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Noise cancelling headphones

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  • 30-05-2017 8:39pm
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    bergipau
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    Hi
    Can you recommend a good set of anc headphones. I tried the Bose qc35, the nc was good but I found the sound lacking any punch. I was also thinking of the mdr 1000x but i haven't been able to try them anywhere. 
    I like good bass when listening to music, that's where I found the Bose weak. 
    Do you have any other recommendations?

    Cheers


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    bergipau wrote: »
    Hi
    Can you recommend a good set of anc headphones. I tried the Bose qc35, the nc was good but I found the sound lacking any punch. I was also thinking of the mdr 1000x but i haven't been able to try them anywhere. 
    I like good bass when listening to music, that's where I found the Bose weak. 
    Do you have any other recommendations?

    Cheers
    Hi bergipau,

    As we don't stock the Bose headphones unfortunately it's not a range I've listened to. The two I would recommend would be the AKG N60 and the Sony MDR1000X. Between the two though the Sonys are much better with a frequency range rated at 4-40k Hz. This would give you deeper bass and better treble as well. They do sound fantastic.

    Kind regards

    David


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    bergipau
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    Thanks
    How much are you selling the ALG and Sony headphones for at the moment?


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    bergipau wrote: »
    Thanks
    How much are you selling the ALG and Sony headphones for at the moment?
    The AKGs are £199 and the Sonys are £324.99.

    Let me know what you think.

    Kind regards

    David


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    bergipau
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    Order placed for the sony's. Let's hope they live up to the hype!!!


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    Richersounds.ie: John
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    bergipau wrote: »
    Order placed for the sony's. Let's hope they live up to the hype!!!
    You will enjoy them!

    (..and a cracking price...)

    Keep us posted,

    ATVB,

    John Mc & Crew

    John McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie



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    bergipau
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    I'm very impressed.
    Thanks for the advice and great price.


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    bergipau wrote: »
    I'm very impressed.
    Thanks for the advice and great price.
    Hi Bergipau.

    Excellent that you are Happy with your new Headphones :D

    Should we be able to help in anyway in future please drop us a post.


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    bergipau
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭bergipau


    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    bergipau wrote: »
    I'm very impressed.
    Thanks for the advice and great price.
    Hi Bergipau.

    Excellent that you are Happy with your new Headphones :D

    Should we be able to help in anyway in future please drop us a post.

    Hi
    I just put on my headphones this morning and suddenly heard 'crack'. It looks like I have the dreaded headband fracture.
    The headphones are 12 months 2 weeks old, can someone in richersounds pm me please to see what my options are.

    Thanks in advance
    P


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    Richersounds.ie: DavidS
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    bergipau wrote: »
    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    bergipau wrote: »
    I'm very impressed.
    Thanks for the advice and great price.
    Hi Bergipau.

    Excellent that you are Happy with your new Headphones :D

    Should we be able to help in anyway in future please drop us a post.

    Hi
    I just put on my headphones this morning and suddenly heard 'crack'. It looks like I have the dreaded headband fracture.
    The headphones are 12 months 2 weeks old, can someone in richersounds pm me please to see what my options are.

    Thanks in advance
    P
    Hi P,

    Sorry to hear you're having issues with your headphones. In the first instance we would need to have these looked at by AKG. If it is a common issue they may be able to repair but we would need to get them to them to have a look. The warranty on AKG headphones is 2 years.

    If you can package them up and post them to our store at:

    Richer Sounds
    7 Smithfield Square North
    Belfast
    BT1 1FN

    we'll get them sent off.

    Kind regards

    David


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    bergipau
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭bergipau


    Hi David
    I have the Sony made 1000x headphones.
    Do you have a phone number I can call you on?

    Regards
    Paul


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    bergipau wrote: »
    Hi David
    I have the Sony made 1000x headphones.
    Do you have a phone number I can call you on?

    Regards
    Paul
    Hey Bergipau.

    You can get us on 0044 333 900 0070


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    bergipau
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭bergipau


    Thanks for your help.
    Got my headphones back from Sony today. Fixed and returned very quickly, all under warranty.
    Glad to see they improved the headband design. Hopefully that problem is permanently fixed now.


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    bergipau wrote: »
    Thanks for your help.
    Got my headphones back from Sony today. Fixed and returned very quickly, all under warranty.
    Glad to see they improved the headband design. Hopefully that problem is permanently fixed now.
    Excellent news Bergipau.

    Fingers crossed no more issues with them :)


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    kevin12
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    Hello,
    Do noise cancelling headphones work. I don't want to listen to music etc, just to block out noises like other peoples music, snoring, crying children and the likes. Anything I see advertised seems to be aimed at the user listening to music, I just want peace and quiet.
    Any suggestions.


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    kevin12 wrote: »
    Hello,
    Do noise cancelling headphones work. I don't want to listen to music etc, just to block out noises like other peoples music, snoring, crying children and the likes. Anything I see advertised seems to be aimed at the user listening to music, I just want peace and quiet.
    Any suggestions.
    Hi Kevin12.

    Unfortunately any of the noise cancelling products are headphone for listening to music.
    The noise cancelling on them does work but it allows you to hear your music more clearly without listening to low level sounds around you.

    I would worry that with no music playing you are still going to hear a degree of noise.

    This might be something I need to look into and test with a few pairs as I have never been asked this question before.

    Perhaps something like ear defenders might be an option like the ones people would wear when going to concerts or festival were the music is loud.


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    kevin12
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭kevin12


    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    kevin12 wrote: »
    Hello,
    Do noise cancelling headphones work. I don't want to listen to music etc, just to block out noises like other peoples music, snoring, crying children and the likes. Anything I see advertised seems to be aimed at the user listening to music, I just want peace and quiet.
    Any suggestions.
    Hi Kevin12.

    Unfortunately any of the noise cancelling products are headphone for listening to music.
    The noise cancelling on them does work but it allows you to hear your music more clearly without listening to low level sounds around you.

    I would worry that with no music playing you are still going to hear a degree of noise.

    This might be something I need to look into and test with a few pairs as I have never been asked this question before.

    Perhaps something like ear defenders might be an option like the ones people would wear when going to concerts or festival were the music is loud.
    Thanks for your reply. unfortunately ear defenders don't work, I've tried them in the past. I was hoping that technology had come up with an answer by generating a frequency that cancels out the offending one. Lets know if you come up with something.


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
    Company Representative Posts: 17,278 ✭✭✭✭Richersounds.ie: Kenny


    kevin12 wrote: »
    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    kevin12 wrote: »
    Hello,
    Do noise cancelling headphones work. I don't want to listen to music etc, just to block out noises like other peoples music, snoring, crying children and the likes. Anything I see advertised seems to be aimed at the user listening to music, I just want peace and quiet.
    Any suggestions.
    Hi Kevin12.

    Unfortunately any of the noise cancelling products are headphone for listening to music.
    The noise cancelling on them does work but it allows you to hear your music more clearly without listening to low level sounds around you.

    I would worry that with no music playing you are still going to hear a degree of noise.

    This might be something I need to look into and test with a few pairs as I have never been asked this question before.

    Perhaps something like ear defenders might be an option like the ones people would wear when going to concerts or festival were the music is loud.
    Thanks for your reply. unfortunately ear defenders don't work, I've tried them in the past. I was hoping that technology had come up with an answer by generating a frequency that cancels out the offending one. Lets know if you come up with something.
    Hi Kevin12.

    Had a quick test at a few pairs here at the store and while without music they do still block out some noise, you can still hear louder noises like cars going by etc.

    Anything we would sell would be designed for listening to music.

    You could perhaps get in touch with some of the companies that produce the ear defenders and see if they might have something that might suit. Perhaps something that would be designed for musicians.


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    #19
    kevin12
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭kevin12


    OK, Thanks


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    kevin12 wrote: »
    OK, Thanks
    No problem Kevin12.

    If I ever come across something I think might be of interest to you I will drop you a PM or a post.


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