The world is a loud place. Finding peace and quiet can present a unique set of challenges, even in your own home. This is just one reason we’re so pumped about Klipsch T5 II Active Noise Canceling (ANC) earphones. Not sure what active noise canceling means? That’s okay. The term is still relatively new in the headphone and consumer electronics world. We’ll break down some terms and how the Klipsch T5 II Active Noise Canceling (ANC) earphones deliver, “less noise and more sound.”
WHAT DOES “ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION” MEAN?
Active noise cancellation uses electronics and microphones to hear outside noise and actively block it out. How is that different from, “passive noise cancellation?” Klipsch Lifestyle Division Director of Product Development Vlad Grodzinskiy explains it fairly simply: “Passive noise cancellation is simply sound blocking. Put your hands over your ears, that’s passive noise cancellation.”
HOW DOES ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION WORK?
“In its simplest form, active noise cancellation injects anti-noise, or an inverted soundwave of noise into your ears,” Grodzinskiy says. “Your brain interprets the combination of actual noise plus anti-noise as no sound at all.”
They actually protect your hearing, to an extent. Grodzinskiy says all earbuds act as earplugs that lower external sound pressure by more than 20 decibels. But, one caveat: watch the volume. ANC earphones are safe to use. But, like all things that make sound, be sure to watch the volume you listen at as prolonged exposure to loud sounds can permanently affect your hearing.
Grodzinskiy calls the Klipsch approach to active noise cancellation a, “winning formula for canceling noise.”
“Simply because of our patented oval ear tips and ergonomic fit, we already start with an advantage in blocking outside sound because Klipsch earphones create a tighter seal with the ear,” he explains. “Electronically, T5 II ANC deploys a dual-microphone noise-canceling technology often referred to as ‘hybrid’ in the industry. We have placed one microphone behind the driver facing outside and the second microphone in front of the driver to create an incredibly powerful noise-canceling algorithm. Focused toward lower frequencies, we are able to block out a peak of 35 decibels of noise, typically only achieved on larger, over-ear headphones.”