Thanks James. ----- Original Message ----- From: James Nuttall To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 8:29 AM Subject: [bookport] Scott noise reduction Hello Scott: I also wanted to cut out noise while I listened to my BP. What you want to buy is called "noise reduction ear muffs". Unfortunately, after long searching there is nothing it totally blocks out other people's conversations. But I found a good selection of helpful noise reduction ear muffs at the following web site: http://www.soundproofing.org/sales/ear_muffs.htm James Nuttall -- Michigan Scott Huddleson <hudd61@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I would like to know if there are any which do cut out speech. The people I live with get rather loud at times. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Foxtrot" To: Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 2:33 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport synthesizer >I use a fairly inexpensive noise canceling pair of headphones I god from > Radio Shack. They are great for airplane and train noise. You can still > hear speech from the surrounding area. Evidently, they pick up the noise > and counteract it with a similar noise that is out of phase with the > exterior sound. You do not hear this canceling sound, as it offset by the > surrounding sound. I don't think they would be great for crowd sound, as > it > doesn't cancel out speech. > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Hope Hein > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 3:59 PM > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport synthesizer > > Does anyone use the noise canceling headphones? I have not considered > purchasing them because I do not know how they work. I wonder if the make > some kind of sound which is supposed to cancel out the other noises and > can > one hear that sound? My ears are kind of sensitive to sounds. > Hope > > -----Original Message----- > .From: "Lou Kolb" > .Sent: 9/14/06 2:08:18 PM > .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > .Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport synthesizer > . > .I don't use them but there are various noise canceling headphones > available > .that others on the list can tell you more about. They do tend to be more > .expensive. Lou > .----- Original Message ----- > .From: "Joni Colver" > .To: > .Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:13 PM > .Subject: [bookport] Re: Bookport synthesizer > . > . > .> Hope I do not hear a crackling sound, but, I did notice more background > .> noise when using the Double Talk and the provided earbuds. I like the > .sound > .> better with my Sennheiser headphones. Do you have any headphones to > try > .to > .> see if the sound is better with them than with the earbuds? > .> > .> Joni > .> > .> > . > . > > > > > >