Goldring NS1000 question

[scene]

Should they hiss when you've got the noise cancelling turned on? They don't when it's off, but noticeable when it's on.

 

[idc]

Yes, sounds like a bit of background tinnitus which should be drowned out by the music and only audible when there is silence.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Yep, that'll be the soundwaves the headphones produce, designed to cancel out external sounds (as picked up by its microphones)

 

[scene]

Thanks idc and Clare, was hoping it was something like that

 

[Anonymous]

Clare - is that really right?

I bought 2 pairs, one for me & one for the wife.

1 pair makes no hiss at all, the other pair does. Returned the hissing pair, only to have a replacement hissing pair.

Should I be returning the pair that don't hiss then?

Thanks in advance

Matt

 

[idc]

Hi Matt, irrespective of hissing noise it should be clear in a noisy environment whether NR is working or not.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks idc. My comment was more along the lines that if hissing is normal for sound cancelling headphones, then why does 1 pair not hiss? They are identical headphones apart from that.

Both pairs do cancel sound, however if they can make one pair without a hissing noise, why can't both pairs be like that?? Far nicer not having the hiss noise, so I want both pairs to be like it.

Awaiting the second replacement pair currently.

 

[idc]

To clarify, when NR is switched on there is hissing in one and not the other and when NR is switched off there is no hissing in either?

 

[Anonymous]

idc:To clarify, when NR is switched on there is hissing in one and not the other and when NR is switched off there is no hissing in either?

Yup, that's correct