Members ezstep Posted August 4, 2007 Members Share Posted August 4, 2007 ...if you remember our "conversation" a couple of months ago... Don't waste your time or money on noise-reducing ear buds. I can hardly tell the difference between them and regular ear buds. I bought some refurbished ones at a factory outlet....definitely not worth the full retail price. Oh, well. Another creative idea of mine shot all to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted August 5, 2007 Members Share Posted August 5, 2007 That's disappointing to hear. I would have guessed they'd have been better. Always appreciate hearing other's experiences with this kind of stuff, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 78pbass Posted August 5, 2007 Members Share Posted August 5, 2007 share, we'd like to know your findings to avoid extra needless expense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted August 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2007 share, we'd like to know your findings to avoid extra needless expense Since both of us ride motorcycles, the conversation turned to listening to music while riding. There are helmet speakers (permanently installed into the "ears" of the riding helmet) but there is considerable engine and considerable wind noise while riding. Tom, a pilot, gave me advice about noise-reducing headphones - that I purchased a while back - to use for watching DVD's while flying or simply to reduce the roar while flying. They work extremely well and I take them when travelling - highly recommended. So we discussed pro's and con's of earbuds. And, they do make noise-reducing ear buds. Neither of us had tried those. On vacation a few weeks ago in Florida, I purchased a pair of Sony NR earbuds, and the overall effect of listening to music (through earbuds) while riding a motorcycle was not nearly as impressive as I had hoped. Now, keep in mind that ear buds were not designed to cut wind noise and engine noise and to produce music specifically while riding motorcycles, so it is outside their designed use. But, I gave it a shot. I still use them, but not on the bike. They range widely in price, but NR earbuds are up in the $70+ range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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