Active Noise Cancelling: a relief in the crowd

Do you know the feeling when you are sometimes so overwhelmed by the amount of noise around you in daily life? Like, in daily things. Trains, airports, and other places which just have a lot of people in there?

I decided to treat myself to some active peace and quiet time around me, so I got some active noise cancelling. It is something that I have heard a lot of people around me talk about, so I decided to try them myself and I was sold. Noise cancelling for the win!

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So how you must imagine active noise cancelling is like regular earphones. You can choose from over-ear headphones and in-ear headphones. Music can be played over it, and there is an option to ban out all external sounds through soundswaves.

So from what I have ubnderstood from this (and please do correct me if I am wrong) is that normal sound goes in waves. These active cancellers take the exact opposite wave on the same frequency and because of that they neutralize the sound. This sounds like you are in one of those patted rooms where all sound is muffled. It is fantastic!

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The best effect on when you notice this is when you are in a space with multiple people and background music. When you decide to activate or deactivate the active cancelling you hear how ridiculous the difference is, or better maybe even said: you realize how noisy our daily life actually is.

Also while being on an airplane when you shoutdown your active cancelling only then you realize the amount of noise which the flight crew is exposed to on a daily basis. Apart from that: I don't like flying, so all these on board sounds make me nervous, and blocking out these sounds really helps chilling out a bit more.

For people who are travelling a lot, this is absolutely a must. Like I said, they are not cheap, but my internal peace and quiet will surely thank me for this later on!