How is the sound rejection and noise cancellation? Is there active noise cancellation of these or are they just relying on the fact that it's a closed foam headphone?
ASKED BY · Rian Smith · TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO · 23 SEP 2026 · ▶ 00:41:06
No active noise cancellation; isolation relies on the closed-back design to block outside sound without electronic cancellation.
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40:59Here we have Rion Smith in Trinidad and Tobago asking, how is the sound rejection and noise cancellation? Is there active noise cancellation of these, or are they just relying on the fact that it's a closed headphone? There's no active noise cancellation, no. Good. They're isolated in the sense that you have the isolation of a closed back design that doesn't let sound leak out or helps kind of block out outside sound.
41:29But yeah, there's no active cancellation happening. I always find that to be a good thing. It always drives me crazy if I can't hear kind of, yeah. Anyway, active noise cancellation I've found to be as many problems as it is pluses. It's one thing when you're listening to music and you want to keep the sounds of the traffic out. It's another thing when you're tracking something and you have to hear every single thing there
41:51and you don't want a cancellation happening at the same time. Next question. This question is from me, Cindy Drozda in Erie, Colorado. Are these headphones comfortable to wear with glasses? I've had problems in the past with headphones. Ooh, is there a discussion there of headphones and eyewear? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, for me too, it's a big thing to be able to wear headphones
42:15for a long period of time without it really bothering me with glasses on. And these are super comfortable. They have kind of a memory foam ear cup that, you know, seals really well and you can wear for a long period of time. And just the ear cup shape works really well for me. So in my experience, yes, it's very comfortable with glasses.