Ralphie ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2023 My noise canceling headphones work VERY well! So well that when I am not listening to music then they are TOO quiet. There are three settings -high, low, and none. Low lets me very faintly hear the tv in the next room. Maybe I need to find some nature sounds. This brings up the much ballyhooed “open floor plan”. Are these all bought by first timers? Our house is standard 80s, so only partially open, with the kitchen, family room, and add-on sunroom all open to each other. When I sit in the sunroom the tv noise from the family room always bleeds over. Openness also means noisiness! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 24, 2023 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2023 Do they cancel out @Fret Buzz? If so I might need a pair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #3 Posted March 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: Do they cancel out @Fret Buzz? If so I might need a pair. @Fret Buzz is like tinnitus. Sorry. Live with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ralphie said: When I sit in the sunroom the tv noise from the family room always bleeds over. Openness also means noisiness! Why is the family room's TV on when you're in the sunroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #5 Posted March 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, Fret Buzz said: Why is the family room's TV on when you're in the sunroom? Wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #6 Posted March 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ralphie said: Wife Get her the headphones for watching TV and enjoy the sunroom without all that racket from the family room! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted March 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, Fret Buzz said: Get her the headphones for watching TV and enjoy the sunroom without all that racket from the family room! The new hospital I was in benefitted enormously from having the tv sound come from a handset! What a welcome change from the battalion of blaring tvs in old school hospitals! i just installed the “Atmosoheres” sound app. Right now I have a lot going on. Melody, river, campfire, ducks, and barn owl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #8 Posted March 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Ralphie said: The new hospital I was in benefitted enormously from having the tv sound come from a handset! What a welcome change from the battalion of blaring tvs in old school hospitals! Very easy to add to a home TV. A nice thing about the Apple TV is it automatically works with AirPods, so I can be in the kitchen doing dishes, and still listen clearly to a bike race on TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted March 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Fret Buzz said: Very easy to add to a home TV. How aboot a home wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #10 Posted March 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ralphie said: How aboot a home wife? Work wives are easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 24, 2023 Share #11 Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Fret Buzz said: @Fret Buzz is like tinnitus. Sorry. Live with it. I already have tinnitus. Fret buzz is just more noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #12 Posted March 24, 2023 25 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Fret buzz is just more noise. ...but turned up to 11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 24, 2023 Share #13 Posted March 24, 2023 21 minutes ago, Fret Buzz said: ...but turned up to 11! No, more of an annoying constant background buzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #14 Posted March 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Kzoo said: No, more of an annoying constant background buzz. Sure that's not your iPhone reminding you to take some more meds? That's probably buzzing off and on all day, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 24, 2023 Share #15 Posted March 24, 2023 Just now, Fret Buzz said: Sure that's not your iPhone reminding you to take some more meds? That's probably buzzing off and on all day, eh? I don't take any meds. Zip, zero, nada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #16 Posted March 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, Kzoo said: I don't take any meds. Zip, zero, nada. Well, that you remember. I hear there is one made from jellyfish that can help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 24, 2023 Share #17 Posted March 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Ralphie said: My noise canceling headphones work VERY well! So well that when I am not listening to music then they are TOO quiet. There are three settings -high, low, and none. Low lets me very faintly hear the tv in the next room. Maybe I need to find some nature sounds. This brings up the much ballyhooed “open floor plan”. Are these all bought by first timers? Our house is standard 80s, so only partially open, with the kitchen, family room, and add-on sunroom all open to each other. When I sit in the sunroom the tv noise from the family room always bleeds over. Openness also means noisiness! My house is the standard late 40's suburbia mini-Cape Cod with a central hallway and rooms radiating from it except the living room leads to the kitchen and hallway. The contactor made the doorway between the living room and kitchen wider than what was there before so parties can be held in both rooms with a lot of interaction between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted March 25, 2023 Share #18 Posted March 25, 2023 Ours is pretty open, but with 2 floors there are places to isolate a bit. We can watch different shows on the 2 floors at moderate volume and not disturb each other. I can always listen to stereo in the garage or hang out on the back patio as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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