• Copernican@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is ANC safe to use while walking around a city like NYC? I personally find myself rarely needing it unless I’m flying in a plane where I really want to hear as little outside noise as possible.

    • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.eeOP
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      1 year ago

      While they mute the noise, they don’t make it impossible to discern, IMHO. I have the XM5, and I still hear the traffic, constructions etc. If I’m playign music it’s harder to hear, but definitely not if it’s just ANC by itself.

    • ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You’re fine. You can hear traffic just fine. Anytime telling you it’s any more dangerous than wearing regular headphones has clearly never used ANC.