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Coming in at just $60, this is a good entry level noise canceling headphone set. One thing that I do feel is appealing to people is the reasonable price point. There was simply the mute button on the left headset (only active when the noise canceling was active) and the play/pause button near the mic on the cord.
#Ib free headphones manual#
While the manual does mention volume control, the iB50’s that I tested did not have this feature. As I don’t have any other noise canceling headphones to compare against, I’m not sure if this is a common thing or not. While this rumble was not always present, it got a bit bothersome. It almost seemed like my neck muscle vibrations were somehow being picked up. This rumble, for lack of a better term, was present whether music was playing or not. I found that if I tilted my head to one side or another, the rumble disappeared. Occasionally I noticed a low-level rumble when the noise cancellation was active. I actually preferred the playback of music with the noise cancellation on as the sound of highs and lows felt more balanced. With it off, you definitely could hear more range at the lower level. With the noise cancellation active, the bass was more subdued however as compared to when the noise cancellation was off. And there was definitely plenty of bass available. In terms of playback, the results were interesting. Sound didn’t seem to bleed out either, meaning that my co-workers couldn’t hear me cranking Elvis Costello. In an office environment, some of the background conversations seemed to have the bass of the voices simply chopped out (the treble of the voices were still present but without the bass, they seemed muted). One thing to note, since these are over the ear headphones, the fact that your ears encapsulated allows for some ambient noise to be removed as well, even with the noise cancellation was not active. The iB50’s were able to also zero out the sound of a fan running in the room. It was pretty amazing how flipping the noise cancellation switch on and off affected the noise or lack thereof.
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While I know it wasn’t a true test scenario, it was close enough for a non-scientific review.
#Ib free headphones pro#
In order to simulate an airplane to test out the noise cancellation, I used a “sound machine” app on my iPhone and chose the “airplane” sound and plugged the iB50’s into my MacBook Pro to listen to music on iTunes. There is a red light that shows when the noise cancellation is active or not. There is also a switch that turns the noise canceling on and off. And the left headphone has a mute button which is only active when the noise cancellation is on. As mentioned, the right headphone houses the batteries. The headphones themselves are padded and easily adjustable to fit most heads. Also included is an airplane plug adapter and a travel pouch. They weigh in at just 15 ounces and include a 3.5 mm headset plug which is compatible with most phones and computers. The iB50 Noise Canceling Headphones are quit comfortable to wear. Then simply attach the detachable cord to the left headphone, making sure that the mic/pause controller is close to the headset. You must have power (e.g., via the batteries) in order to enable the noise cancellation feature.
#Ib free headphones install#
First you need to install the two included AAA batteries into the right headphone. Out of the box, the iB50 Noise Canceling Headphones are literally a snap to put together. Then, within its circuitry, the inverse of the noise is generated and pumped through the headphones, effectively canceling out that noise. Using a built-in microphone, the headphones “listen” for low-level noise to capture a sound wave of that noise. The premise behind headphones that cancel out ambient noise is pretty straight forward. I don’t travel much, so I wasn’t able to test this out on a plane, but I do sit in an open office environment where there is lots of noise, so when I got a pair of iHome iB50 Noise Canceling Headphones, I was pretty excited to test them out.
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Until then, we will have to survive with noise canceling headphone that simply remove droning background noise that happen in airplanes or on trains. Someday, some creative inventor will design some noise canceling headphones that removes office conversations or screaming kids completely.