So I like to protect my hearing as much as i can. I have a cross continental plane ride to Japan coming up and i usually put ear plugs in so that i don’t lose any more of hearing.
I was wondering if there was any earbuds that have the same level of noise cancelling as an ear plug would.
I know that most “noise cancelling” is all bullshit in terms of actually protecting your ears, i was wondering if there was any noise cancelling earbuds that worked on the same level as ear plugs (preferably ones that are cheapest, thanks!)
Noise cancelling isn’t really bullshit, though? It lowers ambient noise so that you don’t need to turn your music up to drown it out.
There are two kinds of noise cancelling, active and passive.
Active uses built in processing and microphones to analyze the noise around you and then drown it out. (Think Apple Airpods Pros, or Samsung Galaxy Buds)
Passive noise cancelling, which is exactly what earplugs are. They plug your ears and then don’t let outside sound in.
In my experience, I have yet to have any IEM that passively cancels more noise than any active IEM, but my experience is limited. Personally, I’d recommend something like the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 or Pro