How well does this do with removing/blocking background noise and wind? Anyone able to compare this to the Plantronics Discovery 975 or Jawbone Era?
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BlueAnt kills Plantronics for me. Honestly the best BT I've owned. Even went through a washer/dryer cycle and still works great~
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I bought this for my son because he believes this is the best brand out that does a fantastic job of removing/blocking background noise. I can't tell you about the other two since I haven't used them and neither has he.
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I work for ups so I hear back ground noise day in day out especially when I'm in the truck riding with both doors open and I have absolutely no problems what so ever.
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It does well. I have a Plantronics Voyager Pro which is also a good Bluetooth device. The Q3 does much better at noise cancelling. The Q3 did not work well initially with my IPhone 5. I had to download a live ware update once I did that it worked quite well.
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I work in NYC and have to talk over the traffic and sirens. I have used an older jawbone that isn't great; I've also used the plantronics 875 which was good - the sliver wasn't bad but I now use the Bose which is a bit more money but very good.
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Well max volume on the iphone barely leaks. And more than 2feet away you cant hear it. The isolation imo is satisfactory, with nothing playing, you can still hear your environment, but it's still quite muffled. With sound on forget location awareness the music takes over :)
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Voice recognition with the Jabra is great. I haven't received any complaints while using it. Everyone hears me just fine. And it has a wind reduction feature if used outdoors. I love mine. I highly recommend it.
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Hi Memymine, this headset has a noise canceling microphone to help reduce background noise. Also there is an easy mute button on the earpiece
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I would say so. My husband is the user but he loves it and says it is very clear and easy to hear - and I love it on the "listening" end when he is talking to me. Very little outside noise such as road noise while driving or wind when walking. Sounds much better than using just the phone or any previous device.
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By any chance, when you activate it, does it just sound like moderate white noise, but you still hear what's going on outside of the earbuds? Because I have that problem as well, and I too have an Android. The noise-cancellation isn't all that great. If anything, it makes the sound quality worse. Why the noise-cancellation doesn't work well, I don't know. I'll just say the quality of the earbuds isn't the best.
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Mine were adequate at best for music off my iPhone, installed in a HJC full face and behind an adjustable windscreen on my Concours14 the wind noise at around 70-75 made them pointless. I'm returning mine because I can't hear them at all when trying to use the phone to place a call.
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Agree with Amazon Mama's response. Good earphones but not the best for blocking noise.
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Hi Andrea S., this Sony NWZW273S is not a noise cancelling earbuds but rather suppresses the outside sound especially when the buds are perfectly fitted on your ear. On the other hand depending on what type of sunglasses you use, it may give you comfort or may not. -Ely
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I have the same issue. The noise cancellation on this headphone is substantially inferior to the Sennheiser PXC 250 and the QuietComfort 15--both of which I've owned and used for years. There is virtually no difference in noise reduction between "Normal" and "Bypass" modes, and Talk Through introduces more noise than is present without the phones. I just cannot accept that Sennheiser would create such a poor product; certainly my set must be defective.
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I would have to say it eliminates most background noise. Of course there are some things that are loud nearby that get in the way of what/who you are listening to. Overall it does a good job of keeping out unwanted noise. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the reply,Does it only mask other people's music if you have music on? Like Bradley I want mostly noise cancelation, not too much worried about music. Thanks again
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Personally noise canceling headphone make me feel like my ears are stuck to my head in a giant suction cup. The xs doesn't "cancel" the outside noise. But I set my volume at a low to medium level and had no issue what so ever with outside sound.
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While not good on noise isolation it definately does not snag. I use mine while biking and it lets me hear the traffic.
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I use the SMH10 which uses similar ear speakers and mic. My bike is a softail standard with windshield. A lot of wind noise is more the issue then the loud pipes. My best results are obtained with a helmet that has a face shield. With that setup all functions were significantly better then usable. With the face shield up on the helmet then wind noise became the issue at hwy speeds.
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I'm not sure about the noise reduction. They do have a nice loud sound to them. The calls are very clear over the headset. I don't really use mine a lot for calls cause I have to use my phone to speak, I have my own ear piece for that. Normally I use mine when exercising and I use my Note 2 to play music or a self help video or audio. For the price I think they are a good deal. I would recommend them.