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Spouse watches TV. I listen to music. She won't close caption. I use
Bose noise-reduction units on my laptop to listen to music, but I can
still here the TV, no matter how low it goes. I assume I need over
the
ear headphones. But what are the best that will close to 100 percent
drown out TV and other noise?
Nothing will completely block out outside noise. Try sticking your fingers
in your ears, and listen, you'll still hear the outside world. Even with
your ears blocked, sound will reach the inner ear through bone conduction
and through the nose and mouth cavity.
The most practical solution is one of the in-ear headphones, like the
Etymotic Research. Hi-Fi News this month has a review of 6 in-ear 'phones.
They reckon the Ultimate Ears sounds the best, and it seems may keep out
outside noise better as it was designed for on-stage use.
S.
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