Need advice on purchasing noise cancelling headphones. We have a lot of building noise with pneumatic drills and chopping up of tiles making a horrendous noise around us. Am contemplating purchasing headphones to listen to DVDs or TV whilst this din is going on. Don't wish to spend more than R1,000. Recommendations please.
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SauRoNZA
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You aren't going to get anything even remotely worth the effort for R1000.
But for R1,000 more these are on special and pretty good.
https://www.takealot.com/sennheiser...wsletter_general_08072019&utm_content=7845928
But for R1,000 more these are on special and pretty good.
https://www.takealot.com/sennheiser...wsletter_general_08072019&utm_content=7845928
WAslayer
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They connect via Bluetooth or via the audio jack 3.5mm which you can use to connect to your TV, provided that your TV has a 3.5mm audio jack output or audio output via RCA, where you can use a RCA to 3.5mm jack cable..
WAslayer
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I recently purchased the big brother of the bt 4.50, the pxc 550, to replace my older wired Sennheisers, which I bought to replace my even older wired Sennheisers..
Not a single pair of them has ever let me down and they are all still working perfectly.. even look good..
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Check this out:
https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/SHE5205BK_00/headphones-with-mic
(I even wrote a review on that page)
It is no noise cancellation earphone, but because of its well designed earpiece it does a pretty good job at isolating noises from outside. It set me back roughly R350 at Musica. I'm sure they don't stock it anymore, but there should be something similar or better by now.
https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/SHE5205BK_00/headphones-with-mic
(I even wrote a review on that page)
It is no noise cancellation earphone, but because of its well designed earpiece it does a pretty good job at isolating noises from outside. It set me back roughly R350 at Musica. I'm sure they don't stock it anymore, but there should be something similar or better by now.
RedViking
Nord of the South
Your best bet is in ears with ear muffs.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
You can hook them up with a 3.5mm jack and cable.
Solitude
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I agree. I bought some about a month ago and they work wonders.
Solitude
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I bought these ear muffs:
https://za.rs-online.com/web/p/ear-defenders/7785234/
It's probably overkill but I live in a complex and sometimes I just need quiet. If you then want to use earphones underneath them then you can use any really.
RedViking
Nord of the South
For a R1000 ? On what planet do you live?
DrJohnZoidberg
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Was about to suggest the same, how well do those work btw?
RedViking
Nord of the South
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Solitude
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They work very well. I got these specifically to block out bass (stupid neighbours) and since I got them the neighbours have been behaving themselves. So I don't know how well they work when the music is really pumping but for the general complex noise they work really well.
I bought mine, second hand, for roughly that price. Still better second hand than anything else I could get at that price new
Many thanks for suggesting ear defenders which should work fine for blocking out excessive noise during the day.