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The Best Tools to Block Noise While Studying or Working in an Office

Published on May 18, 2019 by Helmut

I work in libraries, offices and coffee shops, and I enjoy all three for their different vibes and inspiration. With different environments though come different mixes of distracting noises, and I can’t concentrate well with too much noise. Chatter, someone on the phone, whispering, coughing, eating noises, clicking keyboards, creaking floors, AC, ventilation, generator, and …

Aftershokz Sportz Titanium Bone Conduction Headphones: Review and Favorite Uses

Published on March 12, 2019 by Helmut

I recently got myself a pair of bone conduction headphones, the Aftershokz Sportz Titanium and put them through some good testing. In this post, I am reviewing the Sportz Titanium for various applications, including listening to audio while keeping an open ear and awareness of my surroundings, and the opposite: using them together with the …

The 5 Best Noise Reduction Earmuffs Review

Updated on July 23, 2020 by Helmut

I this post, I am going to review and rank the best noise cancelling earmuffs I have been able to find. I have owned and used all earmuffs in this review. I am also going to shed some light on what noise reduction numbers you should insist on when deciding which pair is right for …

How to Create Effective Speech Noise Blockers for Office and Studying on a Shoestring

Updated on March 6, 2019 by Helmut

DIY budget speech noise blocking headphones

Are you sitting at your desk and trying to concentrate but can’t? You really want to dive into that article, book, or paper but keep losing track after short while. You are getting increasingly agitated. How the hell can I get these folks around me shut the … up? I have been there many times, …

Why Noise Cancelling Headphones Don’t Block Voices and What You Can Do About it

Published on October 30, 2018 by Helmut

Many people get expensive noise cancelling headphones in the hope that they will somehow completely shield them from environmental noise. But when they switch on their headphones’ noise cancelling without music, they notice that all that chatter, shouting and screaming is still coming through. It may appear at times as if voices are even amplified. …

ISOtunes PRO Review: Bluetooth Earplug Earphones with a 27 dB NRR

Published on August 31, 2018 by Helmut

Many companies advertise their in-ear headphones as noise isolating or noise cancelling. Often though they are not very specific as to how much noise reduction you will actually get. Haven Technologies, the company behind ISOtunes specializes in earplug headphones that have been lab-tested and given a noise reduction rating as a hearing protector. To qualify …

Howard Leight Sync Stereo Review: Noise Blocking Earmuffs with Integrated Headphones

Updated on August 10, 2018 by Helmut

Review of the Howard Leight Sync Stereo Earmuffs

In this review I am reporting on my test of the Howard Leight Sync Stereo Earmuffs. Unlike other industrial earmuffs, these have built-in headphone speakers and a 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing the wearer to listen to audio while working in a high-noise environment, e.g., with power tools. Read on to find out how they …