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Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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Is this a heat engine? Feels like it has to be obeying the laws of thermodynamics and something has to get hot managing the pressure wave density in air. I'm guessing the speaker magnets and coils heat up.

Play enough noise, and the system will explode into fire...

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post #8

My new Ram 2500 diesel has active noise canceling and is the quietest ICE vehicle I’ve ever been in. Probably quieter than electric vehicles at high speeds.

Not to people outside your truck though..

That claim was never made, and you don’t know enough about the poster’s needs and circumstances to criticize their vehicle choice in general.

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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I expected them to be put elsewhere in the plane. For instance, my office has a floor with exposed AC units, and "noise-cancelling"[1] machines next to them that remove most of the sound of the AC. I wonder if something similar could be done for planes. [1] Not sure exactly what the name of this device is.

That "sounds" interesting but why not have a partition or a less loud AC Unit?

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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My new Ram 2500 diesel has active noise canceling and is the quietest ICE vehicle I’ve ever been in. Probably quieter than electric vehicles at high speeds.

Can you switch it off/on to hear the difference? Would be interested to know the difference perceived. Are there any other cars that do this?

I wish because I’m curious. You have to buy some aftermarket hardware for that.

And yes. Mostly luxury cars ATM but it’s growing.

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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post #11

Is this a heat engine? Feels like it has to be obeying the laws of thermodynamics and something has to get hot managing the pressure wave density in air. I'm guessing the speaker magnets and coils heat up. Play enough noise, and the system will explode into fire...

I think you get destructive interference in some places (the ears hopefully) and constructive interference in other places (hopefully not the ears). So you’re moving energy rather than destroying it

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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post #8

My new Ram 2500 diesel has active noise canceling and is the quietest ICE vehicle I’ve ever been in. Probably quieter than electric vehicles at high speeds.

Not to people outside your truck though..

It’s a little on the quiet side for a 3/4 ton truck on the outside. But obviously not going to beat a Tesla in that regard.

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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post #9

My new Ram 2500 diesel has active noise canceling and is the quietest ICE vehicle I’ve ever been in. Probably quieter than electric vehicles at high speeds.

Is it quiet on the outside too?

For a 3/4 ton truck, yes. Compared to a small car, no.

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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>wearing active noise canceling headphones for extended periods of time can be uncomfortable and even cause injury Does anyone know what type(s) of injury is this referring to, how long is too long and how widespread/likely it is?

Since my son has been remote learning at a desk next to mine I've been wearing noise cancelling headphones a great deal.

The skin around ears have been super sensitive due to what I assume is just the natural heat build up from wearing headphones and pressure on skin not used to having pressure on it all the time. The skin is raw and irritated.

It's not terrible, but not comfortable for sure and has been limiting how much I can wear any over the ear or even on the ear headphones.

Re: Noise-canceling headphones without the headphone

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>wearing active noise canceling headphones for extended periods of time can be uncomfortable and even cause injury Does anyone know what type(s) of injury is this referring to, how long is too long and how widespread/likely it is?

I practice a grappling martial art. If you bruise the tissue in your ear too much small pockets of fluid can form between your ear and the cartilage. If this fluid is not drained and the ear kept compressed it can harden forming cauliflower ear, deforming the ear. Some people are more susceptible to it than others. I imagine that would be a worst case injury. I don’t know of this happening with headphones, but it seems plausible.
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