What is “passive” noise-cancellation? Passive noise-canceling is a slipperier term that is sometimes used in marketing, but is more accurately referred to as noise-isolating.These headphones use their ...

The term “noise cancellation” embodies a number of different approaches to eliminating unwanted outside noise in order to enhance the listening experience. With so many terms, such as active ...

While traveling cross country last week, I put in a vote for passive noise reduction technology in earphones. Several readers offered some interesting counterpoint. Active canceling targets the ...

When it comes to isolating outside noise, however, there are largely two solutions headphone manufacturers opt for — active and passive noise cancellation. Passive noise cancellation simply ...

Active-noise-cancelling headphones use tiny microphones on the inside (and sometimes the outside) ... So you get the best of both worlds: active and passive noise reduction.

Passive noise-canceling headphones are less expensive than active noise-canceling models. Most passive models feature thick foam and other materials that block outside noise. Over-ear headphones ...

Are active-noise cancelling earplugs – specifically, this US$200 pair from QuietOn – better bringers of silence than passive options like traditional foam or silicone plugs?

Pioneered by Bose and Sennheiser decades ago, headphones with active noise cancellation are nowadays almost exclusively wireless. You have wireless ANC earbuds like the Sony WF-1000XM5, Sennheiser ...

These headphones have active noise cancelling, ... problems with feedback and my phone not recognizing them probably because they present a higher-impedance load than passive headphones.