Was considering trying some but wanted personal experiences/ opinions
I understand all the pros and cons in literature, but was wondering the real world result. I would assume it would block out the trainer drone more effectively than footstrikes on treadmill, but still effective on the motor noise and some on footstrikes.
As for sweat damage, I use a huge fan in my face, thick headband, and will purchase the one year warranty from best buy.
I use the cheap $<20 routine bluetooth earbuds from Amazon on both my treadmill and bike trainer no problemo, even running at sub7min/mile on the treadmill. They are loud enough that the footstrikes are not a problem for hearing the audio. I seriously doubt you need noise cancellation.
Just order the Soundpeats from Amazon. If you manage to kill them, they’ll send you a new one no questions asked in less then 3 days turnaround time. No sense paying triple+ that for some brand name underperformer from Bestbuy.
I use the Aukey Sport Bluetooth one from amazon. Had them for a year now and they are perfect for what you need.
I can finally hear low dialogue on netflix while running and riding in the basement. $20.00.
Ive used many types of headphones and have a couple styles I like alot. The only thing is I end up cranking them up near or to max. to drown out noise. I was looking to see if I could get the same immersion in my music at half the volume to preserve my ear health.
Ive used many types of headphones and have a couple styles I like alot. The only thing is I end up cranking them up near or to max. to drown out noise. I was looking to see if I could get the same immersion in my music at half the volume to preserve my ear health.
I do crank mine up, but they’re nowhere near max. The TV sound setting is like 75% max volume (sent to bluetooth), and the BT headphones are right at 50% setting - plenty of room to go up or down. The earbuds themselves seem to dissipate a lot of the treadmill noise even without noise canceling.
But I do hear you in that the more noise canceling, the less cranking of the volume you’ll have to do. I just really don’t think my earbuds are cranked even close to ear-damaging loudness - it seems that road traffic buzzing by me when I’m running outside is just as loud.
I have a set of Bose QuietComfort 20i in-near noise cancelling headphones. They are absolutely magical, and I never travel without them. They almost entirely cancel airplane engine noise, and noise inside airports is largely eliminated. They would likely eliminate most of the treadmill or bike trainer noise. But, I would never exercise with them. The risk to damage is high relative to the benefit they would give on a trainer.
I have had way better luck with a cheap set of over-ear headphones. The SPL and frequencies of trainers and treadmills can be largely muffled by old-school over-ear headphones. Those are almost as effective as my noise cancelling headphones. But, they are more comfortable, always stay on, and low risk for damage.
I use Shure earbuds with foam tips which are noise blocking (no active noise canceling, which is something different). I love them.
I use a lower end model but the basic concept is aimed primarily at live musicians who have to perform on extremely loud stages. They block out virtually all outside noise so that they can become “personal monitors” with the sound they need to hear to play coming in at a safe level and they don’t have to go deaf a la Pete Townshend. They sound great, and you don’t have to crank the volume which is safer. Only down side is they start at about $120 and go up over $500 at the high end. I use the foam tips but at the high end you can actually get custom molded earpieces.
I have a set of Bose QuietComfort 20i in-near noise cancelling headphones. They are absolutely magical, and I never travel without them. They almost entirely cancel airplane engine noise, and noise inside airports is largely eliminated. They would likely eliminate most of the treadmill or bike trainer noise. But, I would never exercise with them. The risk to damage is high relative to the benefit they would give on a trainer.
I have had way better luck with a cheap set of over-ear headphones. The SPL and frequencies of trainers and treadmills can be largely muffled by old-school over-ear headphones. Those are almost as effective as my noise cancelling headphones. But, they are more comfortable, always stay on, and low risk for damage.
+1 on the Bose–but the quiet comfort 35 like the NBA players wear. I was gifted them in lieu of pay for an event. AMAZING. I always use them on the trainer.
Power Beats work well fr me, you just have to find the set of buds that fit your ear best. It comes with multiple sizes.
If your priority is noise cancelling, I’d go for the QCs. They’re quiet in a can.
If you’d like very good sound reproduction with good noise cancelling (both passive and active), then the PSB M4U-2 is what you should buy. It is as good as you’ll get in $250 headphones.
I have never run with them though because I don’t own a treadmill and enjoy being away from technology when I exercise. I suspect they would be too large and heavy and accumulate sweat.
old Bose QC15 with a Bluetooth receiver (Sony SBH20) attached to it with velcro.
I have a set of Bose QuietComfort 20i in-near noise cancelling headphones. They are absolutely magical, and I never travel without them. They almost entirely cancel airplane engine noise, and noise inside airports is largely eliminated. They would likely eliminate most of the treadmill or bike trainer noise. But, I would never exercise with them. The risk to damage is high relative to the benefit they would give on a trainer.
I’ve been using QC20s on the trainer for about 2.5 years now, not had any damage to them.