planning to spend the money on expensive ones like bose. im buying these with pocket money!! Thanks for your help.

man I can not even efford noise cancelling head phones

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